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>Marcell Experimental Forest daily peatland water table elevation, 1961 - ongoing</title>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Stephen</givenName>
            <givenName>D</givenName>
            <surName>Sebestyen</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>stephen.sebestyen@usda.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6315-0108</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Andrew</givenName>
            <givenName>C</givenName>
            <surName>Hill</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>andrew.hill2@usda.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5083-9208</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Nina</givenName>
            <givenName>K</givenName>
            <surName>Lany</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>nina.lany@usda.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0868-266X</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Richard</givenName>
            <givenName>L</givenName>
            <surName>Kyllander</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station</organizationName>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Anne</givenName>
            <surName>Gapinski</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>University of Minnesota</organizationName>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Arthur</givenName>
            <givenName>E</givenName>
            <surName>Elling</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station</organizationName>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Elon</givenName>
            <givenName>S</givenName>
            <surName>Verry</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station</organizationName>
      </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/562/3</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
         <organizationName>Data Manager, Marcell Experimental Forest</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>nina.lany@usda.gov</electronicMailAddress>
      </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>