Soil Data Explorer - ASCALON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ASCALON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ASCALON, 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 ASCALON were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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
67A	89P0823	89WY021009	Ascalon	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.4663887,-104.7083359
67B	40A3819	59CO087001	Ascalon	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.5216675,-103.8063889
67B	40A3820	59CO087002	Ascalon	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.4944458,-103.8272247
67B	97P0294	96CO628022	ASCALON	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2879167,-103.1894167
67B	97P0588	96CO628023	ASCALON	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2176389,-103.4796944

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ASCALON 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 ASCALON series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ASCALON 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 ASCALON 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).

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ASCALON share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ASCALON 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 ASCALON 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).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ASCALON, 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

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. NE-2012-02-10-06 | Chase County - November 1982

   Typical landscape pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Woodly-Jayem-Ascalon association (Soil Survey of Chase County, Nebraska; November 1982).

2. NE-2012-02-10-07 | Chase County - November 1982

   Typical landscape pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Rosebud-Canyon association (Soil Survey of Chase County, Nebraska; November 1982).

3. SD-2012-03-15-30 | Fall River County - April 1982

   Pattern of soils in the Dailey-ASDalon association (Soil Survey of Fall River County, SD; 1982).

4. WY-2012-03-23-02 | Goshen County, Northern Part - October 1981

   Typical landscape and parent material of Jayem-Ascalon-Manter soils and Vetal soils (Soil Survey of Goshen County, Wyoming, Northern Part; 1981).

Map Units

Map units containing ASCALON 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
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsB	43396	94042	2swl3	co001	1968	1:20000
Ascalon-Vona sandy loams, 1 to 5 percent slopes	AvC	31108	94046	2xst1	co001	1968	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	AsC	18956	94043	2tlnt	co001	1968	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	AsD	6938	94044	2tlmx	co001	1968	1:20000
Ascalon-Platner association, 0 to 5 percent slopes	At	6696	94045	2yqp9	co001	1968	1:20000
Vona-Ascalon loamy sands, 3 to 9 percent slopes	VsD	4371	94097	34xd	co001	1968	1:20000
Ascalon loamy sand, 3 to 5 percent slopes	ArC	1769	94041	2tlnj	co001	1968	1:20000
Ascalon loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ArB	1548	94040	2tlnh	co001	1968	1:20000
Nunn-Bresser-Ascalon complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	NrB	50650	94143	34yw	co005	1971	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	AsD	2127	94107	2tlmx	co005	1971	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to1 percent slopes	DhA	46957	2808275	2tqxm	co009	1966	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	DhB	13755	2808274	2tqxl	co009	1966	1:20000
Ascalon loamy sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes	DaA	1694	2808273	2tqxk	co009	1966	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	3	7060	94318	2swl3	co017	1985	1:24000
Ascalon-Eckley complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	5	3229	94340	3557	co017	1985	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	4	2525	94329	2tlnt	co017	1985	1:24000
Manter-Ascalon sandy loams, 5 to 15 percent slopes	48	17778	96845	37s1	co063	1996	1:24000
Ascalon-Haxtun sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	9	12481	96802	37qn	co063	1996	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	2	11865	96792	2tlnt	co063	1996	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	4	8296	96796	2swl3	co063	1996	1:24000
Olnest-Ascalon complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	62	5598	96854	37sb	co063	1996	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	3	4482	96795	2tlmx	co063	1996	1:24000
Ascalon loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	5	3422	96803	2tlp0	co063	1996	1:24000
Ascalon loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	6	2725	96800	2tlp6	co063	1996	1:24000
Ascalon loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes	7	2656	96801	2tlpb	co063	1996	1:24000
Ascalon-Eckley loams, 1 to 5 percent slopes	8	1083	96797	37qh	co063	1996	1:24000
Platner-Ascalon complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	173	42893	105254	2tlpc	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, dry, 1 to 3 percent slopes	106	16478	105006	3j89	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon-Haxtun complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	109	15784	105009	3j8d	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	103	15432	105003	2swl3	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	104	13337	105004	2tlnt	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	105	12920	105005	2tlmx	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon-Haxtun complex, dry, 0 to 3 percent slopes	110	10862	105190	3jg7	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, dry, 3 to 5 percent slopes	107	2622	105007	3j8b	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, dry, 5 to 9 percent slopes	108	1252	105008	3j8c	co073	2001	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, sandy substratum, 3 to 5 percent slopes	11	15388	94471	2tlnv	co075	1974	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	10	10156	94460	2swl3	co075	1974	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	12	5506	94482	2tlmx	co075	1974	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AuB	25636	110379	2swl3	co087	1965	1:24000
Ascalon loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsB	17419	110376	2tlnh	co087	1965	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	AuC	16823	110380	2tlnt	co087	1965	1:24000
Ascalon loamy sand, 3 to 5 percent slopes	AsC	9836	110377	2tlnj	co087	1965	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	AuD	7300	110381	2tlmx	co087	1965	1:24000
Ascalon-Platner sandy loams, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AvB	2133	110382	2yqpb	co087	1965	1:24000
Bayard-Ascalon-Manter sandy loams, 5 to 12 percent slopes	BaE	9172	94919	35rx	co115	1969	1:15840
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	3	55060	94990	2swl3	co121	1982	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	4	39997	95001	2tlny	co121	1982	1:24000
Wages-Ascalon loams, 2 to 5 percent slopes	75	34775	95040	35wt	co121	1982	1:24000
Wages-Ascalon loams, 5 to 9 percent slopes	76	16988	95041	35wv	co121	1982	1:24000
Ascalon loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2	12074	94979	2tlnh	co121	1982	1:24000
Manter-Ascalon sandy loams, 3 to 9 percent slopes	41	4738	95003	35vm	co121	1982	1:24000
Wages-Ascalon fine sandy loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	74	3433	95039	35ws	co121	1982	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	4	198273	95132	2tlp5	co617	1980	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	5	66018	95143	2tlmx	co617	1980	1:24000
Ascalon-Bushman-Curabith complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes	8	11099	95174	2yvrk	co617	1980	1:24000
Ascalon-Blakeland complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	6	4525	95154	2yqpc	co617	1980	1:24000
Ascalon loam, cool, 0 to 6 percent slopes	79	1850	2942863	2tlp8	co617	1980	1:24000
Ascalon-Bushman-Curabith complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	7	1321	95165	2yvrj	co617	1980	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	5	12815	95230	2swl3	co618	1976	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	6	6562	95241	2tlnt	co618	1976	1:24000
Ascalon loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8	4227	95263	2tlnq	co618	1976	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	7	2403	95252	2tlmx	co618	1976	1:24000
Ascalon loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	9	973	95268	3645	co618	1976	1:24000
Cushman-Ascalon complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	14	39797	496403	jnk0	co623	1977	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	2	10140	496409	jnk6	co623	1977	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	1	1902	496398	jnjv	co623	1977	1:24000
Platner-Ascalon sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PsB	52370	95316	2tlpg	co624	1963	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	AnD	18719	95275	2tlmx	co624	1963	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	AnC	12914	95274	2tlnt	co624	1963	1:20000
Ascalon complex, 3 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	ApC2	2824	95278	364h	co624	1963	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AnB	2307	95273	2swl3	co624	1963	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes	AnE	744	95276	2tlnw	co624	1963	1:20000
Ascalon complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	ApB2	79	95277	364g	co624	1963	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	2	31862	95378	367q	co625	1975	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	3	27425	95389	2tlny	co625	1975	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AnB	17075	2808276	2tqxl	co628	2008	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, overblown	AsB	1546	105311	3jl4	co628	2008	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	7	822	497516	jppx	co641	1980	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes	8	672	497527	jpq8	co641	1980	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AcA	12166	497551	2swl3	co643	1975	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	AcC	4670	497553	2tlnt	co643	1975	1:20000
Ascalon-Otero complex, 3 to 5 percent slopes	AoC	2735	497556	2yqpp	co643	1975	1:20000
Ascalon-Otero complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes	AoD	2407	497557	2yqpq	co643	1975	1:20000
Ascalon-Otero complex, 9 to 20 percent slopes	AoE	1818	497558	2yqpr	co643	1975	1:20000
Ascalon-Otero complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AoB	1110	497555	2yqpn	co643	1975	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	AcD	916	497554	jpr4	co643	1975	1:20000
Ascalon sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	7	3450	497720	2swl3	co644	1980	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	8	2985	497731	2tlnt	co644	1980	1:24000
Ascalon-Fort Collins complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	209	856	3210241	2zf0v	co644	1980	1:24000
Ascalon loam, cool, 0 to 6 percent slopes	120	11	497619	2tlp8	co644	1980	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 3 to 10 percent slopes	8	1341	496661	jntb	co679	1976	1:24000
Ascalon-Pena complex, 6 to 25 percent slopes	7	6300	496814	jnz8	co683	1977	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	6	2800	496803	jnyx	co683	1977	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	5	1200	496792	jnyk	co683	1977	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	Az	1198	345871	clx4	mt607	1970	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	1520	12104	1699009	2tlnl	ne029	1980	1:20000
Satanta-Ascalon complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	1821	1738	1698823	1v0rr	ne049	2000	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	1520	1310	1698955	2tlnl	ne135	1987	1:20000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	AsB	17142	355087	cxhf	sd047	1980	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	AsC	2888	355088	cxhg	sd047	1980	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	16	5725	349242	cqdw	wy011	1978	1:24000
Ascalon sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	15	3380	349231	cqdj	wy011	1978	1:24000
Ascalon-Satanta complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	17	3210	349253	cqf7	wy011	1978	1:24000
Ascalon-Tassel complex, 3 to 10 percent slopes	18	1893	349264	cqfl	wy011	1978	1:24000
Nunn-Ascalon complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes	126	1836	349205	cqcp	wy011	1978	1:24000
Nunn-Ascalon complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes	127	1251	349206	cqcq	wy011	1978	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, cool, 0 to 6 percent slopes	AuB	11704	104662	2yqp8	wy615	1965	1:20000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, cool, 6 to 10 percent slopes	AuC	1816	104663	2tlnr	wy615	1965	1:20000
Stoneham-Ascalon association	STb	7983	350938	cs5l	wy619	1971	1:24000
Ascalon-Julesburg association	AS	4297	350808	cs1d	wy619	1971	1:24000
Cragola-Ascalon association	CT	4018	350830	cs23	wy619	1971	1:24000
Fort Collins-Ascalon asssociation	FO	2735	350842	cs2h	wy619	1971	1:24000
Ascalon loam, cool, 3 to 6 percent slopes	10	15917	104798	2tlp7	wy621	1980	1:24000
Ascalon loam, cool, 0 to 6 percent slopes	64	1891	104775	2tlp8	wy621	1980	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	72	1238	104781	2tlp5	wy621	1980	1:24000
Ascalon loam, cool, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8	498	104845	2tlns	wy621	1980	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	77	27	104782	3j12	wy621	1980	1:24000
Jayem-Ascalon-Manter complex, 3 to 10 percent slopes	15C	54482	104856	3j3g	wy715	1974	1:20000
Ascalon loam, cool, 0 to 6 percent slopes	104	91451	104905	2tlp8	wy721	1994	1:24000
Urban land-Ascalon complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	184	5722	104985	3j7m	wy721	1994	1:24000
Ascalon fine sandy loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes	103	432	104904	3j50	wy721	1994	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ASCALON 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).