Soil Data Explorer - ARMESPAN

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ARMESPAN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ARMESPAN, 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 ARMESPAN were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
28B	87P0279	87NV023019	Armespan	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.6805573,-116.1844406
28B	87P0282	87NV023020	Armespan	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.875,-115.546669
28B	87P0283	87NV023021	Armespan	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.8774986,-115.5333328
28B	87P0285	87NV023023	Armespan	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.4650002,-116.3683319

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ARMESPAN 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.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the ARMESPAN series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ARMESPAN series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the ARMESPAN 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 (updated 2023-10-04).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ARMESPAN share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ARMESPAN series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the ARMESPAN 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 (updated 2023-10-04).

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ARMESPAN, 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 (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing ARMESPAN 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
Ursine-Armespan association	1380	1502	2406198	2dck7	nv709	2012	1:24000
Linco-Xeric Torriorthents-Armespan association	1542	7642	2480587	2p87y	nv713	2014	1:24000
Lojet-Armespan-Xeric Torriorthents association	2118	3904	2480706	2p8cs	nv713	2014	1:24000
Armespan-Fifteenmile association	1107	3726	2480500	2p854	nv713	2014	1:24000
Eastmore-Armespan association	1965	2003	2480677	2p8bv	nv713	2014	1:24000
Armespan association	1004	981	2480477	2p84d	nv713	2014	1:24000
Armespan association	1004	146	2484062	2pcw1	nv754	1992	1:24000
Gravier-Armespan association	111	17731	478214	j1m8	nv766	1994	1:24000
Izamatch-Armespan-Cliffdown association	120	16281	478222	j1mj	nv766	1994	1:24000
Armespan-Jericho association	1580	15185	478663	j22r	nv766	1994	1:24000
Cliffdown-Armespan-Izamatch association	173	9016	478239	j1n2	nv766	1994	1:24000
Jericho-Armespan association	411	7795	478715	j24f	nv766	1994	1:24000
Armespan-Kyler-Heist association	1581	6309	478664	j22s	nv766	1994	1:24000
Xeric Torriorthents-Armespan-Badlands association	1610	4639	478669	j22y	nv766	1994	1:24000
Armespan-Xeric Torriorthents association	1582	3097	478665	j22t	nv766	1994	1:24000
Wala-Armespan-Heist association	99	1959	478206	j1m0	nv766	1994	1:24000
Armespan-Whilphang-Wrango association	2020	16010	476848	2s22p	nv774	1985	1:24000
Whilphang-Armespan association	1990	3178	476844	j062	nv774	1985	1:24000
Armespan-Wrango association	2023	2477	476850	j068	nv774	1985	1:24000
Tert-Whilphang-Armespan association	1980	2429	476840	j05y	nv774	1985	1:24000
Armespan-Whilphang-Geer association	2022	1149	476849	j067	nv774	1985	1:24000
Jarab-Ursine-Armespan association	3888	13973	2632639	2rfwt	nv778	2013	1:24000
Armespan-Cliffdown-Candelaria association	3644	4764	2215716	2whng	nv778	2013	1:24000
Ursine-Armespan association	3304	4585	2632635	2rfwn	nv778	2013	1:24000
Ursine-Mezzer-Armespan association	1032	4071	2515751	2tzjm	nv778	2013	1:24000
Candelaria-Armespan association	3655	2604	2215717	2whnd	nv778	2013	1:24000
Armespan-Summermute association	1354	1240	2215636	2dck4	nv778	2013	1:24000
Grifleys-Armespan association	1391	909	2215643	2dckc	nv778	2013	1:24000
Jericho-Armespan-Jericho, moderately steep association	1306	809	2215625	2dcjs	nv778	2013	1:24000
Jericho-Armespan association	3021	127	2215670	2dcl7	nv778	2013	1:24000
Armespan-Summermute association	1354	51033	479973	j3g0	nv779	2004	1:24000
Jericho-Armespan association	3021	32076	479987	j3gg	nv779	2004	1:24000
Ursine-Armespan association	1380	20740	479977	j3g4	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Jericho association	1350	17192	479970	j3fx	nv779	2004	1:24000
Ursine-Armespan-Summermute association	1381	15513	479978	j3g5	nv779	2004	1:24000
Grifleys-Armespan association	1391	10333	946530	10ry7	nv779	2004	1:24000
Jericho-Armespan-Jericho, thin surface association	1306	10240	479954	j3fd	nv779	2004	1:24000
Xeric Torriorthents-Armespan-Badland association	1100	8561	479932	j3dp	nv779	2004	1:24000
Summermute-Armespan-Sycomat association	3061	7106	480005	j3h1	nv779	2004	1:24000
Jericho-Armespan association, warm	1305	6497	479953	j3fc	nv779	2004	1:24000
Jericho-Summermute-Armespan association	3210	6406	480029	j3ht	nv779	2004	1:24000
Eastmore-Armespan-Jericho association	1800	5595	946526	10ry3	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Gremmers association	1351	5310	479971	j3fy	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Jericho-Chainlink association	1301	3902	479949	j3f7	nv779	2004	1:24000
Zafod-Ungene-Armespan association	3242	3712	480039	j3j4	nv779	2004	1:24000
Gremmers-Armespan association	1304	3673	479952	j3fb	nv779	2004	1:24000
Sycomat-Kunzler-Armespan association	3616	3380	784793	vbmx	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Bienfait association	1302	2620	479950	j3f8	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Amtoft association	1309	2366	479957	j3fh	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Xeric Torriorthents association	4150	2106	480130	j3m2	nv779	2004	1:24000
Summermute-Armespan association	3065	2030	480006	j3h2	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Jericho-Ungene association	1310	1892	479958	j3fj	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Hiko Peak association	1352	1651	479972	j3fz	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Zafod association	1303	709	479951	j3f9	nv779	2004	1:24000
Armespan-Cliffdown-Candelaria association	1830	7685	480328	2whng	nv780	1990	1:24000
Breko-Armespan association	981	1490	480651	j44w	nv780	1990	1:24000
Armespan-Whilphang-Wrango association	1648	11606	480796	2s22p	nv781	1994	1:24000
Ursine-Mezzer-Armespan association	1032	53688	1904555	2whnp	nv783	1991	1:24000
Armespan-Cliffdown-Candelaria association	3644	53013	481015	2whng	nv783	1991	1:24000
Candelaria-Armespan association	3655	22101	481020	2whnd	nv783	1991	1:24000
Armespan very gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes	3642	22005	481013	j4jk	nv783	1991	1:24000
Armespan-Clowfin-Peeko association	3645	12778	481016	j4jn	nv783	1991	1:24000
Armespan-Morbench association	3643	11174	481014	j4jl	nv783	1991	1:24000
Armespan-Lyx-Candelaria association	3641	9449	481012	j4jj	nv783	1991	1:24000
Armespan-Zadvar-Veet association	3640	9276	481011	2s23n	nv783	1991	1:24000
Armespan-Spager association	3647	3876	481018	j4jq	nv783	1991	1:24000
Jarab-Ursine-Armespan association	3888	2177	2817276	2tzjx	nv783	1991	1:24000
Ursine-Armespan association	3304	579	2817273	2tzjt	nv783	1991	1:24000
Ursine-Mezzer-Armespan association	1032	72308	481101	2whnp	nv784	2006	1:24000
Armespan-Escalante association	1010	26430	481094	j4m5	nv784	2006	1:24000
Ursine-Armespan association	1381	5750	1395624	1hv84	nv784	2006	1:24000
Blackcan-Veet-Armespan association	1029	5481	1547474	1ny8j	nv784	2006	1:24000
Eastmore-Armespan-Ursine association	1001	3462	481093	j4m4	nv784	2006	1:24000
Armespan very gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes	1011	3368	481095	j4m6	nv784	2006	1:24000
Armespan-Fifteenmile association	1107	1427	2484119	2pcxw	nv784	2006	1:24000
Veet-Armespan association	1360	748	481163	j4pd	nv784	2006	1:24000
Armespan association	1004	377	2484116	2pcxs	nv784	2006	1:24000
Zadvar-Armespan-Wrango association	203	10267	484950	j8mk	nv796	1984	1:63360
Armespan-Zadvar-Veet association	1210	7460	484921	2s23n	nv796	1984	1:63360
Armespan variant-Handpah-Ubehebe association	1200	2800	484919	j8lk	nv796	1984	1:63360
Logring-Brier-Armespan variant association	641	848	485105	j8sk	nv796	1984	1:63360
Jericho-Summermute-Armespan association	80	2273	1389717	1hn3l	ut611	1992	1:24000
Armespan-Jericho-Chainlink association	76	107	1389712	1hn3f	ut611	1992	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ARMESPAN 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 (updated 2023-10-04).