1. Ken Scheffe NSSC – Standards Branch

2. ◦ Describe the different kinds of data reports ◦ Locate data on the data report ◦ Obtain reports from web application ◦ Download characterization data for SDJR analysis

3. The printed data report contains the following:  Heading  Soil Survey Number  County, State  Print Date  Series, classification ◦ Sampled As & Correlated to  Project ID, Pedon ID, Sample numbers  Horizon Data and row identifier

6. LayerHorizonOrig Hzn Depth (cm) Field Label 1Field Label 2Field TextureLab Texture 02N01886Ap10-10S02KS-029-002-1LSICL 02N01887Ap210-20S02KS-029-002-2LSICL 02N01888Bt120-29S02KS-029-002-3CLSICL 02N01889Bt229-48S02KS-029-002-4GR-CLCL 02N01890C148-61S02KS-029-002-5PCNV-CLSICL 02N01891C261-84S02KS-029-002-6CBX-CLSIL 02N018922C384-129S02KS-029-002-7PCBX-SILSIL 02N018932C4129-198S02KS-029-002-8SICSICL Layer or Horizon Information

7. Pedon Calculations Calculation NameResult Units of Measure LE, Whole Soil, Summed to 1mDepth errorcm/m Clay, total, Weighted Average35% wt Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average35% wt CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 10.58(NA) Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base59% wt

8. PSDA & Rock Fragments-1--2--3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12- (- - - - - Total - - - - - -)(- - Clay - - -)(- - - - Silt - - - -)(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -) ClaySiltSandFineCO 3 FineCoarseVFFMCVC <.002.05<<.002.02.05.10.25.51 Depth.002-.05-2.0002.002-.02-.05-.10-.25-.50-2 Layer(cm)HorzPrep(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm Mineral Soil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) 3A1a 1a 02N018860-10Ap1S33.950.715.425.719.631.18.73.81.01.20.7 02N0188710-20Ap2S34.549.715.826.118.631.18.24.61.20.9 02N0188820-29Bt1S37.544.518.029.218.026.58.93.71.52.01.9 Data Tier

9.  Column heading  Reporting basis  Sample weight basis  Significant figures  Data report symbols ◦ tr, --, blank  Method Codes  Preparation

10. PSDA & Rock Fragments-1--2--3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12- (- - - - - Total - - - - - -)(- - Clay - - -)(- - - - Silt - - - -)(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -) ClaySiltSandFineCO 3 FineCoarseVFFMCVC <.002.05<<.002.02.05.10.25.51 Depth.002-.05-2.0002.002-.02-.05-.10-.25-.50-2 Layer(cm)HorzPrep(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm Mineral Soil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -) 3A1a 1a 02N018860-10Ap1S33.950.715.425.719.631.18.73.81.01.20.7 02N0188710-20Ap2S34.549.715.826.118.631.18.24.61.20.9 02N0188820-29Bt1S37.544.518.029.218.026.58.93.71.52.01.9 column number & header method code units of measure & reporting basis preparation code - S

11. CLODDBMoist soil clod for bulk density GPGround and pulverized whole soil including all coarse fragments HMHeavy metal no metallic contact MMoist prep MWMoist whole soil prep NNo information about the coarse fragment content is known or recorded PPlant material PRE_PREP The whole soil prior to any preparation actions (assumed to be the field state) RRoots SStandard prep, whole soil collect data on coarse fragments S_SKStandard prep, 2-20 mm fraction, ground to <2mm SANDSand fraction SILTSilt fraction SLIDESand or silt fraction slide THSLIDEThin section slide WWater

12.  Primary Characterization Data Report ◦ Layer Information ◦ Pedon Calculations ◦ PSDA and Rock Fragments ◦ Water Dispersible PSDA ◦ Bulk Density and Moisture ◦ Water Content

13.  Primary Characterization Data Report ◦ Carbon and Extractions ◦ CEC and Bases ◦ Salt ◦ pH and Carbonates ◦ Organic ◦ Phosphorous

14.  Primary Characterization Data Report ◦ Mineralogy glass and petro ◦ Mineralogy x-ray ◦ Mineralogy thermal - dsc,tga,dta ◦ Mineralogy total oxides ◦ Mineralogy mica adjustment ◦ Miscellaneous Data ◦ Trace Elements Tier 1 ◦ Trace Elements Tier 2

15.  Taxonomy Report ◦ Taxonomy Tier 1 ◦ Taxonomy Tier 2 ◦ Pedon Calculations  Supplementary Data Report  NASIS Pedon Description

16. The NSSC Soil Characterization Database http://ssldata.sc.egov.usda.gov/  Ten Easy Steps to Report Creation  Ten Easy Steps to Download Data  Advanced Queries

17.  Generating Reports

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30. Downloading Analytical Data

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