Soil Data Explorer - MONSON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MONSON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MONSON, 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 MONSON 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	08N0111	S07ME003001.Monson	Monson	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.6984167,-69.8709167
143	08N0114	S07ME003004.Lyman	Monson	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.2083893,-69.1249695
143	08N0115	S07ME003005.Monson	Monson	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.9333694,-69.2858389
143	08N0121	S07ME021002.Monson	Monson	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.0613,-69.5646

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MONSON 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 MONSON 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 MONSON 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MONSON, 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-2010-09-03-02 | Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County - 2003

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

Map Units

Map units containing MONSON 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
Monson-Elliottsville-Telos complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	MVC	6827	285028	2w3z2	me610	1992	1:20000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	EME	5341	285005	2w3y0	me610	1992	1:20000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	EMC	4315	285004	2w3xz	me610	1992	1:20000
Telos-Monarda-Monson association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	TMB	4044	285062	2t0jp	me610	1992	1:20000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	EXC	18622	744558	szs0	me612	2016	1:24000
Monarda-Monson-Telos association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	MMB	18403	746077	t1c0	me612	2016	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Abram complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	MVD	9540	746067	t1bp	me612	2016	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	EmB	3864	1483060	1ls7n	me612	2016	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	EvB	2381	2482005	2p9qp	me612	2016	1:24000
Monson-Chesuncook-Telos association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	MCB	1867	1483106	1ls94	me612	2016	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Abram complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	EaB	1685	1482287	1lrfq	me612	2016	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	MeC	1370	2482004	2p9qn	me612	2016	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	EmC	1283	1483059	1ls7m	me612	2016	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Abram complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, rocky	MeD	669	2752436	2syns	me612	2016	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Abram complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	EaC	593	1483062	1ls7q	me612	2016	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson-Abram complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes, rocky	MVE	494	746068	t1bq	me612	2016	1:24000
Telos-Monarda-Monson association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	TNB	28404	285369	2t0jp	me615	1994	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Knob Lock complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	MYD	25733	285345	2w3y4	me615	1994	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Knob Lock complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky	MYE	6613	285346	2w3y5	me615	1994	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	EMD	4850	285327	2w3y0	me615	1994	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	EMC	4691	285326	2w3xz	me615	1994	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	EMC	990	285567	2w3xz	me617	2004	1:24000
Telos-Monarda-Monson association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	TMB	100857	285694	2t0jp	me619	2005	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	EMC	66586	285707	2w3xz	me619	2005	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Knob Lock complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky	MVE	51926	285715	2w3y5	me619	2005	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	EMD	48324	285708	2w3y0	me619	2005	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Knob Lock complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	MVC	38523	285714	2w3y4	me619	2005	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, rocky	EME	5954	285709	2w3yx	me619	2005	1:24000
Telos-Monarda-Monson association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	TRB	289118	2549919	2t0jp	me620	2011	1:24000
Ragmuff-Monson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	RMC	57344	2549924	2w3y2	me620	2011	1:24000
Monson-Ragmuff-Knob Lock complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky	MRC	50049	2549926	2w3y3	me620	2011	1:24000
Monson-Knob Lock-Elliottsville complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky	MKE	40189	2549927	2t0k2	me620	2011	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rocky	MEE	24052	2549925	2w3y1	me620	2011	1:24000
Ragmuff-Winnecook-Monson association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky	RWC	5006	2549952	2r0v9	me620	2011	1:24000
Danforth-Monson association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	DME	1305	2549899	2x1dr	me620	2011	1:24000
Telos-Monarda-Monson association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	TRB	209038	2549858	2t0jp	me621	2011	1:24000
Ragmuff-Monson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	RMC	110138	2549864	2w3y2	me621	2011	1:24000
Ragmuff-Winnecook-Monson association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky	RWC	63468	2549877	2qtkz	me621	2011	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rocky	MEE	45732	2549865	2w3y1	me621	2011	1:24000
Monson-Ragmuff-Knob Lock complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky	MRC	17447	2549866	2w3y3	me621	2011	1:24000
Monson-Knob Lock-Elliottsville complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky	MKE	9438	2549867	2t0k2	me621	2011	1:24000
Danforth-Monson association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	DME	2116	2549850	2x1dr	me621	2011	1:24000
Telos-Monarda-Monson association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	TNB	27963	1909294	2t0jp	me622	2007	1:24000
Elliottsville-Knob Lock-Monson complex, 3 to 25 percent slopes, very rocky	EKC	6994	1909304	2w3yw	me622	2007	1:24000
Elliottsville-Monson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	EMC	3702	1909301	2w3xz	me622	2007	1:24000
Monson-Elliottsville-Knob Lock complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky	MXF	3553	1909305	2w3y5	me622	2007	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MONSON 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).