Soil Data Explorer - ATERON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

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

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
43C	04N0336	03OR023004	Ateron	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2194443,-119.5717239

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ATERON 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 ATERON 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 ATERON 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 ATERON 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 terrace figure.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ATERON 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 ATERON 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 ATERON 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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ATERON, 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 ATERON 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
Snell-Ateron complex, 12 to 35 percent north slopes	155D	31791	62139	22nh	or604	1988	1:24000
Ateron very stony loam, 2 to 12 percent slopes	6C	28049	62251	22s3	or604	1988	1:24000
Ateron very stony loam, 12 to 35 percent south slopes	7D	24108	62265	22sk	or604	1988	1:24000
Snell-Ateron complex, 35 to 60 percent north slopes	155E	22793	62140	22nj	or604	1988	1:24000
Ateron very stony loam, 35 to 60 percent south slopes	7E	18129	62266	22sl	or604	1988	1:24000
Ateron-Roostercomb extremely gravelly clay loams, 12 to 35 percent south slopes	9D	16719	62295	22tj	or604	1988	1:24000
Ateron-Roostercomb extremely gravelly clay loams, 35 to 60 percent south slopes	9E	12942	62296	22tk	or604	1988	1:24000
Ateron-Roostercomb extremely gravelly clay loams, 2 to 12 percent slopes	8C	7616	62282	22t3	or604	1988	1:24000
Ateron-Humarel complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3482AO	70	3120468	1r07l	or607	2018	1:24000
Humarel-Ateron complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3482BO	63	3120469	1r07m	or607	2018	1:24000
Ateron-Bingville complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	4011AO	45	3120161	nfqf	or607	2018	1:24000
Ateron gravelly loam, 2 to 20 percent slopes	4401AO	264	3385426	jggc	or626	2018	1:24000
Ateron-Bingville complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	4011AO	216	3385314	nfqf	or626	2018	1:24000
Humarel-Ateron complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3482BO	186	3122270	1r07m	or626	2018	1:24000
Anatone-Parsnip-Ateron complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	1722AO	172	3122130	2mszg	or626	2018	1:24000
Ateron-Humarel complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3482AO	122	3122269	1r07l	or626	2018	1:24000
Ateron-Humarel complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	3482CO	52	3122271	1r07n	or626	2018	1:24000
Ateron-Maule complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	4337BO	34	3385421	1qklq	or626	2018	1:24000
Ateron-Snell complex, 20 to 50 percent south slopes	4316NO	28	3385478	rcr2	or626	2018	1:24000
Ateron-Klicker complex, 20 to 50 percent south slopes	4330NO	1	3385414	25xtq	or626	2018	1:24000
Merlin-Ateron-Rubble land complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	196	27278	490574	jggz	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Ateron-Ticino complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	197	8597	490575	jgh0	or628	1997	1:24000
Ateron-Observation association, 5 to 30 percent slopes	20	7895	490581	jgh6	or628	1997	1:24000
Ateron-Rubble land complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	19	6162	490567	jggr	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Ateron complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	195	4991	490573	jggy	or628	1997	1:24000
Teguro-Ateron complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	324	4741	490749	jgnm	or628	1997	1:24000
Ateron gravelly loam, 2 to 20 percent slopes	18	2543	490555	jggc	or628	1997	1:24000
Gaib-Ateron complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	127	2530	490491	jgd9	or628	1997	1:24000
Rubble land-Nuss-Ateron association, 20 to 60 percent slopes	294	2425	490711	jgmd	or628	1997	1:24000
Ateron-Carryback complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	5029	119	3270884	2zgst	or628	1997	1:24000
Ateron very stony loam, 2 to 12 percent slopes	4038AO	516	2437560	22s3	or631	2018	1:24000
Ateron very stony loam, 35 to 60 percent south slopes	4038CS	253	2437562	22sl	or631	2018	1:24000
Anatone-Parsnip-Ateron complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	1722AO	98	2437079	2mszg	or631	2018	1:24000
Ateron very stony loam, 12 to 35 percent south slopes	4038BS	9	2486802	22sk	or631	2018	1:24000
Snell-Ateron complex, 12 to 35 percent north slopes	4040BN	5	2486804	22nh	or631	2018	1:24000
Ateron-Carryback complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	5029	6433	3263546	2zgst	or644	2021	1:24000
Ateron-Carryback complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	5029	53305	2722295	2sf3y	or645		1:24000
Anatone-Lambring-Ateron complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes	9002	27520	2485108	2pdys	or645		1:24000
Lambring-Ateron complex, 10 to 50 percent north slopes	9013	21759	2564837	2qxxk	or645		1:24000
Ginserly-Ateron complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	9028	7894	2722273	2sf35	or645		1:24000
Bocker-Ateron-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 45 percent south slopes	9001	2422	2484714	2pdk2	or645		1:24000
Ateron-Roostercomb complex, 15 to 35 percent south slopes	9006	1642	2482175	2p9x5	or645		1:24000
Sinker-Ateron complex, 8 to 35 percent north slopes	9010	910	2482228	2p9yw	or645		1:24000
Teguro-Anatone complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes	253	518	1857710	20c34	or654		1:24000
Maule-Maucav-Anatone complex, dry, 2 to 30 percent south slopes	423	360	1857730	20c3s	or654		1:24000
Observation-Ateron-Polkbutte complex, 0 to 35 percent slopes	283	253	1857719	20c3f	or654		1:24000
Erakatak-Ateron complex, 40 to 70 percent south slopes	095	224	1857645	20c11	or654		1:24000
Maule-Maucav-Anatone complex, 2 to 30 percent south slopes	433	180	1857732	20c3v	or654		1:24000
Ateron-Merlin, rubbly complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	X810	83	1857775	20c57	or654		1:24000
Observation-Bonnieview-Ateron complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes	B451	48	1857769	20c51	or654		1:24000
Alding-Ateron complex, 10 to 40 percent slopes	B741	30	1857770	20c52	or654		1:24000
Merlin-Ateron complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	195m	19	1857699	20c2s	or654		1:24000
Anatone-Ateron complex, 30 to 65 percent south slopes	248	2	1857708	20c32	or654		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ATERON 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).