Soil Data Explorer - TIFFANY

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the TIFFANY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of TIFFANY, 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 TIFFANY 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
55A	85ND005517	85ND005517	Tiffany	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.2283206,-99.7497847
56	95P0288	S1994ND077020	Tiffany	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.29776,-96.9481354
56	95P0307	S1994ND077020A	Tiffany	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.29776,-96.9495239
56	95P0308	S1994ND077023A	Tiffany	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.4280357,-97.0314713

Water Balance

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

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with TIFFANY 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 TIFFANY 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 TIFFANY 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 terrace figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with TIFFANY, 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. ND-2012-02-07-16 | Cass County Area - 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Glyndon-Wyndmere-Tiffany association (Soil Survey of Cass County Area, North Dakota; 1985).

2. ND-2012-02-08-03 | Grand Forks County - May 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Wyndmere-Tiffany-Arveson association (Soil Survey of Grand Forks County, North Dakota; May 1981).

Map Units

Map units containing TIFFANY 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
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G36A	125	2573828	2q3v1	nd005		1:12000
Tiffany loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	C9A	224	2564168	2q53j	nd015	1967	1:20000
Glyndon-Tiffany silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I490A	19678	2640925	1tbmd	nd017	1983	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I489A	6062	2521617	1tbmc	nd017	1983	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G336A	598	2575070	2q61p	nd017	1983	1:20000
Tiffany silt loam, clayey substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I497A	402	2521598	1tbn2	nd017	1983	1:20000
Glyndon-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G440A	182	2575126	2q5n1	nd017	1983	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I307A	94	2640908	1nyw7	nd017	1983	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G332A	4551	2575313	2q500	nd021	1989	1:20000
Arveson-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G322A	995	2576283	2q4zr	nd027		1:12000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G36A	111	2575407	2q3v1	nd027		1:12000
Arveson-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G322A	201	2576431	2q4zr	nd031	1990	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I159A	23283	2642595	2mbp8	nd035	1980	1:20000
Glyndon-Tiffany silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I490A	18889	2642521	1tbmd	nd035	1980	1:20000
Tiffany loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I308A	4661	2642543	1nyw8	nd035	1980	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G36A	330	2577028	2q3v1	nd045	1966	1:20000
Delamere-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G35A	195	2577045	2q4nh	nd045	1966	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G332A	3	2577065	2q500	nd045	1966	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	F36A	4	2585573	2q3vz	nd049	1987	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G36A	122	2577254	2q3v1	nd063		1:12000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I307A	1405	2642963	1nyw7	nd067	1972	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	F36A	621	2587173	2q3vz	nd069	1975	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G36A	120	2582256	2q3v1	nd069	1975	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I489A	2488	2641334	1tbmc	nd073	1992	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	F36A	230	2585325	2q3vz	nd075	1972	1:20000
Glyndon-Mantador-Tiffany silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I317A	7241	2641050	1nywk	nd077	2005	1:12000
Glyndon-Mantador-Tiffany silt loams, slightly saline, stratified substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I204A	4139	2641099	1nyrz	nd077	2005	1:12000
Tiffany loam, clayey substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I219A	2533	2640989	1nysh	nd077	2005	1:12000
Tiffany loam, stratified substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I225A	1653	2641016	1nysp	nd077	2005	1:12000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, stratified substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I224A	1348	2641131	1nysn	nd077	2005	1:12000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I307A	1051	2641143	1nyw7	nd077	2005	1:12000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, clayey substratum, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I214A	396	2641015	1nysb	nd077	2005	1:12000
Tiffany loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I308A	287	2641005	1nyw8	nd077	2005	1:12000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G36A	18	2579572	2q3v1	nd081	1959	1:12000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G36A	113	2581939	2q3v1	nd083	1990	1:20000
Glyndon-Tiffany silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I490A	6830	2641395	1tbmd	nd091	1991	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany complex, stratified substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I857A	5720	2641431	2qkv0	nd091	1991	1:20000
Glyndon-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I180A	3500	2641407	2l6x0	nd091	1991	1:20000
Glyndon-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I180A	2399	2642471	2l6x0	nd097	1974	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I159A	2240	2642488	2mbp8	nd097	1974	1:20000
Bohnsack-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I189A	1283	2642463	2l6wn	nd097	1974	1:20000
Glyndon-Tiffany silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I490A	1086	2642437	1tbmd	nd097	1974	1:20000
Tiffany loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	I308A	952	2641600	1nyw8	nd097	1974	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany complex, stratified substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I857A	396	2642507	2qkv0	nd097	1974	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I489A	41	2642436	1tbmc	nd097	1974	1:20000
Swenoda-Tiffany fine sandy loams, silty substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G753A	4662	2797815	2sd5f	sd013	1987	1:20000
Embden-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G375A	4364	2797764	2sd31	sd013	1987	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G036A	99	2797636	2q3v1	sd013	1987	1:20000
Wyndmere-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G332A	1	2797664	2q500	sd013	1987	1:20000
Embden-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	G375A	90	2799338	2sd31	sd091	1970	1:20000
Tiffany fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	G036A	4	2799268	2q3v1	sd091	1970	1:20000
Embden-Tiffany fine sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I599A	615	2800218	2mdbr	sd109	1977	1:20000
Glyndon-Mantador-Tiffany silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	I317A	151	2800170	1nywk	sd109	1977	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the TIFFANY 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).