Soil Data Explorer - MOCHO

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MOCHO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MOCHO, 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 MOCHO were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MOCHO 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 MOCHO 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 MOCHO 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 MOCHO 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 MOCHO 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 MOCHO 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 MOCHO 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 hills figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MOCHO, 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 MOCHO 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
Mocho variant loam	180	1455	459583	hf78	ca033	1985	1:24000
Mocho silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	MoA	13220	455668	2tyz2	ca053	1972	1:24000
Mocho silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	MnA	12890	2833429	2tyyr	ca053	1972	1:24000
Mocho silty clay loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MoC	3880	455669	h950	ca053	1972	1:24000
Mocho loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	MpA	1382	2833418	2tyyt	ca069	1965	1:20000
Mocho loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes, MLRA 14	MpC	1023	2833426	2tyz0	ca069	1965	1:20000
Mocho sandy loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MoC	568	456236	h9r9	ca069	1965	1:20000
Mocho gravelly loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MrB	347	456239	h9rd	ca069	1965	1:20000
Mocho clay loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes, MLRA 14	MsC	265	2833414	2tyyp	ca069	1965	1:20000
Mocho sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	MoA	158	456235	2tyyw	ca069	1965	1:20000
Salinas clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	SbAmo	153	849248	xhq3	ca069	1965	1:20000
Mocho silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	155	417	455931	2tyyr	ca087	1976	1:24000
Mocho variant fine sandy loam	176	1845	457148	hbpq	ca664	1977	1:24000
Mocho fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	173	1210	457145	2tyyq	ca664	1977	1:24000
Mocho silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	175	1200	457147	2tyz2	ca664	1977	1:24000
Mocho loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	174	820	2833419	2tyyt	ca664	1977	1:24000
Mocho clay loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes, MLRA 14	174	4545	2833415	2tyyp	ca665	1977	1:24000
Mocho clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	173	1960	2833405	2tyyy	ca665	1977	1:24000
Mocho silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	Mx	4323	457446	2tyz2	ca672	1966	1:20000
Mocho loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	Mv	3243	2833420	2tyyt	ca672	1966	1:20000
Mocho fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, MLRA 14	Mu	2281	457443	2tyyq	ca672	1966	1:20000
Mocho sandy loam, sandy substratum, overflow	Mt	1097	457442	hc06	ca672	1966	1:20000
Mocho sandy loam, overflow	Mr	605	457440	hc04	ca672	1966	1:20000
Mocho sandy loam, sandy substratum	Ms	572	457441	hc05	ca672	1966	1:20000
Mocho loam, overflow	Mw	408	457445	hc09	ca672	1966	1:20000
Mocho loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	MoA	13492	2833421	2tyyv	ca674	1968	1:24000
Mocho loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	MoC	7587	2833427	2tyz1	ca674	1968	1:24000
Mocho gravelly loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MrC	3446	457739	hc9s	ca674	1968	1:24000
Mocho clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	MsA	3069	2833407	2tyyz	ca674	1968	1:24000
Mocho clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	MsB	1294	457741	hc9v	ca674	1968	1:24000
Mocho loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MpC	669	457867	hcfx	ca675	1968	1:24000
Mocho loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MpA	344	457866	hcfw	ca675	1968	1:24000
Mocho sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MoA	281	457865	hcfv	ca675	1968	1:24000
Mocho-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	123	13490	456025	h9jh	ca676	1975	1:24000
Mocho-Urban land complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	124	510	456026	h9jj	ca676	1975	1:24000
Mocho-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	520	15	735087	snxh	ca676	1975	1:24000
Mocho loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	166	12375	2833422	2tyyv	ca678	1974	1:24000
Mocho loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	167	2415	2833428	2tyz1	ca678	1974	1:24000
Mocho sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	165	1090	458066	2tyyx	ca678	1974	1:24000
Mocho clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	MsAvt		3003617	2tyyz	ca692	2001	1:24000
Mocho loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	MoCvt		3003616	2tyz1	ca692	2001	1:24000
Mocho-Urban land complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	124sf	145	2670249	h9jj	ca696	2016	1:24000
Mocho loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes	167oc	115	2911783	hcnd	ca696	2016	1:24000
Mocho-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	123sf	108	2670248	h9jh	ca696	2016	1:24000
Mocho loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, warm MAAT, MLRA 19	166oc	5	2911738	2tyyv	ca696	2016	1:24000
Mocho clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	173pr	7	1412874	1jf6l	ca772	1981	1:24000
Mocho loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MpA	4	779884	v5jk	ca776	1981	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MOCHO 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).