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>CAP LTER weather stations at Papago Park and Lost Dutchman State Park in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area of central Arizona, USA, ongoing since 2010</title>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Nancy</givenName>
            <surName>Grimm</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Arizona State University</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>nbgrimm@asu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-9374-660X</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Sharon</givenName>
            <givenName>J</givenName>
            <surName>Hall</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Arizona State University</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>sharonjhall@asu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-8859-6691</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Jason</givenName>
            <surName>Kaye</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Penn State</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>jpk12@psu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org"/>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Jonathan</givenName>
            <surName>Allen</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Allen Analytics LLC</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>joallen@asu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org"/>
      </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/knb-lter-cap/636/15</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
         <organizationName>Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER</organizationName>
         <positionName>Information Manager</positionName>
         <address>
            <deliveryPoint>Arizona State University</deliveryPoint>
            <deliveryPoint>Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation</deliveryPoint>
            <city>Tempe</city>
            <administrativeArea>AZ</administrativeArea>
            <postalCode>85287-5402</postalCode>
            <country>USA</country>
         </address>
         <electronicMailAddress>caplter.data@asu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <onlineUrl>https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/caplter/</onlineUrl>
         <userId directory="https://ror.org/">020zjmd13</userId>
      </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>