Soil Data Explorer - MALMO

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MALMO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MALMO, 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 MALMO 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
106	90P0674	90NE155016	Malmo	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1722221,-96.7633362
106	90P0681	90NE155046	Malmo	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1722221,-96.7633362
106	90P0684	90NE155049	Malmo	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1722221,-96.7633362
106	90P0685	90NE155050	Malmo	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1722221,-96.7633362
106	90P0686	90NE155051	Malmo	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1722221,-96.7636108
106	90P0687	90NE155052	Malmo	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1544456,-96.7574997
106	07N0113	S2006NE109300	Malmo	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.8690262,-96.7943573

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MALMO 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 MALMO 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 MALMO 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 MALMO 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 MALMO 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 MALMO 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 MALMO 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 MALMO, 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-2010-09-10-10 | Sherburne County -

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Yutan-Aksarben-Pohocco association (Soil Survey of Sherburne County, Minnesota).

Map Units

Map units containing MALMO 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
Malmo clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7353	61	2219043	2dh31	ne023	1979	1:20000
Malmo, eroded-Pawnee complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7344	101331	1691114	2v8zj	ne067	2000	1:12000
Cortland-Malmo complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7411	12751	1691096	1trqh	ne067	2000	1:12000
Malmo clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7349	6041	1691113	1trr1	ne067	2000	1:12000
Malmo clay, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7350	5215	1691820	1tsgv	ne095	1970	1:20000
Malmo, eroded-Pawnee complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7344	335	2219199	2v8zj	ne095	1970	1:20000
Malmo silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7347	234	2219209	2dh8d	ne095	1970	1:20000
Malmo silty clay loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7348	107	2219210	2dh8f	ne095	1970	1:20000
Cortland-Malmo complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7411	98	2219201	2dh84	ne095	1970	1:20000
Malmo clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7349	32	2219200	2dh83	ne095	1970	1:20000
Malmo clay, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7350	15526	1691583	1ts76	ne097	1984	1:20000
Malmo, eroded-Pawnee complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7344	1011	2219361	2v8zj	ne097	1984	1:20000
Cortland-Malmo complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7411	445	2219363	2dhfc	ne097	1984	1:20000
Malmo clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7349	120	2219362	2dhfb	ne097	1984	1:20000
Malmo clay, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7351	931	1691369	1ts09	ne109	1977	1:20000
Malmo, eroded-Pawnee complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7344	309	2219247	2v8zj	ne109	1977	1:20000
Morrill-Malmo, eroded, complex, 3 to 11 percent slopes	7446	102	2219254	2yrvk	ne109	1977	1:20000
Malmo clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7353	51	2219242	2dh9g	ne109	1977	1:20000
Cortland-Malmo complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7411	20	2219249	2dh9p	ne109	1977	1:20000
Malmo clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7349	16	2219248	2dh9n	ne109	1977	1:20000
Malmo clay, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7350	2919	1691672	1tsb2	ne127	1983	1:20000
Morrill-Malmo, eroded, complex, 3 to 11 percent slopes	7446	17791	1691544	2yrvk	ne131	1979	1:20000
Malmo, eroded-Pawnee complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7344	204	2219335	2v8zj	ne131	1979	1:20000
Malmo clay, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7350	73	2219318	2dhcx	ne131	1979	1:20000
Malmo soils, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7346	10072	1691624	1ts8j	ne133	1969	1:15840
Malmo clay loam, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7352	7421	1691623	1ts8h	ne133	1969	1:15840
Pawnee and Malmo soils, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7494	1557	1691635	2v8yp	ne133	1969	1:15840
Malmo, eroded-Pawnee complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7344	587	2219391	2v8zj	ne133	1969	1:15840
Malmo clay, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7350	125	2219402	2dhgm	ne133	1969	1:15840
Malmo clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7349	33	2219392	2dhg9	ne133	1969	1:15840
Cortland-Malmo complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7411	18	2219393	2dhgb	ne133	1969	1:15840
Pawnee and Malmo clay loams, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7497	3447	1691064	2v8yq	ne147	1967	1:20000
Malmo clay, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7350	192	2229038	2dthg	ne147	1967	1:20000
Malmo clay loam, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7352	64	2229050	2dthv	ne147	1967	1:20000
Malmo soils, 3 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7346	23	2229049	2dtht	ne147	1967	1:20000
Malmo silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7347	2719	1691169	1trsv	ne151	1985	1:20000
Malmo silty clay loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	7348	1708	1691168	1trst	ne151	1985	1:20000
Malmo, eroded-Pawnee complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	7344	43	2219190	2v8zj	ne151	1985	1:20000
Malmo clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7353	8448	1691431	1ts29	ne155	1995	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MALMO 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).