Soil Data Explorer - SCHAMBER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SCHAMBER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SCHAMBER, 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 SCHAMBER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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 SCHAMBER 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 SCHAMBER series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the SCHAMBER 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 SCHAMBER 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).

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with SCHAMBER share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the SCHAMBER 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 SCHAMBER 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SCHAMBER, 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. SD-2012-03-15-90 | Potter County - October 1985

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Oahe-Durrstein association (Soil Survey of Potter County, SD; 1985).

2. SD-2012-03-16-04 | Ziebach County - March 1990

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Samsil-Pierre association (Soil Survey of Ziebach County, SD; 1990).

Map Units

Map units containing SCHAMBER 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
Schamber-Stoneham complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes	40	4541	94330	354x	co017	1985	1:24000
Schamber-Razor complex, 8 to 50 percent slopes	82	18148	95447	369y	co625	1975	1:24000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes	76	5967	496516	jnnn	co627	1980	1:24000
Otero-Schamber complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	1712	1312	1152331	17p2z	ks055	1962	1:24000
Otero-Schamber complex, warm, 5 to 20 percent slopes	1712	1295	1380669	2y7zf	ks067	1965	1:24000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 25 percent slopes	1820	1364	1380601	1hbmj	ks069	1965	1:24000
Otero-Schamber complex, warm, 5 to 20 percent slopes	1712	2313	1380626	2y7zf	ks081	1965	1:24000
Otero-Schamber complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	1712	947	1152390	17p4w	ks083	1966	1:24000
Otero-Schamber complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	1712	5126	1152275	17p15	ks093	1961	1:24000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 25 percent slopes	1820	1405	1152284	17p1g	ks093	1961	1:24000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 25 percent slopes	1820	1105	1152045	17nsr	ks101	1966	1:24000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 25 percent slopes	1820	3342	1150545	17m7c	ks109	1962	1:24000
Otero-Schamber complex, warm, 5 to 20 percent slopes	1712	19891	1382631	2y7zf	ks175	1963	1:24000
Schamber gravelly loam, warm, 5 to 25 percent slopes	1820	2022	1382639	2y7zj	ks175	1963	1:24000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 25 percent slopes	1820	1132	1150466	17m4t	ks193	1978	1:24000
Schamber soils, 3 to 30 percent slopes	5254	2443	358165	d0pq	ne045	1973	1:20000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	5252	767	357734	d07t	ne103	1977	1:20000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 30 percent slopes	5253	2832	358023	d0k4	ne165	1993	1:20000
Schamber loam, 6 to 25 percent slopes	SeE	4045	353236	cvkq	sd019	1970	1:24000
Nihill-Schamber gravelly loams, moist, 6 to 30 percent slopes	P268E	53	2668887	2rvfc	sd019	1970	1:24000
Schamber-Sansarc complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	SwF	11393	354241	2zk3x	sd041	1972	1:24000
Schamber gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes	SdC	2671	354240	cwm3	sd041	1972	1:24000
Schamber-Eckley complex, 9 to 40 percent slopes	SmE	5541	355153	cxkk	sd047	1980	1:24000
Schamber-Eckley complex, 9 to 40 percent slopes	P454E	947	2733156	2rxvc	sd047	1980	1:24000
Schamber-Samsil complex, 6 to 60 percent slopes	StF	28977	354162	cwjl	sd055	1992	1:24000
Schamber-Orton complex	Sf	6906	353332	cvnt	sd065	1970	1:20000
Nihill-Schamber gravelly loams, moist, 6 to 30 percent slopes	P268E	1603	2733284	2rvfc	sd081	2007	1:24000
Schamber gravelly loam, 6 to 25 percent slopes	641D	96	1900525	21sn8	sd081	2007	1:24000
Schamber loam, 6 to 40 percent slopes	ShE	3155	355622	cy1p	sd085	1984	1:20000
Sansarc-Opal-Schamber complex, 6 to 30 percent slopes	SoE	3096	2615643	2rmj5	sd085	1984	1:20000
Sansarc-Schamber complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	SeE	586	355621	2wfq9	sd085	1984	1:20000
Sansarc-Schamber complex, 9 to 35 percent slopes	SnE	26727	353438	2wfq9	sd095	1971	1:20000
Schamber-Sansarc complex, 6 to 40 percent slopes	SwF	9938	353445	2zk3x	sd095	1971	1:20000
Schamber-Murdo gravelly loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	SvE	7208	353444	cvsf	sd095	1971	1:20000
Murdo-Schamber gravelly loams, 9 to 15 percent slopes	MuD	4680	353405	cvr5	sd095	1971	1:20000
Delmont-Schamber complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	DsD	1742	355321	cxqz	sd107	1983	1:20000
Java-Schamber complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	JmE	1533	355343	cxrp	sd107	1983	1:20000
Schamber gravelly loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes	ScF	882	355373	cxsn	sd107	1983	1:20000
Schamber gravelly loam, 9 to 40 percent slopes	ShE	7097	353515	cvvq	sd117	1977	1:24000
Schamber-Murdo complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	SmE	5784	353517	2xfy6	sd117	1977	1:24000
Schamber-Murdo complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	SmD	4491	353516	cvvr	sd117	1977	1:24000
Schamber-Dix complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	Gr	1002	352992	cv9v	sd121	1967	1:31680
Schamber-Murdo complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	SmE	5225	354447	2xfy6	sd123	1975	1:20000
Schamber-Samsil complex, 9 to 40 percent slopes	ShE	6524	355890	cybb	sd137	1985	1:24000
Schamber loam, 9 to 30 percent slopes	ScE	3633	355545	cxz6	sd603	1983	1:20000
Sully-Schamber complex, 9 to 25 percent slopes	SsE	2021	355549	cxzb	sd603	1983	1:20000
Orton-Schamber loams, 9 to 25 percent slopes	OwE	1495	355536	cxyx	sd603	1983	1:20000
Schamber-Samsil complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	StE	9866	2580977	cykl	sd606	2011	1:24000
Schamber-Sawdust, warm-Rock outcrop complex, 40 to 80 percent slopes	P456G	303	2745665	2rxvd	sd607	2011	1:24000
Schamber-Tullock complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	187	2749	349687	cqw7	wy027	1993	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SCHAMBER 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).