Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the TALMOON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of TALMOON, 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 TALMOON 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
90BUMN1309S1964MN0251309Talmoon3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties45.6769676,-92.9809494
90BUMN1307S1971MN0251307Talmoon3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties45.7030792,-92.9866867

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the TALMOON 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 TALMOON 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 TALMOON 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 TALMOON 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with TALMOON 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 TALMOON series and competing. 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 TALMOON 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 .

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

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

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with TALMOON, 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. MN-2010-09-10-12 | Sherburne County -

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Nebish-Braham-Stonelake association (Soil Survey of Sherburne County, Minnesota).

Map Units

Map units containing TALMOON 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
Talmoon fine sandy loam34612986432905gjgpmn00119961:20000
Talmoon muck, depressional62811040432952gjj6mn00119961:20000
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A193247914307cymn00319721:15840
Ricelake, Alstad, and Talmoon soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC90A03247916307cjmn00319721:15840
Talmoon muck6287394397674fbt6mn00719911:24000
Talmoon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesC128A671914097227s2mn00920071:12000
Talmoon-Alstad-Bluffton, frequently ponded, loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC79A133803247922307ckmn02519901:15840
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A69703247919307cymn02519901:15840
Ricelake, Alstad, and Talmoon soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC90A31353247929307cjmn02519901:15840
Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC76A17753247921307chmn02519901:15840
Branstad-Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesC84B8053247928307cpmn02519901:15840
Talmoon loam3463338430489gfyrmn02919931:20000
Talmoon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes346491436651gncjmn05719981:24000
Talmoon muck, depressional, 0 to 1 percent slopes628126436689gndrmn05719981:24000
Talmoon-Alstad-Bluffton, frequently ponded, loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC79A67423247936307ckmn05919561:20000
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A49053247933307cymn05919561:20000
Ricelake, Alstad, and Talmoon soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC90A27073247943307cjmn05919561:20000
Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC76A11223247935307chmn05919561:20000
Branstad-Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesC84B8323247942307cpmn05919561:20000
Talmoon silt loam6287913398460fcmkmn06119821:24000
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A163247946307cymn06520061:12000
Talmoon loam346716399228fdfbmn08719921:20000
Talmoon-Alstad-Bluffton, frequently ponded, loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC79A883247952307ckmn09520061:12000
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A803247949307cymn09520061:12000
Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC76A283247951307chmn09520061:12000
Branstad-Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesC84B73247958307cpmn09520061:12000
Ricelake, Alstad, and Talmoon soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC90A23247959307cjmn09520061:12000
Talmoon-Alstad-Bluffton, frequently ponded, loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC79A67803247965307ckmn11520091:24000
Ricelake, Alstad, and Talmoon soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC90A7693247972307cjmn11520091:24000
Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC76A4073247964307chmn11520091:24000
Branstad-Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesC84B963247971307cpmn11520091:24000
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A643247962307cymn11520091:24000
Talmoon loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes3462253431481ggzrmn14119941:15840
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A5963247975307cymn16319781:15840
Talmoon-Alstad-Bluffton, frequently ponded, loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC79A2333247978307ckmn16319781:15840
Branstad-Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesC84B343247984307cpmn16319781:15840
Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC76A323247977307chmn16319781:15840
Ricelake, Alstad, and Talmoon soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC90A123247985307cjmn16319781:15840
Beltrami-Talmoon complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesA25A251472943761sfwjmn62520151:24000
Talmoon-Beltrami complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesA22A190842943759sfwgmn62520151:24000
Talmoon, depressional-Hamre complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesA19A98412943749nl80mn62520151:24000
Branstad-Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesC84B18023247998307cpwi01320041:12000
Talmoon-Alstad-Bluffton, frequently ponded, loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC79A6583247992307ckwi01320041:12000
Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC76A3173247991307chwi01320041:12000
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A1273247989307cywi01320041:12000
Ricelake, Alstad, and Talmoon soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC90A263247999307cjwi01320041:12000
Talmoon-Alstad-Bluffton, frequently ponded, loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC79A6283248005307ckwi09519781:15840
Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesC76A4123248004307chwi09519781:15840
Branstad-Alstad-Talmoon loams, 0 to 4 percent slopesC84B2553248011307cpwi09519781:15840
Talmoon, Alstad, and Blomford soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC63A923248002307cywi09519781:15840
Ricelake, Alstad, and Talmoon soils, 0 to 2 percent slopesC90A723248012307cjwi09519781:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the TALMOON 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 .