Soil Data Explorer - PENISTAJA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PENISTAJA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PENISTAJA, 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 PENISTAJA 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
35	99P0495	98NM031001	Penistaja	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.3069458,-107.9124985

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PENISTAJA 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 PENISTAJA 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 PENISTAJA 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 PENISTAJA 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 PENISTAJA 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 PENISTAJA 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 PENISTAJA 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 PENISTAJA, 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. NM-2010-09-13-03 | McKinley County -

   Idealized cross section illustrating soil-geomorphic-geologic relationships of soils on the Zuni Indian Reservation (Soil Survey of McKinley County, New Mexico).

Map Units

Map units containing PENISTAJA 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
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	45	4909	52540	1rnv	az625	1992	1:24000
Padilla-Penistaja-Campanile complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	43	2618	52537	1rnr	az625	1992	1:24000
Penistaja-Begay complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	24	171370	54712	1txx	az714	1985	1:24000
Penistaja family-Betonnie complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	80	188801	57999	2qsxv	az715	2007	1:24000
Begay-Penistaja family complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	12	40027	58056	2qszg	az715	2007	1:24000
Penistaja family-Begay complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	79	7527	1650661	2sfm4	az715	2007	1:24000
Penistaja-Bond association	PG	25399	55675	1vxz	nm600	1973	1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	PFB	17763	55674	1vxy	nm600	1973	1:24000
Penistaja loamy fine sand, 1 to 5 percent slopes	PEB	11130	55673	1vxx	nm600	1973	1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	Pf	36880	1607578	1qytc	nm606	1965	1:24000
Penistaja-Sandstone outcrop association	Po	10301	1607581	1qytg	nm606	1965	1:24000
Penistaja-Berent association	Pn	6599	1607580	1qytf	nm606	1965	1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	Pg	2996	1607579	1qytd	nm606	1965	1:24000
Penistaja-Buckle association, gently sloping	PP	19996	56613	1wx7	nm618	1978	1:63360
Penistaja loam, gently sloping	PO	14590	56612	1wx6	nm618	1978	1:63360
Penistaja-Travessilla association, moderately sloping	PT	447	56614	1wx8	nm618	1978	1:63360
Penistaja-Travessilla association, gently sloping	61	85860	375623	dlvw	nm632	1981	1:63360
Witt-Penistaja association, gently sloping	96	21521	375661	dlx3	nm632	1981	1:63360
Plack-Penistaja association, gently sloping	64	14423	375626	dlvz	nm632	1981	1:63360
Veteado-Penistaja sandy loams, 1 to 5 percent slopes	665	34431	56841	2tjgn	nm648	1982	1:48000
Penistaja-Viuda-Rock outcrop association, 0 to 9 percent slopes	590	19444	56829	2tjgc	nm648	1982	1:48000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	243	14459	56237	1wj3	nm650	1989	1:24000
Penistaja-Hagerman association, 1 to 5 percent slopes	240	14767	56372	1wng	nm656	1987	1:24000
Penistaja-Querencia complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	68	10942	56459	1wr8	nm656	1987	1:24000
Penistaja-Zia complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	207	3665	56350	1wmr	nm656	1987	1:24000
Clovis-Penistaja association, 1 to 10 percent slopes	410	46264	57102	1xf0	nm664	1984	1:24000
Penistaja-Clovis fine sandy loams, 1 to 8 percent slopes	709	36214	57175	1xhc	nm664	1984	1:24000
Penistaja-Clovis fine sands, 1 to 7 percent slopes	717	15487	57177	1xhf	nm664	1984	1:24000
Penistaja, eroded-Palma, thick surface association, 1 to 3 percent slopes	788	12578	57190	1xhv	nm664	1984	1:24000
Palma, thick surface-Penistaja-Palma complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes	718	8457	57178	1xhg	nm664	1984	1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	PjC	859	2770188	2tl9y	nm672		1:24000
Penistaja-Zia complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	PzC	163	2770139	2tl8b	nm672		1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	Pg	80743	1473952	1lgrv	nm674	1965	1:24000
Penistaja loamy fine sand, hummocky, 1 to 8 percent slopes	Ph	14585	1473953	1lgrw	nm674	1965	1:24000
Penistaja-Dean fine sandy loams, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Po	7791	1473956	1lgrz	nm674	1965	1:24000
Penistaja-Dean complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Pn	7283	1473955	1lgry	nm674	1965	1:24000
Penistaja sandy clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	Pm	1489	1473954	1lgrx	nm674	1965	1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Pf	1275	1473951	1lgrt	nm674	1965	1:24000
Truehill-Penistaja family-Rock outcrop complex, 4 to 50 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	TuE	579	2942486	2wl5m	nm678		1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	PjC	385	2934616	2tl9y	nm678		1:24000
Penistaja family-Truehill, very stony complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	PtC	24	2934615	2wl36	nm678		1:24000
Viuda-Penistaja-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	218	111037	56862	1x58	nm682	1985	1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 2 to 10 percent slopes	200	81788	56858	1x54	nm682	1985	1:24000
Bond-Penistaja-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	210	16696	56861	1x57	nm682	1985	1:24000
Penistaja-Oelop association, 0 to 5 percent slopes	645	9269	56952	1x85	nm682	1985	1:24000
Penistaja fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	20	9107	56857	1x53	nm682	1985	1:24000
Penistaja family fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	522	13026	1385451	1hhnz	nm687	2008	1:24000
Penistaja family loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	528	12218	1385445	1hhns	nm687	2008	1:24000
Penistaja family-Truehill complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	526	7463	1385447	1hhnv	nm687	2008	1:24000
Truehill-Penistaja family-Rock outcrop complex, 4 to 50 percent slopes	141	3192	627161	p1m0	nm687	2008	1:24000
Penistaja-Tintero complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	205	130340	3251968	2zgdf	nm692	2001	1:24000
Viuda-Penistaja-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes	215	6983	57230	1xk4	nm692	2001	1:24000
Penistaja-Begay complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	64	13605	2427151	2mgn6	ut642		1:63360

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PENISTAJA 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).