Soil Data Explorer - MARIPOSA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MARIPOSA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MARIPOSA, 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 MARIPOSA 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
22A	UCD7555023	75-CA-55-023x	Mariposa	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.8135903,-120.2217432
22A	84P0884	84CA115008	Mariposa	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.4972229,-121.2138901
22A	40A3079	S1960CA005025	MARIPOSA	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.4994431,-120.6377792
22A	40A2901	S1960CA005026	Mariposa	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.497776,-120.6061096
22A	10N0461	S2009BJM035	Mariposa	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.8250008,-120.2386093

Water Balance

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

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MARIPOSA, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing MARIPOSA 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
Mariposa taxadjunct gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	188yu	15	815427	wcj3	ca612	2005	1:24000
Mariposa taxadjunct gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	189yu	2	815428	wcj4	ca612	2005	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	189	3270	460496	hg5q	ca618	1991	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes, N Low Montane	190	3095	460497	2xhjy	ca618	1991	1:24000
Mariposa-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes	191	2950	460498	hg5s	ca618	1991	1:24000
Sites-Jocal-Mariposa complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	231	2450	460538	hg72	ca618	1991	1:24000
Jocal-Sites-Mariposa complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	180	1295	460487	hg5f	ca618	1991	1:24000
Jocal-Sites-Mariposa complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	181	1225	460488	hg5g	ca618	1991	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	188	705	460495	hg5p	ca618	1991	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	187	210	460494	hg5n	ca618	1991	1:24000
Josephine-Mariposa complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes, eroded	JrE2	17346	460223	hfwx	ca619	1970	1:24000
Mariposa-Josephine complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes, eroded	JrF2	5973	460224	hfwy	ca619	1970	1:24000
Mariposa-Maymen complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes, eroded	McF2	3935	460227	hfx1	ca619	1970	1:24000
Maymen-Mariposa complex, 2 to 50 percent slopes, eroded	MmE2	2130	460229	hfx3	ca619	1970	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly loam, 2 to 30 percent slopes	MaD	1584	460226	hfx0	ca619	1970	1:24000
Mariposa-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 50 percent slopes	MkE	1365	460228	hfx2	ca619	1970	1:24000
Mariposa-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 70 percent slopes	168	10450	460332	hg0f	ca620	1975	1:24000
Mariposa-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 50 percent slopes	167	10350	460331	hg0d	ca620	1975	1:24000
Mariposa-Josephine complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	164	9505	460328	hg09	ca620	1975	1:24000
Mariposa-Josephine complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	165	8650	460329	hg0b	ca620	1975	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly loam, 5 to 30 percent slopes	163	3520	460327	hg08	ca620	1975	1:24000
Mariposa-Josephine complex, 50 to 70 percent slopes	166	645	460330	hg0c	ca620	1975	1:24000
Mariposa very rocky silt loam, 3 to 50 percent slopes	MbE	32853	462254	hj0f	ca624	1968	1:20000
Mariposa very rocky silt loam, 50 to 70 percent slopes	MbF	25459	462255	hj0g	ca624	1968	1:20000
Mariposa-Josephine very rocky loams, 15 to 50 percent slopes	McE	21127	462256	hj0h	ca624	1968	1:20000
Mariposa gravelly silt loam, 3 to 30 percent slopes	MaD	5715	462253	hj0d	ca624	1968	1:20000
Mariposa-Josephine very rocky loams, 50 to 70 percent slopes	McF	5218	462257	hj0j	ca624	1968	1:20000
Josephine-Mariposa gravelly loams, 15 to 30 percent slopes	JvD	1359	462251	hj0b	ca624	1968	1:20000
Mariposa very rocky loam, 31 to 51 percent slopes	McE	10881	462398	hj52	ca628	1963	1:20000
Mariposa very rocky loam, 51 to 85 percent slopes	McF	4761	462399	hj53	ca628	1963	1:20000
Josephine-Mariposa complex, 16 to 51 percent slopes	JxE	3801	462389	hj4s	ca628	1963	1:20000
Mariposa-Sites complex, 16 to 51 percent slopes	StE	3762	462474	hj7j	ca628	1963	1:20000
Mariposa very rocky loam, 9 to 31 percent slopes	McD	3609	462397	hj51	ca628	1963	1:20000
Mariposa-Maymen complex, 16 to 51 percent slopes	MdE	1752	462400	hj54	ca628	1963	1:20000
Mariposa-Josephine complex, 51 to 71 percent slopes	JxF	1362	462390	hj4t	ca628	1963	1:20000
Mariposa gravelly loam, 3 to 31 percent slopes	MbD	1080	462396	hj50	ca628	1963	1:20000
Maymen-Mariposa complex, 16 to 51 percent slopes	MhE	1000	462403	hj57	ca628	1963	1:20000
Mariposa-Maymen complex, 51 to 85 percent slopes	MdF	762	462401	hj55	ca628	1963	1:20000
McGinnis-Maripisa families complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes.	228	4592	471237	htc6	ca713	1984	1:24000
Josephine-Mariposa families complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes.	218	3482	471227	htbw	ca713	1984	1:24000
Josephine-Mariposa families complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes.	219	3011	471228	htbx	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mariposa family, 10 to 50 percent slopes.	225	1350	471234	htc3	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mariposa-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes	191yc	52	1546039	1nws7	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	189yc	21	1546037	1nws5	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	188yc	2	1546035	1nws3	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes, N Mid Montane	MAG	15942	464738	2xhjz	ca719	1982	1:24000
Crozier-Mariposa-Cryumbrepts, wet complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes	CUG	10766	464637	hlh9	ca719	1982	1:24000
Hurlbut-Deadwood-Mariposa complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	HUE	8502	464689	hljz	ca719	1982	1:24000
Jocal-Sites-Mariposa complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	JYE	5728	464711	hlkp	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	MAE	5158	464736	hllh	ca719	1982	1:24000
Jocal-Sites-Mariposa complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	JYF	2475	464713	hlkr	ca719	1982	1:24000
Horseshoe-Jocal-Mariposa complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	HRE	1242	464685	hljv	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes, altered	MAE5	740	464737	hllj	ca719	1982	1:24000
Jocal-Sites-Mariposa complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes, altered	JYE5	551	464712	hlkq	ca719	1982	1:24000
Sites-Jocal-Mariposa complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SKF	307	464796	hlnf	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes, N Low Montane	190yc	239	2924769	2xhjy	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Josephine complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	164pc	109	1585921	1q78r	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 70 percent slopes	168pc	73	1585932	1q793	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Josephine complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	165pc	52	1585924	1q78v	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes, C Low Montane	170enf	30	2924771	2xhk0	ca719	1982	1:24000
Josephine-Mariposa complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes, eroded	JrE2nc	27	1587878	1q99w	ca719	1982	1:24000
Josephine-Mariposa families complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes.	219pnf	18	1586550	1q7y1	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 50 percent slopes	167pc	8	1585930	1q791	ca719	1982	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes, C Low Montane	170	10655	464920	2xhk0	ca724	1985	1:24000
Mariposa-Maymen complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes	172	9384	464922	hlsh	ca724	1985	1:24000
Jocal-Mariposa-Umbrepts association, 30 to 75 percent slopes	154	4486	464904	hlrx	ca724	1985	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	169	2872	464919	hlsd	ca724	1985	1:24000
Mariposa-Maymen complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	171	689	464921	hlsg	ca724	1985	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly silt loam, 30 to 50 percent slopes	168	414	464918	hlsc	ca724	1985	1:24000
Mariposa gravelly silt loam, 5 to 30 percent slopes	167	246	464917	hlsb	ca724	1985	1:24000
Mariposa-Jocal complex, 30 to 75 percent slopes, N Mid Montane	MAGtnf	5	2924766	2xhjz	ca724	1985	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MARIPOSA 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).