Soil Data Explorer - SUNBURG

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SUNBURG soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SUNBURG, 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 SUNBURG 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
102A	UMN2790	S1900MN0672790	Sunburg	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.3799019,-95.1964035
102A	UMN2581	S1978MN067100 (2581)	Sunburg	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.3796806,-95.196312
102A	UMN2648	S1978MN067125 (2648)	Sunburg	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1746902,-95.1612473
102A	UMN2791	S1978MN067149	Sunburg	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1827507,-95.0731964
103	85P0581	84IA0810021	Sunburg	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.25,-93.6999969
103	85P0582	84IA0810022	Sunburg	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.25,-93.6999969
103	86P0361	85IA0810033	Sunburg	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.2166672,-93.7833328
103	UMN2650	S1978MN067126(2650)	Sunburg	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.2018585,-94.9619446
103	UMN3328	S1980MN067108(3328)	Sunburg	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.0879898,-94.8005981
103	UMN3329	S1980MN067109(3329)	Sunburg	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.2017212,-94.9620361

Water Balance

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SUNBURG, 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-2011-05-31-38 | Hancock, County - 1989

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Canisteo-Nicollet-Clarion association (Soil Survey of Hancock County, Iowa; 1989).

Map Units

Map units containing SUNBURG 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
Clarion-Sunburg complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded	641D2	1814	406578	fn2f	ia081	1987	1:15840
Clarion-Sunburg complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes, moderately eroded	641C2	1038	406577	fn2d	ia081	1987	1:15840
Sunburg sandy loam, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded	640D2	764	406573	fn28	ia081	1987	1:15840
Clarion-Sunburg complex, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	641E2	671	406579	fn2g	ia081	1987	1:15840
Sunburg sandy loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, moderately eroded	640C2	570	406572	fn27	ia081	1987	1:15840
Clarion-Sunburg complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	641B	376	406576	fn2c	ia081	1987	1:15840
Sunburg sandy loam, 14 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	640E2	310	406574	fn29	ia081	1987	1:15840
Sunburg-Salida complex, 9 to 14 percent slopes, moderately eroded	642D2	223	406580	fn2h	ia081	1987	1:15840
Sunburg sandy loam, 18 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded	640F2	205	406575	fn2b	ia081	1987	1:15840
Wadenill-Sunburg complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L337B	29916	2536632	2n7zx	mn067	1983	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L356C2	14513	2536643	2n7zy	mn067	1983	1:20000
Wadenill-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L340B	3689	2536634	2n802	mn067	1983	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L357C2	3246	2536646	2n801	mn067	1983	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L356D2	3161	2536644	2n7zz	mn067	1983	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L355C2	2919	2536640	2n7zw	mn067	1983	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L357B	2824	2536645	2n800	mn067	1983	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L315C2	2704	2510836	2n803	mn067	1983	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L355D2	2042	2536641	2n7zh	mn067	1983	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	833C	1365	398724	fcx2	mn067	1983	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L357D2	1297	2536647	2n7zk	mn067	1983	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill-Hawick complex, 18 to 35 percent slopes	L315E	968	2510838	2n804	mn067	1983	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L355B	858	2536639	2n7zv	mn067	1983	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes	L355E	806	2536642	2n7zj	mn067	1983	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill-Hawick complex, 18 to 35 percent slopes	833E	769	398726	fcx4	mn067	1983	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes	833D	748	398725	fcx3	mn067	1983	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L315D2	679	2510837	2n80f	mn067	1983	1:20000
Wadenill-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	833B	286	398723	fcx1	mn067	1983	1:20000
Wadenill-Sunburg complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L337B	5020	2536667	2n7zx	mn093	1996	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L356C2	3736	2536678	2n7zy	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L357D2	2657	2536682	2n7zk	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes	L355E	1821	2536677	2n7zj	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L355C2	1099	2536675	2n7zw	mn093	1996	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L356D2	784	2536679	2n7zz	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L355D2	680	2536676	2n7zh	mn093	1996	1:20000
Wadenill-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L340B	575	2536669	2n802	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L355B	559	2536674	2n7zv	mn093	1996	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	805C2	379	436424	gn46	mn093	1996	1:20000
Wadenill-Sunburg complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	1391B	311	436233	gmy1	mn093	1996	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L315C2	260	2536653	2n803	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	804D2	230	436420	gn42	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes	804E	125	436421	gn43	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	804C2	70	436419	gn41	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	804B	43	436418	gn40	mn093	1996	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	805D2	42	436425	gn47	mn093	1996	1:20000
Sunburg-Wadenill-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L315D2	33	2536654	2n80f	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L357C2	19	2536681	2n801	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L357B	1	2536680	2n800	mn093	1996	1:20000
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L357D2	1705	2536718	2n7zk	mn145	1980	1:15840
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L355D2	486	2536712	2n7zh	mn145	1980	1:15840
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes	L355E	475	2536713	2n7zj	mn145	1980	1:15840
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L355B	301	2536710	2n7zv	mn145	1980	1:15840
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L355C2	211	2536711	2n7zw	mn145	1980	1:15840
Wadenill-Sunburg complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L337B	63	2536706	2n7zx	mn145	1980	1:15840
Sunburg-Wadenill complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L356D2	44	2536715	2n7zz	mn145	1980	1:15840
Sunburg-Wadenill complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L356C2	13	2536714	2n7zy	mn145	1980	1:15840
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L357C2	5	2536717	2n801	mn145	1980	1:15840
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L357B	2	2536716	2n800	mn145	1980	1:15840
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L357D2	427	2527623	2n7zk	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes	L355E	267	2536738	2n7zj	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L355C2	251	2536736	2n7zw	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	L355D2	218	2536737	2n7zh	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L355B	172	2536735	2n7zv	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	804D2	29	433792	gkd9	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	804B	18	433794	gkdc	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 18 to 40 percent slopes	804E	11	433791	gkd8	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg-Hawick complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	804C2	10	433793	gkdb	mn171	1998	1:12000
Koronis-Sunburg complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	807D2	9	433788	gkd5	mn171	1998	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SUNBURG 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).