Method Step

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<methodStep>
<description>
<para>This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.</para>
<para>This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.</para>
</description>
<dataSource>
<title>Secchi depth data and discrete depth profiles of water temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, specific conductance, photosynthetic active radiation, redox potential, and pH for Beaverdam Reservoir, Carvins Cove Reservoir, Falling Creek Reservoir, Gatewood Reservoir, and Spring Hollow Reservoir in southwestern Virginia, USA 2013-2023</title>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Cayelan</givenName>
            <givenName>C.</givenName>
            <surName>Carey</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>cayelan@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8835-4476</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Adrienne</givenName>
            <surName>Breef-Pilz</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>abreefpilz@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6759-0063</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Heather</givenName>
            <givenName>L.</givenName>
            <surName>Wander</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>hwander@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3762-6045</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Austin</givenName>
            <givenName>D.</givenName>
            <surName>Delaney</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>addelany@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Ryan</givenName>
            <surName>Keverline</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>rkeverline01@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Michael</givenName>
            <surName>Kricheldorf</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>mkricheldorf@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Evelyn</givenName>
            <surName>Tipper</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>etipper@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      </creator>
<distribution>
<online>
<onlineDescription>This online link references an EML document that describes data used in the creation of this derivative data package.</onlineDescription>
<url function="information">https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/1105/2</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Cayelan</givenName>
            <givenName>C.</givenName>
            <surName>Carey</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>cayelan@vt.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8835-4476</userId>
      </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>