Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BASCOVY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BASCOVY, 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 BASCOVY 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
5290P069990MT071002Bascovy5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.831665,-108.223053
58A40A3722S1971MT027001Bascovy8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties47.411869,-108.8335648

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BASCOVY 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 BASCOVY 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 BASCOVY 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 BASCOVY 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 BASCOVY 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 BASCOVY series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the BASCOVY 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 .

There are insufficient data to create the 2D hillslope position figure.

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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BASCOVY, 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 BASCOVY 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
Neldore-Bascovy clays, 4 to 15 percent slopes358D761843430882xrsgmt01119921:24000
Bascovy clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes90C155803432742yjysmt01119921:24000
Bascovy-Marvan complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes590C10812343154cj2hmt01119921:24000
Bascovy-Ethridge complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes490C6156343127cj1mmt01119921:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, warm, 6 to 21 percent slopes633D5502343191cj3pmt01119921:24000
Bascovy clay, 8 to 15 percent slopes90D3665343275cj6dmt01119921:24000
Cabbart-Bascovy complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes360D35343430902yjzvmt01119921:24000
Bascovy clay, warm, 0 to 9 percent slopes623D2246343180cj3bmt01119921:24000
Marvan-Bascovy clays, warm, 0 to 6 percent slopes635C1379343193cj3rmt01119921:24000
Neldore-Bascovy clays, 4 to 15 percent slopes358D223713422062xrsgmt02519911:24000
Bascovy clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes90C37143423102yjysmt02519911:24000
Cabbart-Bascovy complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes360D10493422092yjzvmt02519911:24000
Neldore-Bascovy clays, 25 to 60 percent slopes175791813424072xrsfmt02719791:24000
Neldore-Bascovy clays, 4 to 25 percent slopes174382093424062xrsdmt02719791:24000
Abor-Bascovy-Crago complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes3129643425282yk19mt02719791:24000
Neldore-Rock outcrop, soft-Bascovy complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes203F3165339735cdj6mt03320021:24000
Neldore-Bascovy complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes205D853339737cdj8mt03320021:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 4 to 15 percent slopes251D34543438862vytmmt04119941:24000
Neldore-Bascovy-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes971F24123441192vytbmt04119941:24000
Neldore-Badland-Bascovy complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes1159814344311ck8tmt05519811:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 4 to 15 percent slopes11632593443122vytmmt05519811:24000
Bascovy silty clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes10394344294ck88mt05519811:24000
Bascovy-Neldore-Neldore, moist, silty clays, 6 to 60 percent slopes9553613447622zg62mt06919891:24000
Neldore-Bascovy-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 60 percent slopes64385603447342zzrhmt06919891:24000
Neldore, moist-Bascovy-Neldore, dry, silty clays, 6 to 60 percent slopes70351483447412zzrkmt06919891:24000
Bascovy-Neldore silty clays, 2 to 15 percent slopes8234893447512zg61mt06919891:24000
Gerdrum-Bascovy clays, 2 to 15 percent slopes3810150344705ckpjmt06919891:24000
Sunburst-Bascovy-Neldore complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes222E87083450992vytcmt10119921:24000
Neldore-Bascovy-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes971F71353453112vytbmt10119921:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes971C62313453102vytjmt10119921:24000
Bascovy clay, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes251C25143451072vythmt10119921:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 4 to 15 percent slopes252D8953451082vytmmt10119921:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 4 to 15 percent slopes68853383455872vytmmt10519761:24000
Bascovy clay, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes6652603455852vythmt10519761:24000
Bascovy clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes111327232236552yjysmt60819761:24000
Bascovy-Marvan silty clays, moist, 2 to 8 percent slopes408C7940325338931g3zmt60819761:24000
Bascovy-Lisam-Dilts clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes12458232565742zg5hmt60819761:24000
Bascovy clay, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes25C19653462542vythmt60819761:24000
Marvan-Bascovy clays, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes407C797325339031g40mt60819761:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes251C1533462682vytjmt60819761:24000
Bascovy clay, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes25C28483418642vythmt61319751:24000
Neldore-Bascovy-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes970F4301931118042vytbmt61519921:24000
Neldore-Bascovy silty clays, 25 to 60 percent slopes971F27103347005cn2qmt61519921:24000
Bascovy-Neldore silty clays, 8 to 25 percent slopes251E127973466482zg5jmt61519921:24000
Neldore-Bascovy clays, 8 to 25 percent slopes970E980931117462vyt9mt61519921:24000
Marvan-Bascovy clays, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes407C3193325338831g40mt61519921:24000
Bascovy-Marvan silty clays, moist, 2 to 8 percent slopes408C2964325338731g3zmt61519921:24000
Bascovy-Neldore silty clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes251C2710346647cmq5mt61519921:24000
Sunburst-Bascovy-Neldore complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes92E10993469822vytcmt61519921:24000
Neldore-Bascovy clays, 8 to 25 percent slopes970E10405431117472vyt9mt64119941:24000
Neldore-Bascovy-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes970F10369131118052vytbmt64119941:24000
Sunburst-Bascovy-Neldore complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes924E429543478082vytcmt64119941:24000
Bascovy-Neldore-Weingart clays, 8 to 25 percent slopes250E33528347648cnrgmt64119941:24000
Neldore-Bascovy-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 60 percent slopes1970F329793476212zzrhmt64119941:24000
Sunburst-Bascovy-Weingart complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes925C15532347810cnxpmt64119941:24000
Neldore-Bascovy association, 8 to 35 percent slopes1251E13006347586cnpgmt64119941:24000
Neldore, cool-Bascovy clays, 8 to 35 percent slopes973E12224347826cny6mt64119941:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes251C103403476492vytjmt64119941:24000
Neldore-Pinebreaks-Bascovy association, 15 to 60 percent slopes1976F9602347626cnqrmt64119941:24000
Weingart-Vaeda-Bascovy association, 4 to 25 percent slopes1059E9055347567cnnvmt64119941:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 4 to 15 percent slopes97D61453478282vytmmt64119941:24000
Bascovy clay, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes25C48583476502vythmt64119941:24000
Bascovy-Neldore clays, 2 to 8 percent slopes169C53433483852vytjmt65719901:24000
Neldore-Bascovy clays, 8 to 25 percent slopes286F23603485372vyt9mt65719901:24000
Neldore-Bascovy clays, 8 to 25 percent slopes5231513482582vyt9mt66119821:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BASCOVY 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 .