Soil Data Explorer - FRAM

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the FRAM soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of FRAM, 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 FRAM 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
55A	83ND019201	S1983ND019201	Fram	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.7630556,-98.7091667
55B	89P0247	88ND091099	Fram	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.4413681030273,-97.6462173461914
55B	89P0248	88ND091100	Fram	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.2885932922363,-97.6217727661133
55B	88ND091525	88ND091525	Fram	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.3287031,-97.7506764
56	UMN1542	S1972MN0691542	Fram	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.7156906,-96.7854996

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the FRAM 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 FRAM 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 FRAM 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 FRAM 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 FRAM 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 FRAM 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 FRAM 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 terrace figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with FRAM, 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. MN-2010-09-08-28 | Polk County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Hedman-Fram-Heimdal association (Soil Survey of Polk County, Minnesota; 2003).

2. ND-2012-02-07-37 | Foster County - July 1995

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Fram-Helmdal-Emrick association (Soil Survey of Foster County, North Dakota; July 1995).

3. ND-2012-02-07-39 | Foster County - July 1995

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cathay-Heimdal-Larson association (Soil Survey of Foster County, North Dakota; July 1995).

4. ND-2012-02-08-51 | Sheridan County - November 1994

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cathay-Emrick-Larson association (Soil Survey of Sheridan County, North Dakota; November 1994).

5. ND-2012-02-08-52 | Sheridan County - November 1994

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Heimdal-Emrick association (Soil Survey of Sheridan County, North Dakota; November 1994).

6. ND-2012-02-08-60 | Wells County - June 1970

   Parent material and position of soils in association 1 (Soil Survey of Wells County, North Dakota; June 1970).

Map Units

Map units containing FRAM 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
Fram-Vallers-Parnell complex	787	20016	396101	f95g	mn011	1990	1:20000
Fram loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	296B	8495	396080	f94s	mn011	1990	1:20000
Hedman-Fram complex	1142	11521	399197	fddb	mn087	1992	1:20000
Fram loam	296	2096	399223	fdf5	mn087	1992	1:20000
Hedman-Fram complex	1142	37317	352171	ctgc	mn119	1996	1:20000
Fram loam	296	19412	352231	ctj9	mn119	1996	1:20000
Fram loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	I21A	6971	2799644	prn5	mn119	1996	1:20000
Hedman-Fram complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	I31A	4418	2799653	prnj	mn119	1996	1:20000
Fram loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	I21A	173	2799768	prn5	mn125	2001	1:12000
Hedman-Fram complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	I31A	42	2799779	prnj	mn125	2001	1:12000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F211A	19844	2587651	2q3x9	nd005		1:12000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F210A	8754	2587592	2q3x8	nd005		1:12000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	7921	2573694	2px05	nd005		1:12000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F216A	4984	2587764	2q3xb	nd005		1:12000
Fram-Cathay loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F220A	3642	2587625	2q3xc	nd005		1:12000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	2217	2573829	2px04	nd005		1:12000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G216A	1546	2573702	2px08	nd005		1:12000
Fram-Cathay loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G220A	739	2573798	2q4hl	nd005		1:12000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	51	2575046	2px05	nd017	1983	1:20000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	25273	2575422	2px05	nd027		1:12000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	5001	2575421	2px04	nd027		1:12000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G216A	953	2575423	2px08	nd027		1:12000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	53539	2576394	2px05	nd031	1990	1:20000
Vallers-Fram loams, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G212A	11015	2576395	2px06	nd031	1990	1:20000
Fram-Tonka-Parnell complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G209A	4859	2576392	2px03	nd031	1990	1:20000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	705	2576393	2px04	nd031	1990	1:20000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G216A	10	2576396	2px08	nd031	1990	1:20000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	12602	2576584	2px05	nd039	1991	1:24000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	5038	2576583	2px04	nd039	1991	1:24000
Vallers-Fram loams, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G212A	3336	2576585	2px06	nd039	1991	1:24000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	20	2577268	2px05	nd063		1:12000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G216A	15	2577269	2px08	nd063		1:12000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	8	2577267	2px04	nd063		1:12000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F211A	7020	2587213	2q3x9	nd069	1975	1:20000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	5713	2582266	2px05	nd069	1975	1:20000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	3457	2582265	2px04	nd069	1975	1:20000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F210A	2095	2587167	2q3x8	nd069	1975	1:20000
Fram-Cathay loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G220A	22	2506008	2q4hl	nd069	1975	1:20000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F216A	20	2587289	2q3xb	nd069	1975	1:20000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G216A	1	2582267	2px08	nd069	1975	1:20000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F211A	648	2588070	2q3x9	nd079	1990	1:24000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F216A	219	2588211	2q3xb	nd079	1990	1:24000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	F210A	125	2587986	2q3x8	nd079	1990	1:24000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	8441	2581947	2px04	nd083	1990	1:20000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G216A	1805	2581949	2px08	nd083	1990	1:20000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	1674	2581948	2px05	nd083	1990	1:20000
Fram loam, moderately saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C71A	188	2595577	2q6m5	nd083	1990	1:20000
Fram loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C291A	148	2566815	2q76p	nd083	1990	1:20000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C294A	148	2566823	2q7c9	nd083	1990	1:20000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	8305	2579734	2px05	nd091	1991	1:20000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	916	2579733	2px04	nd091	1991	1:20000
Vallers-Fram loams, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G212A	128	2579735	2px06	nd091	1991	1:20000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	16	2579826	2px04	nd097	1974	1:20000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	4	2579798	2px05	nd097	1974	1:20000
Fram-Wyard loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G211A	75745	2579611	2px05	nd103	1966	1:12000
Fram-Tonka complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G210A	10597	2579610	2px04	nd103	1966	1:12000
Fram loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	C291A	254	2566978	2q76p	nd103	1966	1:12000
Fram-Tonka-Parnell complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G209A	56	2579609	2px03	nd103	1966	1:12000
Fram loam, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes	G216A	19	2579613	2px08	nd103	1966	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the FRAM 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).