Soil Data Explorer - HANOVER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HANOVER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HANOVER, 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 HANOVER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
139	65PA039006	1965PA039006	Hanover	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.6641667,-79.66
n/a	FA-s04	1951-OH045-S04	Hanover	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	CO-002	1954-OH029-002	Hanover	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	CO-065	1958-OH029-065	Hanover	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	CO-081	1958-OH029-081	Hanover	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	KX-s01	1959-OH083-S01	Hanover	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	RC-005	1966-OH139-005	Hanover	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	RC-018	1969-OH139-018	Hanover	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the HANOVER 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 HANOVER 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 HANOVER 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 HANOVER 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 HANOVER 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 HANOVER 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 HANOVER 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 mountains figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with HANOVER, 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. PA-2012-03-14-27 | Venango County - December 1975

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in Hanover-Alvira association (Soil Survey of Venango County, PA; 1975).

2. PA-2012-03-14-31 | Warren and Forest Counties - October 1985

   Typical landscape and underlying material of the Hanover-Alvira-Shelmadine map unit (Soil Survey of Warren and Forest Counties, PA; 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing HANOVER 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
Hanover silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	HaC	43	1593071	1qgqd	oh083	1983	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	HaD	33	1593073	1qgqg	oh083	1983	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 18 to 25 percent slopes	HaE	14	1593074	1qgqh	oh083	1983	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HaB	5	1593070	1qgqc	oh083	1983	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	HaC2	2	1593072	1qgqf	oh083	1983	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	HfC	2023	170763	5qph	oh139	1971	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HfB	1729	170762	5qpg	oh139	1971	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	HfD	1048	170766	5qpl	oh139	1971	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	HfC2	629	170764	5qpj	oh139	1971	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	HfD2	403	170767	5qpm	oh139	1971	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 18 to 25 percent slopes	HfE	173	170768	5qpn	oh139	1971	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	HfC3	32	170765	5qpk	oh139	1971	1:15840
Hanover silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HnB	5930	296178	9y64	pa039	1973	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HnC	2251	296179	9y65	pa039	1973	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	HoD	1934	296181	9y67	pa039	1973	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HnA	702	296177	9y63	pa039	1973	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	HoB	506	296180	9y66	pa039	1973	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HaB	28169	538925	l2sp	pa121	1971	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	HdD	26839	538929	l2st	pa121	1971	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HaC	15719	538926	l2sq	pa121	1971	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	HdB	12246	538928	l2ss	pa121	1971	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	HaD	3271	538927	l2sr	pa121	1971	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes, extremely stony	HdE	2954	538930	l2sv	pa121	1971	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HaA	2588	538924	l2sn	pa121	1971	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	HnD	14746	539237	l33r	pa609	1979	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 0 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	HsD	9942	539239	l33t	pa609	1979	1:20000
Hanover soils, steep	HoF	6984	539238	l33s	pa609	1979	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HnC	6970	539236	l33q	pa609	1979	1:20000
Hanover silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HnB	4337	539235	l33p	pa609	1979	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HANOVER 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).