Soil Data Explorer - NORDNESS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NORDNESS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NORDNESS, 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 NORDNESS 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
105	X49-499-1	S1982IA097003	Nordness	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.0990696,-90.3066746
105	X3-499E-1	S1985IA005002	Nordness	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.3084838,-91.4359862
115B	95P0182	93IL181024E	Nordness	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5556219,-89.4370172

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the NORDNESS 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 NORDNESS 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 NORDNESS 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 NORDNESS 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 mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with NORDNESS 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 NORDNESS 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 NORDNESS 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 mountains figure.

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 NORDNESS, 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. IA-2010-09-02-02 | Allalmakee County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Fayette-Nordness-Dubuque association (Soil Survey of Allamakee County, Iowa; 1998).

2. IA-2010-09-09-26 | Winneshiek County - 2007

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Fayette-Lacrescent-Village association (Soil Survey of Winneshiek County, Iowa; 2007).

3. IA-2011-05-31-02 | Allamakee County - 1958

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Fayette-Nordness-Dubuque association (Soil Survey of Allamakee County, Iowa; 1958).

4. IA-2011-05-31-16 | Delaware County - 1986

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Fayette-Nordness-Rock outcrop association (Soil Survey of Delaware County, Iowa; 1986).

5. IA-2011-05-31-19 | Dubuque County - 1986

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Fayette-Nordness association (Soil Survey of Dubuque County, Iowa; 1986).

6. IA-2011-05-31-20 | Dubuque County - 1986

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Fayette-Rozetta-Eleroy association (Soil Survey of Dubuque County, Iowa; 1986).

7. IA-2011-05-31-24 | Dubuque County - 1986

   A cross section of a typical pattern of soils and underlying material in a landscape controlled by limestone and shale (Soil Survey of Dubuque County, Iowa; 1986).

8. IA-2011-05-31-50 | Jackson County - 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Fayette-Nordness-Rock outcrop association (Soil Survey of Jackson County, Iowa; 1992).

9. IA-2011-05-31-51 | Jackson County - 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Downs-Fayette association (Soil Survey of Jackson County, Iowa; 1992).

10. IA-2011-05-31-52 | Jackson County - 1992

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Rozetta-Derinda-Fayette association (Soil Survey of Jackson County, Iowa; 1992).

11. IA-2011-05-31-54 | Jackson County - 1992

    A cross section indicating the major kinds of parent material in Jackson County (Soil Survey of Jackson County, Iowa; 1992).

12. IA-2011-06-01-03 | Jones County - 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Fayette-Nordness-Rock outcrop association (Soil Survey of Jones County, Iowa; 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing NORDNESS 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
Nordness silt loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes	499G	8699	402465	fhsr	ia005	1992	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 18 to 25 percent slopes	499F	4686	402464	fhsq	ia005	1992	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes	499E	2930	402462	fhsn	ia005	1992	1:15840
Nordness-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	478G	1118	402444	fhs2	ia005	1992	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes	499D	885	402460	fhsl	ia005	1992	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded	499D2	706	402461	fhsm	ia005	1992	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	499E2	653	402463	fhsp	ia005	1992	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	499C	412	402458	fhsj	ia005	1992	1:15840
Nordness loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	704	403245	fjlx	ia019	1978	1:15840
Nordness loam, 14 to 30 percent slopes	499F	504	403246	fjly	ia019	1978	1:15840
Nordness loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	499B	388	403244	fjlw	ia019	1978	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	5	2479316	2p6xy	ia037	1989	1:15840
Rock outcrop-Nordness complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	478G	37511	404267	fknw	ia043	1979	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 25 percent slopes	499F	29437	404284	fkpf	ia043	1979	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	2505	404283	fkpd	ia043	1979	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	499B	531	404282	fkpc	ia043	1979	1:15840
Rock outcrop-Nordness complex, 18 to 60 percent slopes	478G	3510	404434	fkv8	ia045	1978	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 25 percent slopes	499F	2068	404436	fkvb	ia045	1978	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	501	404435	fkv9	ia045	1978	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	6625	405060	flhg	ia055	1984	1:15840
Nordness-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	478G	4556	405054	flh8	ia055	1984	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 25 percent slopes	499F	3682	405061	flhh	ia055	1984	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	499B	496	405059	flhf	ia055	1984	1:15840
Nordness-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	478G	838	405251	flpm	ia057	1980	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 25 percent slopes	499F	504	405253	flpp	ia057	1980	1:15840
Nordness-Rock outcrop complex, 18 to 60 percent slopes	478G	21283	405434	flwj	ia061	1983	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 18 to 35 percent slopes	499F	15334	405453	flx4	ia061	1983	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 9 to 18 percent slopes	499D	5808	405452	flx3	ia061	1983	1:15840
Rock outcrop-Nordness complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	478G	15441	405781	fm7q	ia065	1975	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 25 percent slopes	499F	2731	405794	fm84	ia065	1975	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	1018	405793	fm83	ia065	1975	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	499B	525	405792	fm82	ia065	1975	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 25 percent slopes	499F	1811	406866	fncq	ia087	1982	1:15840
Nordness-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	478G	1474	406863	2wbdm	ia087	1982	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes	499D	259	406865	fncp	ia087	1982	1:15840
Nordness-Rock outcrop complex, 18 to 60 percent slopes	478G	27394	407514	fp1m	ia097	1988	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 35 percent slopes	499F	26282	407530	fp24	ia097	1988	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	3747	407529	fp23	ia097	1988	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes	499G	239	407822	fpck	ia101	1992	1:15840
Nordness-Rock outcrop complex, 18 to 60 percent slopes	478G	6281	408165	fpqm	ia105	1988	1:15840
Nordness loam, 14 to 30 percent slopes	499F	3032	408177	fpr0	ia105	1988	1:15840
Nordness loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	1040	408176	fpqz	ia105	1988	1:15840
Nordness-Eleva complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	999G	807	447261	h0ds	ia107	1998	1:12000
Nordness-Eleva complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes	999F	249	447260	h0dr	ia107	1998	1:12000
Nordness-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	478G	1906	408473	2wbdm	ia111	1976	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 18 to 30 percent slopes	499F	614	408477	fq1p	ia111	1976	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 9 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	499D2	581	408476	fq1n	ia111	1976	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 18 to 40 percent slopes	499G	621	408784	fqcl	ia115	1984	1:15840
Nordness loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	499E	1751	409236	fqv5	ia121	1968	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 18 to 40 percent slopes	499G	164	411015	fspk	ia163	1989	1:15840
Nordness-Bentonsport complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	699G	1524	413153	fvxj	ia177	1994	1:12000
Nordness-Munterville complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	599G	795	413142	fvx5	ia177	1994	1:12000
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 25 percent slopes	499F	671	412059	fts7	ia183	1983	1:15840
Nordness silt loam, 14 to 40 percent slopes	499G	6314	1401624	1j1hp	ia191	2005	1:12000
Nordness silt loam, 5 to 14 percent slopes	499D	1946	450998	h49b	ia191	2005	1:12000
Nordness silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	N502C	173	2372360	2kmmr	mn045	2008	1:12000
Nordness silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N502B	89	2372358	2kmmp	mn045	2008	1:12000
Nordness variant loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	633B	696	400476	ffql	mn099	1986	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NORDNESS 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).