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>Stream Storm Sample Data from White Clay Creek (WCC) Watershed in 2021</title>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Eva</givenName>
            <givenName>M.S.</givenName>
            <surName>Bacmeister</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>University of Delaware</organizationName>
         <positionName>Laboratory Coordinator</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>evabacmeister@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0009-0002-2408-2277</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Marc</givenName>
            <surName>Peipoch</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Stroud Water Research Center</organizationName>
         <positionName>Assistant Research Scientist</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>mpeipoch@stroudcenter.org</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-5943-831X</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Stephanie</givenName>
            <givenName>K.</givenName>
            <surName>Bernasconi</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Stroud Water Research Center</organizationName>
         <positionName>Staff Scientist</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>sbernasconi@stroudcenter.org</electronicMailAddress>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Jinjun</givenName>
            <surName>Kan</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Stroud Water Research Center</organizationName>
         <positionName>Principal Investigator</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>jkan@stroudcenter.or</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-5331-380X</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/1603/1</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Timothy</givenName>
            <givenName>S.</givenName>
            <surName>Smith</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Stroud Water Research Center</organizationName>
         <positionName>Data Analyst</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>tsmith@stroudcenter.org</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0009-0008-2287-8072</userId>
      </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>