Soil Data Explorer - MALBIS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MALBIS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MALBIS, 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 MALBIS 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
133A	S57_029	1974-FL113-S57_029	Malbis	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.7962589,-87.2775955
133A	S57_043	1976-FL113-S57_043	Malbis	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.8963604,-86.9819641
133A	S46_017	1986-FL091-S46_017	Malbis	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.9183064,-86.7555008
133A	S07AL-003-1	2007AL003001	Malbis	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.5408333,-87.8819444
133A	79P0354	79AL099021	Malbis	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.3022213,-87.5566635
133A	79P0356	79AL099023	Malbis	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.2691669,-87.6633301
133A	79P0358	79AL099025	Malbis	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.2849998,-87.6102753
133A	81P0362	81AL131001	Malbis	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.0238876,-87.316391
133A	S84AL-091-23	84AL091023-pgm	Malbis	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.0583333,-87.625
133A	S87AL-025-2	87AL025002-pgm	Malbis	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.4208333,-87.7477778
133A	S72AL-097-7	S1972AL097007	Malbis	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.13765,-88.1015833
133B	40A4125	S1957LA011005	MALBIS	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.7716675,-93.0563889
133B	80P0508	S1980LA069015	MALBIS	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.4227772,-93.1236115
133B	80P0509	S1980LA069016	MALBIS	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.395834,-93.1149979
133B	80P0510	S1980LA115001	MALBIS	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.1741676,-93.1261139
133B	80P0511	S1980LA115002	MALBIS	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.0069447,-93.0422211
135A	S95AL-087-4	95AL087004-pgm	Malbis	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.3877778,-85.9255556
152B	40A4124	S1957LA011006	MALBIS	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.8030548,-93.2016678
152B	80P0512	S1980LA011001	MALBIS	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.7099991,-93.308609
152B	80P0513	S1980LA011002	MALBIS	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.7686119,-93.4875031
152B	80P0514	S1980LA019002	Malbis	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.4024467,-93.6899109

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MALBIS 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 MALBIS 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 MALBIS 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 MALBIS 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 MALBIS 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 MALBIS 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 MALBIS 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 MALBIS, 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. AL-2010-02-25-02 | Wilcox County - March 1999

   Generalized patterns of soils, geomorphology, and landscape relationships in the Urbo-Mooreville-Una, Annemaine-Izagora-Lenoir, Luverne-Halso, Arundel-Cantuche, and Bama-Malbis-Luverne general soil map units along the Alabama River in the central part of Wilcox County (Soil Survey of Wilcox County, Alabama; 1999).

Map Units

Map units containing MALBIS 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
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	29898	328175	2w8xv	al003	1961	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	18947	3334866	2w8xx	al003	1961	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	MaD	11103	3334867	2w8xy	al003	1961	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MbB	4270	328466	2tl1j	al013	1996	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MbC	1460	328467	2wty9	al013	1996	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	1155	3116402	2zkvn	al021	1967	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MaC	166	3116405	2wty9	al021	1967	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	156	3116401	2zkvm	al021	1967	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	8330	600070	2s69v	al025	2004	1:24000
Gritney-Malbis-Fuquay complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	GyC	31929	328729	c125	al035	1985	1:20000
Malbis sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	MaB	23156	328734	c12b	al035	1985	1:20000
Dothan and Malbis sandy loams, 1 to 5 percent slopes	DmB	71992	328759	2ttl3	al039	1985	1:20000
Dothan and Malbis sandy loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes	DmA	2574	328758	c133	al039	1985	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MbB	3180	330514	2tl1j	al041	2005	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MbC	890	330515	2wty9	al041	2005	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	7797	3116408	2zkvm	al051	1948	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	2917	3116409	2zkvn	al051	1948	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MaC	880	3116414	2wty9	al051	1948	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	7367	329346	2w8xv	al053	1969	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	2298	329347	2w8xx	al053	1969	1:20000
Orangeburg-Greenville-Malbis complex, 3 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	OvC2	897	329351	c1q7	al053	1969	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MbB	4797	2514919	2tl1j	al085	2011	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MbC	1094	2514920	2qdh8	al085	2011	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	2625	330473	c2wf	al087	1997	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	8011	2994989	2w8xx	al097	2018	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	7953	2994988	2w8xv	al097	2018	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	MaD	7485	2994990	2w8xy	al097	2018	1:24000
Malbis-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MbC	2148	2995065	2x5r2	al097	2018	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	46900	330851	2s69v	al099	1984	1:20000
Malbis loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MaA	19100	330850	c38l	al099	1984	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MaC	8300	330852	2wty9	al099	1984	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	255	3116421	2zkvn	al101	1958	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	95	3116417	2zkvm	al101	1958	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	22516	2642106	2w8xx	al129	2013	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	MaD	21675	2642107	2w8xy	al129	2013	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	4052	2642105	2w8xv	al129	2013	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MbB	12800	331664	c43v	al131	1997	1:24000
Malbis silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	4590	331663	c43t	al131	1997	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MbC	2360	331665	2wty9	al131	1997	1:24000
Malbis sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	41	1480	1425347	1jv5y	fl033	1998	1:24000
Malbis sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	42	500	1425348	1jv5z	fl033	1998	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	60	15590	324033	2w8xx	fl131	1985	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	61	2100	324034	bw5q	fl131	1985	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	59	970	324031	2w8xv	fl131	1985	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Ma	26786	1586111	2wdl3	la003	1978	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MbC	26595	1725716	1vxr8	la011	1993	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MbB	24866	1725715	1vxr7	la011	1993	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MbD	3001	1725717	1vxr9	la011	1993	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MgB	15012	1724593	1vwl1	la013	1992	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MgD	13836	1724594	1vwl2	la013	1992	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Ma	30088	1527467	2wdl3	la043	1982	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Mb	3275	1600179	2wdl3	la059	1986	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Ma	26892	1903113	2wdl3	la069	1983	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	MaC	56773	569968	2wdl3	la079	1973	1:24000
Malbis-Beauregard association, gently sloping	MAB	16988	1720674	1vrhm	la081	1973	1:24000
Hallsummit-Malbis association, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MLC	10862	1720675	2zb6s	la081	1973	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MgD	455	2401378	2lltt	la081	1973	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MgB	29	2401376	2lltr	la081	1973	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	Ma	6142	1536515	1nkw0	la105	1985	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Mn	22306	1725352	2wdl3	la111	1992	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MaB	85052	1725561	1vxl8	la115	1992	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MaC	71363	1725562	1vxl9	la115	1992	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	Mp	30632	570357	m4hm	la119	1989	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	Ms	14638	570358	m4hn	la119	1989	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Mc	245	1903839	2wdl3	la127	1991	1:24000
Malbis loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	1852	332225	c4py	ms035	1976	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	20019	2642212	2w8xx	ms041	2012	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	MaD	4438	2642213	2w8xy	ms041	2012	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	2475	2642211	2w8xv	ms041	2012	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	3342	332397	2w8xx	ms045	1979	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MaC	1510	332398	2w9vy	ms045	1979	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	233	332396	2w8xv	ms045	1979	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	45	11234	332582	2w8xx	ms059	1997	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	44	5772	332581	2w8xv	ms059	1997	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	43C	41886	332731	2w9vy	ms067	1984	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	43B	18562	332730	2w8xx	ms067	1984	1:20000
Malbis-Urban land complex	4	2583	332726	c573	ms067	1984	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, undulating	822	1345	332741	c57l	ms067	1984	1:20000
Malbis-Susquehanna-Saucier association sloping	ME	55625	333544	c62h	ms109	1980	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	32893	333547	2w8xx	ms109	1980	1:20000
Malbis-Saucier association, sloping	MD	19396	333543	c62g	ms109	1980	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MaC	16291	333548	2w9vy	ms109	1980	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	6279	333546	2w8xv	ms109	1980	1:20000
Malbis fine sandy loam, undulating	19	4481	334094	c6n7	ms131	1997	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	17	483	334090	2w8xx	ms131	1997	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	18	112	334093	2w9vy	ms131	1997	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MaB	22181	2403462	2w8xx	ms153	2008	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MaC	4562	2403463	2w9vy	ms153	2008	1:24000
Malbis fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaA	630	2403461	2w8xv	ms153	2008	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MALBIS 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).