Soil Data Explorer - CLIFFTOP

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CLIFFTOP soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CLIFFTOP, 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 CLIFFTOP 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
125	10KY-125-001	10KY125FSC001	Clifftop	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.9802513,-84.2722473
125	79P0250	79WV067012	Clifftop	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.3444443,-81.0069427
127	79P0249	79WV067011	Clifftop	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.2819443,-80.7344437
127	01N1147	S01WV019002	Clifftop	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.1149333,-80.9228167

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CLIFFTOP 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 CLIFFTOP 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 CLIFFTOP 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 CLIFFTOP 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with CLIFFTOP 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 CLIFFTOP 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 CLIFFTOP 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CLIFFTOP, 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 CLIFFTOP 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
Marrowbone-Clifftop-Matewan complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes, very rocky	MaF	151505	550039	2tqhc	ky195	1986	1:24000
Wallen-Clifftop complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes, rocky	uWcrF	6183	2997082	2x5hn	ky199	1969	1:12000
Wallen-Clifftop complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes, rocky	uWcrF	6922	2997083	2x5hn	ky628	1973	1:20000
Matewan-Clifftop-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 80 percent slopes, extremely stony	18F	47891	1670829	2x5jk	va027	2006	1:24000
Marrowbone-Clifftop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	17F	20617	1670948	2tqh9	va027	2006	1:24000
Matewan-Clifftop-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 80 percent slopes, extremely stony	19F	30709	2399879	2x5jk	va051	2008	1:24000
Marrowbone-Clifftop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	18F	12983	2399878	2tqh9	va051	2008	1:24000
Marrowbone-Clifftop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	39F	188	1671903	2tqh9	va167	2006	1:24000
Marrowbone-Clifftop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	49G	5664	2508579	2tqh9	va195	2010	1:24000
Matewan-Clifftop-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 80 percent slopes, extremely stony	50G	921	2508580	2x5jk	va195	2010	1:24000
Clifftop-Laidig association, very steep, extremely stony	CSF	52082	2515649	2qdps	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	CnC	7261	2515644	2qdpm	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	ClE	6408	2515642	2qdpk	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	ClC	5612	2515640	2qdph	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop-Dekalb complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	CpE	5423	2515648	2qdpr	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	ClD	2144	2515641	2qdpj	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	CnF	1547	2515646	2qdpp	wv101	1992	1:24000
Pineville-Clifftop complex, 55 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony	PfG	1449	2515650	2qdpt	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ClB	446	2515639	2qdpg	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 35 to 70 percent slopes	ClF	213	2515643	2qdpl	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	CnE	47	2593431	2qdpn	wv101	1992	1:24000
Clifftop-Laidig association, very steep, extremely stony	CLF	1555	3037832	2qdps	wv603	1978	1:20000
Clifftop-Dekalb complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	CkE	66	3037833	2qdpr	wv603	1978	1:20000
Laidig-Clifftop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	LcE	658	2248422	2fgnr	wv621	2010	1:12000
Layland-Clifftop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	LdF	609	2248423	2fgns	wv621	2010	1:12000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	ClE	557	2248420	2fgnp	wv621	2010	1:12000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	ClC	265	2248418	2fgnm	wv621	2010	1:12000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	ClD	242	2248419	2fgnn	wv621	2010	1:12000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ClB	45	2248417	2fgnl	wv621	2010	1:12000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	CmC	29	2248421	2fgnq	wv621	2010	1:12000
Clifftop-Nallen complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CnD	2174	2427107	2mgls	wv622	2010	1:12000
Clifftop-Nallen complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CnC	2098	2427106	2mglr	wv622	2010	1:12000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	ClE	1487	2427108	2fgnp	wv622	2010	1:12000
Clifftop-Nallen complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CnB	350	2427105	2mglq	wv622	2010	1:12000
Clifftop-Nallen complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CnC	45434	2453216	2nbs0	wv705	2009	1:24000
Clifftop-Nallen complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CnD	36378	2454303	2ncx2	wv705	2009	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	ClE	34472	2453218	2nbs2	wv705	2009	1:24000
Clifftop-Nallen complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CnB	4462	2454301	2ncx0	wv705	2009	1:24000
Clifftop-Marrowbone complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CmD	3585	2454310	2ncx9	wv705	2009	1:24000
Macove-Clifftop complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, very stony	McF	3276	2474545	2p1z1	wv705	2009	1:24000
Clifftop-Marrowbone complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CmC	1710	2454309	2ncx8	wv705	2009	1:24000
Laidig-Clifftop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	LcE	1207	2515622	2qdp8	wv705	2009	1:24000
Clifftop-Marrowbone complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CmB	286	2454308	2ncx7	wv705	2009	1:24000
Layland-Clifftop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	LdF	256	2515623	2qdp9	wv705	2009	1:24000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	CnF	28698	2515637	2qdpp	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop-Buchanan complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony	CoF	26132	2515638	2qdpq	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	CnE	25875	2515636	2qdpn	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	ClC	18342	2515631	2qdph	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	ClE	14981	2515633	2qdpk	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	ClD	10661	2515632	2qdpj	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	CnC	8296	2515635	2qdpm	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ClB	3564	2515630	2qdpg	wv767	2011	1:20000
Laidig-Clifftop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	LcE	2550	2515626	2qdpd	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop channery silt loam, 35 to 70 percent slopes	ClF	247	2515634	2qdpl	wv767	2011	1:20000
Layland-Clifftop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	LdF	187	2515627	2qdpf	wv767	2011	1:20000
Clifftop-Dekalb complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	CpE	97	2593430	2qdpr	wv767	2011	1:20000
Pineville-Clifftop complex, 55 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony	PfG	26	2593440	2qdpt	wv767	2011	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CLIFFTOP 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).