Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the AILEY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of AILEY, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to AILEY were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
133A85P095585GA125001Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.2825012,-82.4972229
133AS91SC009-1S1991SC009001Ailey3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.3766726,-81.1846877
133AS89SC017-11S1993SC017003Ailey3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.6736722,-80.9395444
133A06N0839S2006SC085002Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.0927773,-80.496109
13704N107904NC123001Ailey6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.2863884,-79.7588882
13783P044683GA319001Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.914444,-83.2672195
13785P095685GA125002Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.2727776,-82.5319443
13785P095785GA197001Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.3994446,-84.4497223
13786P040186SC025011Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.7200012,-80.2077789
13786P040286SC025012Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.7416649,-80.2355576
13787P041087NC153002Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties35.085556,-79.7291641
13787P041187NC153003Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.9711113,-79.5938873
13706N0832S2006SC061003Ailey7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.2952766,-80.3122253

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the AILEY soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the AILEY series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the AILEY series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the AILEY series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with AILEY share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the AILEY series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the AILEY series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with AILEY, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database .

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing AILEY as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name Symbol Map Unit Area (ac) Map Unit Key National Map Unit Symbol Soil Survey Area Publication Date Map Scale
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopesAgB5070124134455bga02119761:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAeB83253247472wtydga10719931:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAeC71603247482wtyfga10719931:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 8 to 17 percent slopesAeD2555324749bwxsga10719931:20000
Ailey loamy coarse sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAaC478512481445w8ga21519801:15840
Ailey loamy coarse sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAaB245512481345w7ga21519801:15840
Esto, Fuquay, and Ailey loamy sands, 5 to 12 percent slopesEOD142512482545wmga21519801:15840
Ailey-Cowarts complex, 8 to 25 percent slopesAoE10625581253mhv3ga24320021:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAeC22155812542wtyfga24320021:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAeB8603348122wtydga24320021:24000
Vaucluse-Ailey complex, 5 to 8 percent slopesVaC9810324912bx31ga24519791:15840
Vaucluse-Ailey complex, 8 to 17 percent slopesVaD7315324913bx32ga24519791:15840
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAgC4030324861bx1dga24519791:15840
Ailey loamy sand, 8 to 12 percent slopesAgD2200324862bx1fga24519791:15840
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAgB1130324860bx1cga24519791:15840
Ailey-Cowarts complex, 8 to 25 percent slopesAoE1004524253232mdr7ga25920091:12000
Gullied land-Nankin-Ailey complex, 15 to 90 percent slopes, severely erodedGuF3265024253652mdslga25920091:12000
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAeC128024253212mdr5ga25920091:12000
Cowarts-Maubila-Ailey complex, 5 to 15 percent slopesCyD88524253432mdrwga25920091:12000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAeB19524253192mdr3ga25920091:12000
Ailey loamy coarse sand, 2 to 8 percent slopesAeC76201251544677ga60219831:20000
Troup-Ailey coarse sands, 8 to 17 percent slopesTyD1755125189468cga60219831:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopesAgB10480125194468jga60419721:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAgC6190125195468kga60419721:20000
Ailey and Norfolk loamy sands, 2 to 10 percent slopesAAC3320125193468hga60419721:20000
Ailey soils, 10 to 15 percent slopesAhD3245125196468lga60419721:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAeC117183253632wtyfga61019921:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAeB114963253622wtydga61019921:20000
Cowarts-Nankin-Ailey complex, 8 to 25 percent slopesCwE66263253712wyxfga61019921:20000
Cowarts and Ailey soils, 12 to 25 percent slopesCOE336431261714791ga62019921:20000
Vaucluse and Ailey soils, 12 to 25 percent slopesVAE1020312622047bmga62019921:20000
Cowarts and Ailey soils, 5 to 12 percent slopesCOC8826126169478zga62019921:20000
Cowarts and Ailey soils, 12 to 18 percent slopesCOD68601261704790ga62019921:20000
Ailey loamy coarse sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAaC5904126166478wga62019921:20000
Cowarts and Ailey soils, 18 to 25 percent slopesCWE53021261734793ga62019921:20000
Ailey loamy coarse sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAaB3331126165478vga62019921:20000
Vaucluse and Ailey soils, 5 to 12 percent slopesVAC85512621947blga62019921:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 12 percent slopesAgC368012652147nbga63019951:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAgB223012652047n9ga63019951:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 12 to 25 percent slopesAgD29512652247ncga63019951:20000
Ailey sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAeC3647325813by13ga63819871:20000
Ailey sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesAeD3150325814by14ga63819871:20000
Ailey sand, 1 to 5 percent slopesAeB2124325812by12ga63819871:20000
Ailey sand, 15 to 25 percent slopesAeE410325815by15ga63819871:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesAdB450026390312rj29ga63920121:24000
Ailey-Vaucluse-Lucy complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesAeD398026390322rj2bga63920121:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAeC153753259372wtyfga64119861:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAeB81403259362wtydga64119861:20000
Ailey loamy coarse sand, 2 to 8 percent slopesAfC24600326045by8lga64719701:20000
Cowarts-Nankin-Ailey complex, 2 to 5 percent slopesCwB291903262042wyxdga65019941:20000
Nankin-Cowarts-Ailey loamy sands, 5 to 8 percent slopesNaC27170326219byg6ga65019941:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopesAeB4130326197byfhga65019941:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAeC7953261982wtyfga65019941:20000
Vaucluse and Ailey loamy sands, 8 to 17 percent slopesVaD28675326379bymcga65419791:20000
Vaucluse and Ailey loamy sands, 2 to 8 percent slopesVaC15740326378bymbga65419791:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopesAeC12680326336bykzga65419791:20000
Cowarts-Ailey complex, 5 to 12 percent slopesCwC10310747943t396ga65520121:24000
Cowarts-Ailey complex, 12 to 25 percent slopesCwE8913747944t397ga65520121:24000
Ailey loamy coarse sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAaC1318747905t37zga65520121:24000
Ailey loamy coarse sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAaB1168747904t37yga65520121:24000
Ailey-Cowarts complex, 8 to 25 percent slopesAoE693516050671qw6cga65820051:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesAeC335516050661qw6bga65820051:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesAeB83016050651qw69ga65820051:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopesAeB94171144923v49nc00719991:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesAeC17821144933v4bnc00719991:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesAeC999522335452dz5vnc12320071:24000
Ailey loamy sand, moderately wet, 2 to 8 percent slopesAaB565522335442dz5tnc12320071:24000
Neeses-Ailey complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesNeB169522335952dz7gnc12320071:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 15 to 25 percent slopesAeD51622335462dz5wnc12320071:24000
Ailey gravelly loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesAgC43622335432dz5snc12320071:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesAeD378631138903thwnc12519871:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopesAeB258931138893thvnc12519871:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesAcC4631014022311j248nc15319961:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 0 to 8 percent slopesAcB2735314022301j247nc15319961:24000
Ailey-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopesAuB213714022331j24bnc15319961:24000
Ailey gravelly loamy sand, 15 to 25 percent slopesAgD193914022281j245nc15319961:24000
Ailey gravelly loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesAgC107614022291j246nc15319961:24000
Ailey-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesAuC54914022341j24cnc15319961:24000
Ailey sand, moderately wet, 0 to 6 percent slopesAaB9514022321j249nc15319961:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesAeC685014086101j8s1nc16520061:12000
Ailey loamy sand, 0 to 8 percent slopesAeB224214086091j8s0nc16520061:12000
Ailey-Appling complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesAeB18251153283w08nc17919911:24000
Ailey-Appling complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, boulderyAgC5631153293w09nc17919911:24000
Ailey coarse sand, 2 to 6 percent slopesAeB3991380824mp8sc00919971:24000
Ailey coarse sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC511380874mpfsc00919971:24000
Ailey-Vaucluse complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesAmD278511323084fp0sc01719931:24000
Ailey sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesAeB77741323064fnysc01719931:24000
Ailey-Vaucluse complex, 15 to 25 percent slopesAmE66831323094fp1sc01719931:24000
Ailey sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC63951323074fnzsc01719931:24000
Ailey sand, moderately wet, 2 to 6 percent slopesAaB528931319794fbdsc02519891:20000
Ailey sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC282281319804fbfsc02519891:20000
Ailey sand, moderately wet, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA30631319784fbcsc02519891:20000
Ailey sand, 10 to 15 percent slopesAeD18141319814fbgsc02519891:20000
Ailey sand, moderately wet, 0 to 6 percent slopesAaB4993618780nrwnsc03119981:24000
Ailey sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC2860618782nrwqsc03119981:24000
Ailey sand, 10 to 15 percent slopesAeD902618781nrwpsc03119981:24000
Ailey sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesAeB277523942662lcfdsc05719671:20000
Ailey sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC91323942752lcfpsc05719671:20000
Ailey-Troup-Vaucluse complex, 6 to 10 percent slopesAcC620616064861qxp4sc06120051:24000
Ailey-Barnwell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopesAaB448516064841qxp2sc06120051:24000
Ailey-Vaucluse-Troup complex, 10 to 15 percent slopesAeD64616064871qxp5sc06120051:24000
Ailey sand, moderately wet, 0 to 6 percent slopesAaB78571305954cwrsc06919951:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC42871305964cwssc06919951:24000
Ailey loamy sand, 10 to 15 percent slopesAeD7961305974cwtsc06919951:24000
Ailey gravelly loamy sand, 6 to 15 percent slopesAgD2621305984cwvsc06919951:24000
Ailey gravelly loamy sand, 15 to 25 percent slopesAgE2161305994cwwsc06919951:24000
Ailey sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC116921308694d5lsc07519851:20000
Ailey sand, 2 to 6 percent slopesAeB96231308684d5ksc07519851:20000
Ailey loamy sand, 2 to 10 percent slopesAeC146671310804dddsc07919761:20000
Vaucluse-Ailey complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesVaD774124860812pfz5sc08519691:20000
Vaucluse-Ailey-Lucy complex, 6 to 45 percent slopesVcF457824860852pfz9sc08519691:20000
Vaucluse-Ailey complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesVaB111224860792pfz3sc08519691:20000
Ailey-Troup-Alpin complex, 10 to 15 percent slopesAaD31724858652pfr6sc08519691:20000
Ailey sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesAeB165461301774cg8sc61019851:20000
Ailey sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC137031301784cg9sc61019851:20000
Vaucluse-Ailey complex, 6 to 15 percent slopesVcD1025341317814f40sc61519811:20000
Vaucluse-Ailey complex, 15 to 25 percent slopesVcE139681317824f41sc61519811:20000
Ailey sand, 2 to 6 percent slopesAeB73011317324f2fsc61519811:20000
Ailey sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesFuC3169115148717n6rsc66519731:24000
Ailey sand, 6 to 10 percent slopesAeC2113115147417n6bsc66519731:24000
Ailey sand, 10 to 15 percent slopesAeD739115147317n69sc66519731:24000
Vaucluse-Ailey complex, 6 to 10 percent slopesVeC71411313784dq0sc69619881:15840
Vaucluse-Ailey complex, 10 to 15 percent slopesVeD61221313794dq1sc69619881:15840
Ailey sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes, wet substratumAeB19411313334dnksc69619881:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the AILEY soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry .