Soil Data Explorer - MASARDIS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MASARDIS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MASARDIS, 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 MASARDIS 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
143	40A4195	S1977ME021001	MASARDIS	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.4068947,-69.6963348
144B	40A4200	S1977ME027001	MASARDIS	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.4307861,-69.2377167

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MASARDIS 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 MASARDIS 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 MASARDIS 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).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MASARDIS, 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. ME-2010-09-03-05 | Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County - 2003

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Adams-Croghan-Naumburg general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County, Maine; 2003).

Map Units

Map units containing MASARDIS 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
Masardis fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MkC	3412	284562	9k3f	me027	1979	1:20000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	3173	284561	9k3d	me027	1979	1:20000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	MkE	1706	284563	9k3g	me027	1979	1:20000
Masardis variant fine sandy loam, very rocky, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	512	284564	9k3h	me027	1979	1:20000
Masardis variant-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MsC	410	284567	9k3l	me027	1979	1:20000
Masardis variant fine sandy loam, very rocky, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MrC	382	284565	9k3j	me027	1979	1:20000
Masardis variant-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MsB	81	284566	9k3k	me027	1979	1:20000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MxB	2043	284721	9k8k	me601	1983	1:20000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MxC	1497	284722	9k8l	me601	1983	1:20000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MxD	297	284723	9k8m	me601	1983	1:20000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MkC	27	1153254	17q1r	me602	1967	1:20000
Masardis-Sheepscot complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	MLC	3867	285023	2x1dc	me610	1992	1:20000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MhB	2151	285036	9klq	me610	1992	1:20000
Masardis-Adams complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	MKE	955	285022	2wqnm	me610	1992	1:20000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MhC	368	285037	9klr	me610	1992	1:20000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	MhD	280	285038	9kls	me610	1992	1:20000
Masardis-Adams complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	MSC	4306	1483104	1ls92	me612	2016	1:24000
Masardis and Adams soils, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MaC	1414	740877	svy8	me612	2016	1:24000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MaB	1155	740876	svy7	me612	2016	1:24000
Masardis and Adams soils, 15 to 60 percent slopes	MaE	503	2643634	2rk0d	me612	2016	1:24000
Masardis and Adams soils, 15 to 60 percent slopes	MSE	481	746063	t1bk	me612	2016	1:24000
Danforth-Masardis-Peacham association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	DEC	25906	285321	2x1dp	me615	1994	1:24000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, strongly sloping	MSC	2735	285341	9kxk	me615	1994	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	MTE	1226	285342	2wqnm	me615	1994	1:24000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	641	285348	9kxs	me615	1994	1:24000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MmA	6151	285602	9l5z	me617	2004	1:24000
Masardis-Sheepscot complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	MSC	5424	285596	2x1dc	me617	2004	1:24000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MmB	2198	285603	9l60	me617	2004	1:24000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MmC	1456	285604	9l61	me617	2004	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	MRE	1375	285595	2wqnm	me617	2004	1:24000
Masardis fine sandy loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	MmE	1328	285605	9l62	me617	2004	1:24000
Masardis-Danforth-Peacham association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	MMC	31965	285662	2x1dh	me619	2005	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	MKC	22612	285654	2x1cc	me619	2005	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	MKD	2323	285655	2wqnm	me619	2005	1:24000
Danforth-Masardis-Peacham association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	DMB	25343	2549896	2x1dp	me620	2011	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	MAC	6530	2549895	2x1cc	me620	2011	1:24000
Danforth and Masardis soils, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	DMC	3190	2549897	2qtll	me620	2011	1:24000
Masardis-Sheepscot complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MSB	2086	2549893	2x1dd	me620	2011	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	AME	836	2549883	2wqnm	me620	2011	1:24000
Danforth-Masardis-Peacham association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	DMB	21986	2549845	2x1dp	me621	2011	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	MAC	18825	2549843	2x1cc	me621	2011	1:24000
Danforth and Masardis soils, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	DMC	5402	2549881	2qtk1	me621	2011	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	AME	2482	2549844	2wqnm	me621	2011	1:24000
Masardis-Sheepscot complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MSB	1185	2549841	2x1dd	me621	2011	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	MMC	10462	1908961	2x1cc	me622	2007	1:24000
Danforth-Masardis-Peacham association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	DMC	3549	1908978	2x1dp	me622	2007	1:24000
Masardis-Adams complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	MMF	918	1908977	2wqnm	me622	2007	1:24000
Masardis-Sheepscot complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	MPC	220	1909180	2x1dc	me622	2007	1:24000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	23B	1231	280400	9ds5	nh607	2000	1:24000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	23E	1013	280402	9ds7	nh607	2000	1:24000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	23C	921	280401	9ds6	nh607	2000	1:24000
Masardis gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	23A	360	280399	9ds4	nh607	2000	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MASARDIS 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).