Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CULLEN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CULLEN, 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 CULLEN 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
13678P002777VA011002Cullen7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.3417282,-78.8466873
13678P002877VA031001Cullen7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.1647873,-79.0550232
13678P003177VA037002Cullen7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.9006233,-78.526123
13678P002677VA147002Cullen7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.3220062,-78.5466766
n/a95P090795NC123001Cullen5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CULLEN 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 CULLEN 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 CULLEN 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 CULLEN 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.

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 CULLEN 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 CULLEN 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 CULLEN 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 CULLEN, 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 CULLEN 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
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedCnB24355230503242xn4jnc00120171:12000
Cullen clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedCnD22052730503262xn4lnc00120171:12000
Cullen clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately erodedCnC21676330503252xn4knc00120171:12000
Cullen clay loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes, moderately erodedCnE2945730503272xn4mnc00120171:12000
Cullen-Urban land complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuB2518730503282xn4nnc00120171:12000
Cullen-Urban land complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuC2129030503292xn4pnc00120171:12000
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuB21264524225362m9vbnc02519831:24000
Cullen clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuD2536524225372m9vcnc02519831:24000
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuB21066429738912wx1cnc03320161:24000
Cullen clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuD2246429738892wx19nc03320161:24000
Cullen clay loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuE2238729738902wx1bnc03320161:24000
Cullen clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuC2216429738922wx1dnc03320161:24000
Cullen silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded, very stonyCxC2101222335332dz5gnc12320071:24000
Cullen silty clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded, very stonyCxD271522335342dz5hnc12320071:24000
Cullen silty clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately eroded, very stonyCxB261022335312dz5dnc12320071:24000
Cullen silty clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuB231522335352dz5jnc12320071:24000
Cullen-Wynott complex, 15 to 35 percent slopesCzD24181147013vc1nc15319961:24000
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuB253124549872ndm4nc18520091:24000
Cullen clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedCuC241724549882ndm5nc18520091:24000
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes7B158611184743z8rva01119931:15840
Appomattox-Cullen complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes2B48501183113z3hva01119931:15840
Appomattox-Cullen complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes2C9301183123z3jva01119931:15840
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedCvB334401187193zjnva03719701:15840
Cullen loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, erodedCuD223521187173zjlva03719701:15840
Cullen clay loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedCvD322871187203zjpva03719701:15840
Cullen loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedCuB211631187163zjkva03719701:15840
Cullen loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedCuE24621187183zjmva03719701:15840
Cullen clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes eroded340C11261188943zq9va04119741:15840
Cullen loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes340B7441188933zq8va04119741:15840
Cullen clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded340D3801188953zqbva04119741:15840
Cullen loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, eroded21B222201190903zxmva08519761:15840
Cullen loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, eroded21C215801190913zxnva08519761:15840
Cullen loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded21D24501190923zxpva08519761:15840
Cullen loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, erodedCuB219471193584068va10919721:15840
Cullen loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, erodedCuC26421193594069va10919721:15840
Cullen clay loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedCwC3566119361406cva10919721:15840
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, severely erodedCwB3229119360406bva10919721:15840
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesCuB315411954640dbva11719901:24000
Cullen clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesCuC195511954740dcva11719901:24000
Cullen loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, eroded15C21894120389418jva17719801:15840
Cullen loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded15D2507120390418kva17719801:15840
Cullen loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, eroded15B2239120388418hva17719801:15840
Cullen clay loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedCvC3314612051441dkva17919701:15840
Cullen loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedCuB2308112051241dhva17919701:15840
Cullen loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, erodedCuC2183112051341djva17919701:15840
Cullen - Urban land complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes119C13825143082qjgpva54020111:24000
Cullen - Urban land complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes119B4925143072qjgnva54020111:24000
Cullen loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, erodedCuC21733812069241l9va63119731:15840
Cullen loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesCuB1237812069141l8va63119731:15840
Cullen loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, erodedCuE2585812069341lbva63119731:15840
Cullen clay loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, severely erodedCxC3391812069541ldva63119731:15840
Cullen clay loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely erodedCxE3186712069641lfva63119731:15840
Cullen clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely erodedCxB3145812069441lcva63119731:15840
Urban land-Cullen complex, slopingURC27212077441nyva63119731:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CULLEN 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 .