Method Step

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<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>North-Temperate and Boreal annual median TP concentrations and seasonal climate means from 389 lakes, 1998-2017</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Peter</givenName>
        <surName>Isles</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Vermont Departmment of Environmental Conservation</organizationName>
      <address>
        <deliveryPoint>Vermont Agency of Natural Resources | Verrmont Department of Environmental Conservation</deliveryPoint>
        <deliveryPoint>1 National Life Drive, Davis 3</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Montpelier</city>
        <administrativeArea>Vermont</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>05620</postalCode>
        <country>USA</country>
      </address>
      <electronicMailAddress>peter.isles@vermont.gov</electronicMailAddress>
      <onlineUrl>https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/monitor/lay-monitoring#View%20and%20Export%20Lay%20Monitoring%20Data</onlineUrl>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0003-4446-6788</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Irena</givenName>
        <surName>Creed</surName>
      </individualName>
      <electronicMailAddress>irena.creed@utoronto.ca</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-8199-1472</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Dag</givenName>
        <surName>Hessen</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Norwegian Institute of Water Research</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>d.o.hessen@mn.uio.no</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-0154-7847</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Pirkko</givenName>
        <surName>Kortelainen</surName>
      </individualName>
      <electronicMailAddress>pirkko.kortelainen@syke.fi</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-1448-0688</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Michael</givenName>
        <surName>Paterson</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>IISD Experimental Lakes Area</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>mpaterson@iisd-ela.org</electronicMailAddress>
      <onlineUrl>https://www.iisd.org/ela/science-data/our-data/</onlineUrl>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-8526-9126</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Francesco</givenName>
        <surName>Pomati</surName>
      </individualName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Francesco.Pomati@eawag.ch</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-9746-3735</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>James</givenName>
        <surName>Rusak</surName>
      </individualName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Jim.Rusak@ontario.ca</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-4939-6478</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Jussi</givenName>
        <surName>Vuorenmaa</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>SKYE (Finnish Environment Institute)</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>jussi.vuorenmaa@syke.fi</electronicMailAddress>
      <onlineUrl>https://www.syke.fi/fi-FI/Tutkimus__kehittaminen/Tutkimus_ja_kehittamishankkeet/Hankkeet/Ilmansaasteiden_ja_ilmastonmuutoksen_vaikutusten_seuranta_pintavesissa</onlineUrl>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Ann-Kristin</givenName>
        <surName>Bergström</surName>
      </individualName>
      <electronicMailAddress>ann-kristin.bergstrom@umu.se</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-5102-4289</userId>
    </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/1283/2</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Peter</givenName>
        <surName>Isles</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>peter.isles@vermont.gov</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0003-4446-6788</userId>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>