Soil Data Explorer - AURA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the AURA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of AURA, 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 AURA 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
149A	40A0334	S1958NJ015002	Aura	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.5922203,-74.9677811
149A	40A0335	S1958NJ015003	Aura	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6636124,-75.0247192
149A	40A0336	S1958NJ015005	Aura	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6138878,-75.1144409
149A	85P0765	S1985NJ033005	Aura	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.5750008,-75.1472244
153D	05N0571	S2005NJ029001	Aura	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8550262,-74.4040298
n/a	40A0321	S1958NJ015001	Aura	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the AURA 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 AURA 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 AURA 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 AURA 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 AURA 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 AURA 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 AURA 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 hills figure.

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

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with AURA, 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. NJ-2010-09-13-01 | Cumberland County -

   Typical relationship of the soils, landform position, and parent material of soils that formed in loamy materials and sandy eolian deposits. The well drained Aura, Sassafras, Fort Mott, and Downer soils are in the higher landform positions. The moderately well drained Hammonton soils are in the lower landform positions in depressions or on flats (Soil Survey of Cumberland County, New Jersey).

2. NJ-2010-09-13-04 | Gloucester County -

   (Soil Survey of Gloucester County, New Jersey)

3. NJ-2012-02-14-01 | Cape May County - 2002

   The relationship of soils, landform position, and underlying material in the Downer-Ingleside-Swainton general soil map unit. Evesboro, Fort Mott, and Aura soils are minor components in the map unit (Soil Survey of Cape May County, New Jerser; 2002).

Map Units

Map units containing AURA 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
Aura gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	AuC	904	2440680	2mxqm	md015	2009	1:12000
Aura gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	AuB	774	2440679	2mxql	md015	2009	1:12000
Aura gravelly sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes	AuD	702	2440681	2mxqn	md015	2009	1:12000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugaB	11917	3050395	2x8s9	nj001	1975	1:24000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AucdB	3446	3318540	2ztvz	nj001	1975	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugaA	917	3050387	2thxy	nj001	1975	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugdB	880	745827	2x8s8	nj001	1975	1:24000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AucaB	506	745825	2ztw1	nj001	1975	1:24000
Aura variant loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AwbB	503	745828	t12z	nj001	1975	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugdA	270	745826	2thxx	nj001	1975	1:24000
Aura gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	AuhB	32	784247	vb29	nj001	1975	1:24000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AucdB	1384	697932	2ztvz	nj005	1967	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugaB	2602	3050397	2x8s9	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura-Downer loamy sands, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AvdB	2059	710838	rvp8	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AucdB	1721	3318543	2ztvz	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura-Downer sandy loams, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AveB	1476	710839	rvp9	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AucaB	1330	710835	2ztw1	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugaA	1059	3050389	2thxy	nj007	1964	1:12000
Downer-Aura complex, 5 to 10 percent slopes	DonC	842	710850	rvpn	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugdB	831	710837	2x8s8	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugdA	618	710836	2thxx	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AvuB	292	710840	rvpb	nj007	1964	1:12000
Aura sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugA	1186	745547	2thxx	nj009	1997	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugB	593	745548	2x8s8	nj009	1997	1:24000
Aura gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	AuhB	5952	135915	4kfc	nj011	2003	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugdB	5477	135914	2x8s8	nj011	2003	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugdA	4523	135913	2thxx	nj011	2003	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugaB	4255	3050399	2x8s9	nj011	2003	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugaA	3454	3050391	2thxy	nj011	2003	1:24000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AucaB	2366	135912	2ztw1	nj011	2003	1:24000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AucdB	1022	3318545	2ztvz	nj011	2003	1:24000
Aura-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AvuB	187	135916	4kfd	nj011	2003	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugB	18278	1089363	2x8s9	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AvuB	5804	1089373	15kl2	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura-Sassafras sandy loams, 2 to 5 percent slopes	AvtB	4743	1089369	15kky	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AucaB	2609	1089361	2ztw1	nj015	2004	1:24000
Urban land-Aura complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	USAURB	1409	1089593	15kt5	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura-Sassafras loamy sands, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AvsB	1167	1089367	15kkw	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura-Sassafras sandy loams, 5 to 10 percent slopes	AvtC	761	1089370	15kkz	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura-Sassafras loamy sands, 5 to 10 percent slopes	AvsC	613	1089368	15kkx	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura-Sassafras sandy loams, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	AvtC2	390	1089371	15kl0	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura-Urban land complex, 5 to 10 percent slopes	AvuC	346	1089374	15kl3	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugA	255	1089362	2thxy	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	AugC	75	1089364	15kks	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	AupB	47	1089365	15kkt	nj015	2004	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, moderately firm, 2 to 5 percent slopes	AugmB	564	135115	4jlk	nj021	1969	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, moderately firm, 5 to 10 percent slopes	AugmC	76	135116	4jll	nj021	1969	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AugB	2007	697510	2x8s8	nj029	1978	1:24000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AucdB	7	697605	2ztvz	nj029	1978	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	AugB	4755	135739	2x8s9	nj033	2004	1:24000
Aura loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	AupB	3742	135641	4k4j	nj033	2004	1:24000
Aura gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	AuhB	2532	135740	4k7q	nj033	2004	1:24000
Aura loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AupA	1271	135640	4k4h	nj033	2004	1:24000
Aura sandy loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	AugC	255	135579	4k2j	nj033	2004	1:24000
Aura loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	AucaB	174	135738	2ztw1	nj033	2004	1:24000
Aura gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	AuhC	134	135741	4k7r	nj033	2004	1:24000
Aura-Galestown-Sassafras complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	AwE	1048	2453561	2nc44	va153	1985	1:15840
Aura-Galestown-Sassafras complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	AwD	378	2453560	2nc43	va153	1985	1:15840
Aura-Galestown-Sassafras complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	AwE	5206	120482	41cj	va179	1970	1:15840
Aura-Galestown-Sassafras complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	AwD	2754	120481	41ch	va179	1970	1:15840
Aura gravelly fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AvB	2265	120477	41cc	va179	1970	1:15840
Aura gravelly fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	AvC2	1562	120478	41cd	va179	1970	1:15840
Aura gravelly fine sandy loam, 18 to 35 percent slopes, eroded	AvE2	1540	120480	41cg	va179	1970	1:15840
Aura gravelly fine sandy loam, 10 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	AvD2	1285	120479	41cf	va179	1970	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the AURA 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).