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>Interagency Ecological Program: Monitoring of water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton, clams, and fish to support the Summer-Fall Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gates Action 2018-2023</title>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <salutation>Dr.</salutation>
            <givenName>Rosemary</givenName>
            <givenName>Kay</givenName>
            <surName>Hartman</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>California Department of Water Resources</organizationName>
         <positionName>Environmental Program Manager</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>rosemary.hartman@water.ca.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-0642-183X</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <salutation>Dr.</salutation>
            <givenName>Nick</givenName>
            <surName>Rasmussen</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>California Department of Water Resources</organizationName>
         <positionName>Senior Environmental Scientist</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>Nicholas.Rasmussen@water.ca.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-5106-9038</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Christina</givenName>
            <givenName>E</givenName>
            <surName>Burdi</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>California Department of Water Resources</organizationName>
         <positionName>Senior Environmental Scientist</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>christina.burdi@water.ca.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-1565-4475</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Spencer</givenName>
            <givenName>M</givenName>
            <surName>Breining-Aday</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>California Department of Fish and Wildlife</organizationName>
         <positionName>Environmental Scientist</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>Spencer.breining-aday@wildlife.ca.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-7212-8239</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <salutation>Dr.</salutation>
            <givenName>Elizabeth</givenName>
            <surName>Wells</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>California Department of Water Resources</organizationName>
         <positionName>Environmental Scientist</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>Elizabeth.Wells@water.ca.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-9822-2901</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Alan</givenName>
            <givenName>Jamel</givenName>
            <surName>Stewart</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>California Department of Water Resources</organizationName>
         <positionName>Water Resources Engineer</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>Alan.Stewart@water.ca.gov</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/876/11</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
         <individualName>
            <salutation>Dr.</salutation>
            <givenName>Rosemary</givenName>
            <givenName>Kay</givenName>
            <surName>Hartman</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>California department of water resources</organizationName>
         <positionName>Environmental Program Manager</positionName>
         <address>
            <city>West Sacramento</city>
            <administrativeArea>CA</administrativeArea>
            <country>United States</country>
         </address>
         <electronicMailAddress>Rosemary.Hartman@water.ca.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-0642-183X</userId>
      </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>