Soil Data Explorer - MERLIN

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MERLIN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MERLIN, 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 MERLIN 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
21	09N0240	S2008OR681006	Merlin	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.5259209,-121.3262253

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MERLIN 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 MERLIN series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MERLIN 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the MERLIN 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 2024-10-23).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MERLIN share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MERLIN 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the MERLIN 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 2024-10-23).

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 MERLIN, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing MERLIN 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
Demasters-Merlin-Demasters deep families association, 1 to 20 percent slopes.	147	13980	470465	hsk9	ca703	1983	1:24000
Manila-Merlin-Mascamp families association, 10 to 35 percent slopes.	212	6871	470527	hsm9	ca703	1983	1:24000
Manila-Merlin-Mascamp families association, 35 to 60 percent slopes.	213	4350	470528	hsmb	ca703	1983	1:24000
Anatone-Merlin families-Rock outcrop association, 40 to 90 percent slopes.	113	1450	470433	hsj8	ca703	1983	1:24000
Merlin family, 1 to 10 percent slopes.	214	780	470529	hsmc	ca703	1983	1:24000
Merlin-Wenzel families-Rock outcrop, volcanic association, 5 to 60 percent slopes.	137	10622	471553	htpd	ca763	1984	1:24000
Toeja-Merlin families-Rock outcrop, volcanic complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes.	177	5104	471593	htqp	ca763	1984	1:24000
Toeja-Merlin families complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes.	176	2089	471592	htqn	ca763	1984	1:24000
Merlin-Lostvalley-Chayson complex, 1 to 12 percent slopes	101	19453	485891	j9lx	id675	1992	1:24000
Chayson-Merlin complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	36	9238	486180	j9x7	id675	1992	1:24000
Merlin-Observation complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	199m	14796	3426118	2mqp	or618		1:24000
Polkbutte-Merlin-Observation complex, 15 to 50 percent north slopes	730	10721	3432190	2mkt	or618		1:24000
Observation-Merlin-Erakatak complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	Q570	9450	3434660	2mlw	or618		1:24000
Ateron-Merlin, rubbly complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	X810	6659	3437584	2mp9	or618		1:24000
Hankins-Merlin complex, 0 to 35 percent slopes	B500	6343	3434743	2mst	or618		1:24000
Polkbutte-Merlin-Observation complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	Q730	4737	3432094	2mlv	or618		1:24000
Teguro-Merlin complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes	BL179	2997	3434971	2rchc	or618		1:24000
Merlin-Choptie complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	229	2853	3434976	21ykl	or618		1:24000
Powellbutte-Merlin complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	BL25	2328	3437502	1l9v6	or618		1:24000
Merlin-Ateron-Rubble land complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	196m	2306	3426128	2mqn	or618		1:24000
Merlin-Ateron complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	195m	1720	3426095	2mqm	or618		1:24000
Anatone-Merlin-Polkbutte complex, 15 to 60 percent north slopes	165	1383	3437465	tgc3	or618		1:24000
Merlin-Teguro complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	202m	1269	3434997	2mqq	or618		1:24000
Skullhollow-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	343m	1194	3435020	2msv	or618		1:24000
Choptie-Merlin complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	X830	1166	3435017	2mpc	or618		1:24000
Erakatak-Merlin complex, 20 to 50 percent south slopes	166	1143	3426105	tgc2	or618		1:24000
Merlin very stony loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes	193m	405	3434843	2mqk	or618		1:24000
Maucrak-Merlin complex, 0 to 40 percent south slopes	176	382	3426185	wg1d	or618		1:24000
Merlin-Teguro complex, very stony, 2 to 20 percent slopes	203m	206	3434728	2mqr	or618		1:24000
Erakatak-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	293m	100	3434731	2mrl	or618		1:24000
Observation-Erakatak-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	242	17	3426397	nk6y	or618		1:24000
Merlin-Bocker complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	208C	3	3426156	vyl6	or618		1:24000
Merlin-Observation complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	4403AO	285	3385428	2mqp	or626	2018	1:24000
Vitale-Merlin-Doyn complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	4405AO	273	3385429	jgpd	or626	2018	1:24000
Merlin very stony loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes	4402AO	257	3385427	2mqk	or626	2018	1:24000
Observation-Erakatak-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	4340NO	108	3385424	nk6y	or626	2018	1:24000
Merlin-Canest-Zumwalt complex, MLRA 9, 2 to 20 percent slopes	230C	24793	3426039	2ljjd	or627		1:24000
Canest-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	211C	5517	3425016	vyl7	or627		1:24000
Merlin-Bocker complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	208C	4753	3425152	vyl6	or627		1:24000
Ateron-Merlin-Bocker complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	240C	3180	3426306	2qczg	or627		1:24000
Bocker-Merlin complex, 10 to 35 percent north slopes	232D	2710	3426330	2m79f	or627		1:24000
Observation-Erakatak-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	242	2011	3426393	nk6y	or627		1:24000
Bingville-Merlin complex, claypan, 5 to 35 percent south slopes	182C	575	3425021	2dv3j	or627		1:24000
Polkbutte-Merlin-Observation complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	Q730	374	3432101	2mlv	or627		1:24000
Maucrak-Merlin complex, 0 to 40 percent south slopes	176	45	3425189	wg1d	or627		1:24000
Merlin-Observation complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	199	49628	490577	jgh2	or628	1997	1:24000
Vitale-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	343	34148	490772	jgpc	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin very stony loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes	193	30091	490571	jggw	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Ateron-Rubble land complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	196	27278	490574	jggz	or628	1997	1:24000
Vitale-Merlin-Doyn complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	344	23952	490773	jgpd	or628	1997	1:24000
Doyn-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	81	23122	490957	jgwb	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Teguro complex, very stony, 2 to 20 percent slopes	203	19470	490587	jghd	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Rubble land complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	201	16594	490584	jgh9	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Teguro complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	202	12290	490586	jghc	or628	1997	1:24000
Erakatak-Merlin-Westbutte complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes	99	11732	490980	jgx2	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	194	8955	490572	jggx	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Ateron-Ticino complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	197	8597	490575	jgh0	or628	1997	1:24000
Royst-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	293	8094	490710	jgmc	or628	1997	1:24000
Observation-Royst-Merlin complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	242	8024	490639	jgk2	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Observation complex, 20 to 40 percent north slopes	200	6310	490582	jgh7	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Ateron complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	195	4991	490573	jggy	or628	1997	1:24000
Ticino-Merlin complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes	328	3622	490753	jgnr	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin-Erakatak-Teguro complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	198	2299	490576	jgh1	or628	1997	1:24000
Nuss-Merlin complex, 20 to 40 percent north slopes	238	1911	490632	jgjv	or628	1997	1:24000
Boulder Lake-Merlin complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	43	1370	490841	jgrl	or628	1997	1:24000
Merlin extremely stony loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes	129B	1824	469595	hrn7	or632	1989	1:20000
Merlin extremely stony loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	444	276	1689948	1tqjg	or635	2006	1:24000
Merlin extremely stony loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	161C	6654	488979	jdtj	or636	1991	1:24000
Merlin-Yancy association, gently sloping	57B	33994	488800	jdmr	or640	1977	1:20000
Vitale-Doyn-Merlin complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes	9023	23371	2722268	2sf3b	or645		1:24000
Merlin-Observation complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	9033	4905	2722290	2sf3s	or645		1:24000
Canest-Merlin complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	211C	7325	3421709	vyl7	or677		1:24000
Bingville-Merlin complex, claypan, 5 to 35 percent south slopes	182C	5007	3421745	2dv3j	or677		1:24000
Merlin-Ateron complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	195m	796	3422028	2mqm	or677		1:24000
Erakatak-Merlin complex, 20 to 50 percent south slopes	166	700	3424456	tgc2	or677		1:24000
Merlin-Observation complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	199m	499	3424523	2mqp	or677		1:24000
Merlin-Ateron-Rubble land complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	196m	325	3424615	2mqn	or677		1:24000
Merlin-Bocker complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	208C	156	3424743	vyl6	or677		1:24000
Maucrak-Merlin complex, 0 to 40 percent south slopes	176	24	3424865	wg1d	or677		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MERLIN 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 2024-10-30).