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>Weather and hydrological data formatted to ODM 1.1 for Baltimore Ecosystem Study, archived from ClimDB/HydroDB (1957 to 2020)</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <surName>Baltimore Ecosystem Study LTER</surName>
      </individualName>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>David</givenName>
        <surName>Nowak</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>USDAForestService;c/oSUNYCollegeofEnvironmentalScienceandForestry;5MoonLibrary</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>dnowak@fs.fed.us</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Gordon</givenName>
        <surName>Heisler</surName>
      </individualName>
      <electronicMailAddress>gheisler@fs.fed.us</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/795/1</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Dan</givenName>
        <surName>Dillon</surName>
      </individualName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Dillond@caryinstitute.org</electronicMailAddress>
    </contact>
<contact>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Karla</givenName>
        <surName>Hyde</surName>
      </individualName>
      <electronicMailAddress>karla.hyde@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>