Shale Network (ShaleNetwork Database)
type: Dataset
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description: The Shale Network database is a collaborative water quality and quantity data resource for regions of hydrocarbon extraction (including shale gas development), acting as an "honest broker" that collates datasets from academic researchers, government agencies, industry, nonprofit entities, and watershed groups. The database is published through the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System (HIS) for discovery and access via HydroClient and associated web services, and is used to establish background concentrations and assess environmental impacts across energy production regions.
keywords: Shale Network
keywords: ShaleNetwork
keywords: water quality
keywords: water quantity
keywords: hydrogeochemistry
keywords: shale gas
keywords: oil and gas production
keywords: hydrocarbon extraction
keywords: groundwater chemistry
keywords: surface water chemistry
keywords: CUAHSI
keywords: HIS
keywords: WaterOneFlow
keywords: ODM
creator: Shale Network
creator: Susan L. Brantley
  type: Person
  affiliation: The Pennsylvania State University
provider: Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI)
publisher: Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI)
is accessible for free: true
variable measured: Common water quality measurements
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Common field and laboratory measurements such as pH, major ions (Na, K, Mg, Ca, sulfate, chloride, bromide), nutrients (ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, total N), alkalinity/acidity, hardness, TDS, and related parameters.
  temporal coverage: 2011-01-01/..
  spatial coverage: Energy production regions, primarily the northeastern United States; see dataset portals for exact site coverage
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Trace elements
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Trace element concentrations such as Al, As, Ba, B, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Li, Mn, Hg, Mo, Ni, Se, Ag, Sr, Th, U, Zn (availability varies by site and dataset).
  temporal coverage: 2011-01-01/..
  spatial coverage: Energy production regions, primarily the northeastern United States; see dataset portals for exact site coverage
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM)
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Radiological measurements such as gross alpha/beta, Ra-226, and Ra-228 (availability varies).
  temporal coverage: 2011-01-01/..
  spatial coverage: Energy production regions, primarily the northeastern United States; see dataset portals for exact site coverage
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Organic constituents
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Organic compounds and indicators such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, naphthalene, oil and grease, phenolics, and related constituents (availability varies).
  temporal coverage: 2011-01-01/..
  spatial coverage: Energy production regions, primarily the northeastern United States; see dataset portals for exact site coverage
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Water quantity (where available)
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Water quantity observations associated with monitoring sites where contributed and published through HIS services.
  temporal coverage: 2011-01-01/..
  spatial coverage: Energy production regions, primarily the northeastern United States; see dataset portals for exact site coverage
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
measurement technique: Compilation and harmonization of water quality and quantity datasets contributed by multiple organizations
measurement technique: Publication through CUAHSI HIS using the Observations Data Model (ODM) and WaterOneFlow web services
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encoding format: application/xml
encoding format: text/xml
encoding format: text/csv
distribution: DOI landing page
  type: DataDownload
  description: Persistent identifier landing page for the Shale Network database.
  encoding format: text/html
distribution: HIS Central network registration (Shale Network)
  type: DataDownload
  description: HIS Central registry entry for the Shale Network WaterOneFlow service and citation information.
  encoding format: text/html
distribution: HydroClient data portal access
  type: DataDownload
  description: CUAHSI HydroClient portal for discovering and downloading published observations.
  encoding format: text/html
distribution: Shale Network data access documentation
  type: DataDownload
  description: Project documentation describing ways to access Shale Network data, including HydroClient, HydroShare, and Penn State DataCommons.
  encoding format: text/html
citation: Shale Network Database
  type: CreativeWork
  author: Susan L. Brantley
  date published: 2011
about: Hydrogeochemistry
about: Water quality
about: Oil and gas development
about: Shale gas
about: Groundwater
about: Surface water

PropertyValue
property ID: doi
value: 10.4211/his-data-shalenetwork