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 2018-2021</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 (Specialist)</positionName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Nicholas.Rasmussen@water.ca.gov</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-5106-9038</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>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Christina</givenName>
        <givenName>E</givenName>
        <surName>Burdi</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>California Department of Fish and Wildlife</organizationName>
      <positionName>Environmental Scientist</positionName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Christina.Burdi@wildlife.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>
      <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>Ted</givenName>
        <surName>Sommer</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>California Department of Water Resources</organizationName>
      <positionName>Lead Scientist</positionName>
    </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/980/1</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>