Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
6484P024783NE013001SARBEN7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.2383347,-103.4255524
6440A2165S1976NE013043Sarben5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.2219429,-103.4250031
67A84P034583NE007024SARBEN5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties41.6833344,-103.8044434

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SARBEN 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.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the SARBEN series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the SARBEN series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the SARBEN 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 .

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with SARBEN share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the SARBEN series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the SARBEN 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 .

There are insufficient data to create the 2D hillslope position figure.

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

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 SARBEN, 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 .

Block Diagrams

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  1. NE-2012-02-08-03 | Banner County - October 1994

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Otero-Bayard-Sarben association (Soil Survey of Banner County, Nebraska; October 1994).

  2. NE-2012-02-08-04 | Banner County - October 1994

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Tripp-Alice association (Soil Survey of Banner County, Nebraska; October 1994).

  3. NE-2012-02-13-25 | Hayes County - August 1982

    The relationship of soils to topography and parent material in the Sarben-McMash-Jayem association (Soil Survey of Hayes County, Nebraska; August 1982).

  4. NE-2012-02-13-40 | Keith County - November 1995

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Sarben-Vetal association (Soil Survey of Keith County, Nebraska; November 1995).

  5. NE-2012-02-13-41 | Keith County - November 1995

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Sully-Dix-Tassel association (Soil Survey of Keith County, Nebraska; November 1995).

  6. NE-2012-02-13-59 | Morrill County - August 1985

    Pattern of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Valent-Sarben-Otero association (Soil Survey of Morrill County, Nebraska; August 1985).

  7. NE-2012-02-13-60 | Morrill County - August 1985

    A generalized cross section of Morrill County that shows the relationship of parent material, soil associations, and elevation (Soil Survey of Morrill County, Nebraska; August 1985).

  8. NE-2012-02-14-02 | Sioux County - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Busher-Tassel-Jayem association (Soil Survey of Sioux County, Nebraska; 1998).

  9. NE-2012-02-14-05 | Sioux County - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Valent association (Soil Survey of Sioux County, Nebraska; 1998).

Map Units

Map units containing SARBEN 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
Sarben loamy sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes1798505114957817l75ks02319871:24000
Sarben loamy sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes1797472114957717l74ks02319871:24000
Sarben loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes17963114957617l73ks02319871:24000
Sarben loamy sand, 9 to 30 percent slopes17992114957917l76ks02319871:24000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 9 percent slopes6105770816925061tt5zne00719881:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes6102675716925051tt5yne00719881:20000
Sarben very fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes60101622281522dskwne00719881:20000
Sarben-Busher loamy very fine sands, 3 to 9 percent slopes601513965357825d0brne01319801:20000
Sarben-Busher loamy very fine sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes601413765357824d0bqne01319801:20000
Sarben-Busher complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes60135533221746030wnjne01319801:20000
Sarben-Busher complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes60122477221745930wnhne01319801:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes6104174116990592wz8xne02919801:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes6106123416990602wz9tne02919801:20000
Sarben loamy sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes1797522195032dhkwne02919801:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 9 percent slopes6105522196902dhrxne03319891:20000
Sarben and Vetal loamy very fine sands, 9 to 30 percent slopes60907005358164d0ppne04519731:20000
Sarben fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes60912493358161d0plne04519731:20000
Sarben fine sandy loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes60922066358162d0pmne04519731:20000
Sarben fine sandy loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes60931887358163d0pnne04519731:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 9 to 30 percent slopes610914322175442dfjpne04519731:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes6095448716988212wgf7ne04920001:24000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes609467616988202wgf6ne04920001:24000
Sarben loamy sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes17971967316991011v11qne05719951:24000
Sarben loamy sand, 9 to 30 percent slopes1799833816991031v11sne05719951:24000
Sarben loamy sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes1798823416991021v11rne05719951:24000
Sarben loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes1796544216991001v11pne05719951:24000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 20 to 60 percent slopes6103105016994211v1d1ne06319731:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes610671922193522wz9tne06319731:20000
Canyon-Sarben complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes515959416994191v1czne06319731:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 9 percent slopes61057016994221v1d2ne06319731:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes61041922193512wz8xne06319731:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes60961198016987692wgf8ne06919951:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes60951195816987682wgf7ne06919951:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 9 to 20 percent slopes6097933016987702wgf9ne06919951:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes6094237416987672wgf6ne06919951:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes61044652516992602wz8xne08519811:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes61061921116992612wz9tne08519811:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 9 to 20 percent slopes6107465916992621v16xne08519811:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes6102259416992591v16tne08519811:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 20 to 60 percent slopes6103243016992631v16yne08519811:20000
Sarben fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes6110210416992801v17hne08719651:20000
Sarben fine sandy loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes609244916992811v17jne08719651:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, hummocky611134216992881v17rne08719651:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes609533516992831v17lne08719651:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes60961223816989092wgf8ne10119901:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes60951034516989082wgf7ne10119901:20000
Dix-Sulco-Sarben complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes1576934116988821v0tnne10119901:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 9 to 20 percent slopes6097778016989102wgf9ne10119901:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes609488816989072wgf6ne10119901:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes610656122197552wz9tne11119711:24000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes610455122197542wz8xne11119711:24000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 9 to 20 percent slopes610744322197562dhv1ne11119711:24000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes60967922197372wgf8ne11119711:24000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes61026522197532dhtyne11119711:24000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 9 to 20 percent slopes60974122197382wgf9ne11119711:24000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes60951422197362wgf7ne11119711:24000
Sarben very fine sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes6011673916926561ttbtne12319811:20000
Sarben very fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes6010551816926551ttbsne12319811:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 9 percent slopes6105341216926531ttbqne12319811:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 9 to 20 percent slopes6107178616926541ttbrne12319811:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes610239422203842djh9ne12319811:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes60963422203722wgf8ne12319811:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes6095522203712wgf7ne12319811:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes6104686916989852wz8xne13519871:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes6106623516989862wz9tne13519871:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 6 to 9 percent slopes609624222195692dhn0ne13519871:20000
Sarben loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes60958622195682dhmzne13519871:20000
Canyon-Sarben complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes515922022191082dh54ne14519651:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 9 percent slopes610519322276582ds1yne15719651:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 3 to 9 percent slopes610524046358004d0jjne16519931:20000
Sarben loamy very fine sand, 9 to 30 percent slopes61091361358005d0jkne16519931:20000
Sarben-Busher complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes6012108235800630wnhne16519931:20000
Sarben-Busher complex, 3 to 9 percent slopes601359835800730wnjne16519931:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SARBEN 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 .