Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CALEB soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CALEB, 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 CALEB 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
109M90129121990MO129012mCaleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.4905194,-93.5892667
109M91129071991MO129007mCaleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.5680542,-93.6611099
109M91129081991MO129008mCaleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.5680542,-93.628334
10991P08921991MO129014Caleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.5683327,-93.660553
109M93117071993MO117007mCaleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.8958321,-93.6244431
109M94117131994MO117013mCaleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.7322502,-93.7252121
109M94117141994MO117014mCaleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.7461128,-93.6444473
115BM90129111990MO129011Caleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9672203,-92.3450012
115BM91197151991MO197015Caleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9672203,-92.3450012
115BM91197681991MO197068Caleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9672203,-92.3450012
115BM91197691991MO197069Caleb4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9672203,-92.3450012

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CALEB 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 CALEB 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 CALEB 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 CALEB 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 CALEB 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 CALEB series and competing. 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 CALEB 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 .

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

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CALEB, 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

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  1. IA-2011-06-01-15 | Lucas County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Lindley-Keswick-Weller association (Soil Survey of Lucas County, Iowa; 1999).

  2. IA-2011-06-01-42 | Ringgold County - 1992

    Relationship of the major soils in Ringgolg County to parent material and to position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Ringgold County, Iowa; 1992).

Map Units

Map units containing CALEB 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
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D2354402185fhhqia00119761:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded94E2872402737fj2jia00719701:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 14 to 18 percent slopes, severely eroded94E3684402738fj2kia00719701:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D25524027352wjf6ia00719701:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, severely eroded94D3212402736fj2hia00719701:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D226584041882wjf6ia03919871:15840
Caleb-Mystic loams, 9 to 14 percent slopes94D8604041872yy85ia03919871:15840
Caleb-Mystic complex, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded94E26744041892wbdbia03919871:15840
Caleb-Mystic complex, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded94E23444047482wbdbia05119881:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D21604046942wbd9ia05119881:15840
Caleb-Mystic complex, 9 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded94E227474048532yy83ia05319861:15840
Caleb loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded451E213534048062wbd8ia05319861:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D211724048052wbd9ia05319861:15840
Caleb-Mystic complex, 9 to 18 percent slopes94E3334048522yy82ia05319861:15840
Caleb loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, moderately eroded451C2328404804fl76ia05319861:15840
Caleb and mystic soils, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D2425407705fp7sia09919751:15840
Caleb and mystic soils, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded94E2354407706fp7tia09919751:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D220484090652wjf6ia11719911:15840
Mystic-caleb complex, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded94E21248409068fqnria11719911:15840
Caleb loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded451E25114089572wbd8ia11719911:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D22674089552wbd9ia11719911:15840
Caleb-Mystic loams, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D27384091682yy86ia12119681:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D2427409167fqryia12119681:15840
Caleb-Mystic loams, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded94E22524091692yy84ia12119681:15840
Caleb loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded451E21600409332fqy8ia12319711:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D2272409331fqy7ia12319711:15840
Caleb loam, 18 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded451F235409333fqy9ia12319711:15840
Caleb-Mystic loams, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D217114128142yy86ia12519761:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D2184410593fs7yia15719781:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D233164107502wjf6ia15919871:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D24474107042wbd9ia15919871:15840
Caleb loam, 14 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded451F22434107052wbfbia15919871:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes94D2084107492wbfcia15919871:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D21470411741ftfzia17519751:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D2944411717ftf6ia17519751:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately erodedS451D246730069592wbd9ia17519751:15840
Caleb loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded451E2443411718ftf7ia17519751:15840
Caleb loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, moderately eroded451C2255411716ftf5ia17519751:15840
Caleb loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately erodedS451E224730069642wbd8ia17519751:15840
Caleb loam, 7 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D2606411812ftj8ia17919781:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded94D23272411981ftpqia18119751:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D2939411941ftnfia18119751:15840
Mystic-Caleb complex, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded94E2745411982ftpria18119751:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately erodedS451D232830069602wbd9ia18119751:15840
Caleb clay loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, severely eroded451D32166186078320g98ia18519661:15840
Caleb loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded451D2192318607812wbd9ia18519661:15840
Caleb clay loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, severely eroded451E3352186078420g99ia18519661:15840
Caleb loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded451E233118607822wbd8ia18519661:15840
Caleb silt loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, eroded30042325310372qmwdmo02519671:24000
Caleb silt loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, eroded30042362825310362qmwdmo11719961:24000
Caleb-Mystic complex, 5 to 14 percent slopes, eroded300432016901268z7v5mo12919931:24000
Caleb-Mystic complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, eroded30044254888520ytkymo19719931:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CALEB 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 .