Component Table (CMP)

Filename

dss_v2_REGION_cmp

Description

The Component Table identifies the soils which are components of a Soil Map Unit.

Contents

Contents of dataset: dss_v2_REGION_cmp
Field Name Type Width Description
1 MAPUNIT string 68 Map Unit Identifier
2 CMP integer 2 Component Number
3 PERCENT integer 3 Percent of polygon occupied by the component
4 SLOPE float 5 Slope Steepness
5 STONINESS string 1 Surface Stoniness Class
6 SOILTYPE string 9 Soil Name Identifier
7 ROCKINESS string 1 Rockiness Class (optional)

Relationships

Limitations

The proportion of the Soil Map Unit occupied by each separate component is identified. However, their location within the Soil Map Unit is not defined. While the data model does not restrict the number of components or the proportion of the Soil Map Unit that they occupy, restrictions have been recommended from a subject matter/organization standpoint.

Note that the dominant component for some Soil Map Units will be a non-soil (i.e. water, ice or rock). Analyses involving dominant soil components should take this fact into account.

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