Soil Data Explorer - SODUS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SODUS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SODUS, 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 SODUS 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
101	40A0286	S1958NY011002	Sodus	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.3661118,-76.6244431
101	40A0287	S1961NY073007	Sodus	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.2569427,-78.1208344

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SODUS 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 SODUS series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the SODUS 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the SODUS 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 2024-10-23).

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.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with SODUS share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the SODUS 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the SODUS 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 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SODUS, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing SODUS 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
Sodus gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	SoB	3560	289493	9q7h	ny011	1968	1:15840
Sodus gravelly loam, 8 to 14 percent slopes, eroded	SoC3	1428	289495	9q7k	ny011	1968	1:15840
Sodus gravelly loam, rolling	SoCK	1371	289496	9q7l	ny011	1968	1:15840
Sodus gravelly loam, 14 to 20 percent slopes	SoD	1264	289497	9q7m	ny011	1968	1:15840
Sodus gravelly loam, 8 to 14 percent slopes	SoC	1214	289494	9q7j	ny011	1968	1:15840
Ira and Sodus very stony loams, 2 to 20 percent slopes	IsD	868	289423	9q57	ny011	1968	1:15840
Sodus gravelly loam, 20 to 40 percent slopes	SoE	835	289498	9q7n	ny011	1968	1:15840
Sodus gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	SoB	949	291917	9srp	ny045	1981	1:15840
Sodus gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	SoC	523	291918	9srq	ny045	1981	1:15840
Sodus gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	SoD	260	291919	9srr	ny045	1981	1:15840
Sodus gravelly fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	SoB	654	292769	9tn5	ny055	1967	1:15840
Ira and Sodus very stony soils, moderately steep	IUD	16323	294129	9w21	ny075	1973	1:15840
Ira-Sodus gravelly fine sandy loams, rolling	IsC	8776	294128	9w20	ny075	1973	1:15840
Sodus gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	SgB	5649	294151	9w2r	ny075	1973	1:15840
Sodus gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	SgC	3774	294152	9w2s	ny075	1973	1:15840
Sodus gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	SgD	2334	294153	9w2t	ny075	1973	1:15840
Sodus soils, very steep	SHF	1768	294154	9w2v	ny075	1973	1:15840
Sodus gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	SdB	5081	295784	9xsf	ny117	1972	1:15840
Sodus gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	SdC	2449	295785	9xsg	ny117	1972	1:15840
Sodus soils, steep	SSE	1971	295783	9xsd	ny117	1972	1:15840
Sodus gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	SdD	1394	295786	9xsh	ny117	1972	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SODUS 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 2024-10-30).