IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sky
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: sle-02-001
  • User Pedon ID: S2002CA061002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 03N1043
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 15766
  • 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: 39.0722580
  • Std. Longitude: -120.2260132
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: California
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA693—Tahoe Basin Area, California and Nevada

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: William Loftis
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial-skeletal, isotic Xeric Haplocryands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sky
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial-skeletal, isotic Xeric Haplocryands
  • PSC - 10 to 40 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/19/2002
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived over residuum weathered from pyroclastic rock
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, upper third
  • Slope Position: upper third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: pyroclastic (consolidated)
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/19/2002 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

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    61 -

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—8

    13—38

    61—

    —8—

    —25—

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    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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    20

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    2390

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    354

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 03N05340; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Oa—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 03N05341; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) broken face gravelly sandy loam; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 4.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-?-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-?-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments.; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    E—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) broken face gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine irregular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-?-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-?-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 03N05342; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face very stony sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 4.0 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 250-?-600 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 03N05343; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) broken face very stony sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 250-?-600 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 03N05344; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cr—61 centimeters (24.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face; moderately coherent; fragments. Lab sample # 03N05345; moist when described; observed in pit, small