IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sorrento
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977CA083003
  • User Pedon ID: 77CA083003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0064
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47294
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 34.9538689
  • Std. Longitude: -120.5167999
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 6 km W of center of Santa Maria; across Rd. from school 100 meters E of school Rd. 2 meters N of ditch along Hwy 166.
  • State: California
  • County: CA083—Santa Barbara

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GES/RCH/LCL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Calcic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sorrento
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sorrento
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    1Ap1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00284. common very fine roots
    1Ap2—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00285. common very fine roots
    1A13—36 to 71 centimeters (14.2 to 28.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00286. few very fine roots
    1ACca—71 to 117 centimeters (28.0 to 46.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 80P00287. few soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots
    1C2ca—117 to 145 centimeters (46.1 to 57.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00288. few very fine roots
    1C2ca—145 to 168 centimeters (57.1 to 66.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00289. few very fine roots
    2C3—168 centimeters (66.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog.