Soil Data Explorer - LIMA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LIMA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LIMA, 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 LIMA 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
101	40A0261	S1958NY011003	Lima	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.7374992,-76.660553
101	40A0262	S1959NY109005	Lima	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.6088905,-76.5908356
101	06N0436	S2005NY069006	Lima	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.8688965,-77.0587769
101	06N0440	S2005NY069012	Lima	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.9004593,-77.0695572
101	06N0441	S2005NY123013	Lima	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.7438011,-77.0464249
101	06N0881	S2006NY069014	Lima	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.7759323,-77.2279968
140	06N0862	S2006NY069010	Lima	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.8635806,-77.33425
140	06N0863	S2006NY069012	Lima	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.86245,-77.3379306

Water Balance

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

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 LIMA 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 LIMA 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 LIMA 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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with LIMA, 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. NY-2010-09-28-21 | Otsego County - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Farmington-Wassaic general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Otsego County, New York; 2006).

2. NY-2012-02-15-04 | Cayuga County - 1971

   Typical cross section of Honeoye-Lima association (Soil Survey of Cayuga County, New York; 1971).

3. NY-2012-02-15-41 | Seneca County - April 1972

   Cross section of Honeoye-Lima association (Soil Survey of Seneca County, New York; April 1972).

4. NY-2012-02-15-47 | Tompkins County - July 1965

   Typical cross section of Lima-Honeoye association and Palmyra association in northwestern Tompkins County (Soil Survey of Tompkins County, New York; July 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing LIMA 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
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LtA	22293	289443	2w3kh	ny011	1968	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LtB	18390	289444	2w3kk	ny011	1968	1:15840
Lima loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LmB	3344	290843	2w3kf	ny029	1979	1:15840
Lima loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LmA	3277	290842	2w3jv	ny029	1979	1:15840
Urban land-Lima complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	UrA	3000	290918	2w3k1	ny029	1979	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LmB	11123	301730	2w3kk	ny037	2004	1:24000
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LmA	8510	301729	2w3kh	ny037	2004	1:24000
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LoB	6875	2518360	2w3kk	ny043	2018	1:24000
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LoA	1579	2518359	2w3kh	ny043	2018	1:24000
Lima silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LoC	1325	2518361	2w3km	ny043	2018	1:24000
Lima loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	59B	10241	3105689	2w3kf	ny051	2019	1:24000
Lima-Kendaia complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	159B	8877	3105747	2y9xn	ny051	2019	1:24000
Lima-Kendaia complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	159A	7236	3105746	2y9xm	ny051	2019	1:24000
Lima loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	59A	3207	3105688	2w3jv	ny051	2019	1:24000
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LtB	7741	292586	2w3kk	ny053	1975	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LtA	1280	292585	2w3kh	ny053	1975	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	LuC	709	292588	2w3kl	ny053	1975	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LtC	512	292587	2w3km	ny053	1975	1:15840
Lima and Cazenovia soils, 0 to 6 percent slopes, bedrock substratum phase	LoB	4937	292723	2w3kg	ny055	1967	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LnA	1831	292721	2w3kh	ny055	1967	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LnB	1110	292722	2w3kk	ny055	1967	1:15840
Lima gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	126B	19309	1531411	2w3kp	ny065	1993	1:24000
Lima gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	126A	5332	1531410	2w3kn	ny065	1993	1:24000
Lima gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	126C	198	1531412	2w3kq	ny065	1993	1:24000
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LtB	12477	293598	2w3kk	ny067	1973	1:20000
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LtA	2156	293597	2w3kh	ny067	1973	1:20000
Lima loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	201B	14943	1611062	2w3kf	ny069	2012	1:12000
Lima loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	201A	10778	1611061	2w3jv	ny069	2012	1:12000
Lima loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, lower clay surface	204A	8318	1611064	2w3jy	ny069	2012	1:12000
Lima loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, lower clay surface	204B	6308	1611065	2w3kb	ny069	2012	1:12000
Lima loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	201C	1557	1611063	2w3k8	ny069	2012	1:12000
Lima gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LkB	1669	294237	2w3kp	ny077	1993	1:24000
Lima gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LkC	222	294238	2w3kq	ny077	1993	1:24000
Mohawk and Lima soils, 2 to 10 percent slopes	MlB	6853	294516	2w3kj	ny095	1965	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LtB	10632	294746	2w3kk	ny099	1966	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LtA	2957	294745	2w3kh	ny099	1966	1:15840
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LmB	2030	295645	2w3kk	ny109	1963	1:20000
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LmA	167	295644	2w3kh	ny109	1963	1:20000
Lima loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	201A	4900	1407822	2w3jv	ny123	1948	1:12000
Lima loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	201B	4774	3250369	2w3kf	ny123	1948	1:12000
Lima loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, lower clay surface	204A	3554	1407819	2w3jy	ny123	1948	1:12000
Lima loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, lower clay surface	204B	2744	3250368	2w3kb	ny123	1948	1:12000
Lima loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	201C	111	3250376	2w3k8	ny123	1948	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LIMA 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).