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>Soil moisture determinations by Electrical Resistivity (ERT) Experiment at the Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI  (2009)</title>
<creator>
<individualName>
<givenName>Stephen</givenName>
<surName>Hamilton</surName>
</individualName>
<organizationName>Michigan State University</organizationName>
<address>
<deliveryPoint>3700 East Gull Lake Drive</deliveryPoint>
<city>Hickory Corners</city>
<administrativeArea>MI</administrativeArea>
<postalCode>49060</postalCode>
<country>US</country>
</address>
<phone phonetype="phone">(269) 671-2231</phone>
<phone phonetype="fax">(269)671-2104</phone>
<electronicMailAddress>hamilton@msu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
<userId directory="http://orcid.org">http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4702-9017</userId>
</creator>
<creator>
<individualName>
<givenName>Remke</givenName>
<surName>Van Dam</surName>
</individualName>
<organizationName>GAP Geophysics Australia</organizationName>
<address>
<city>Perth</city>
<administrativeArea>Western Australia</administrativeArea>
<country>US</country>
</address>
<phone phonetype="phone"/>
<phone phonetype="fax"/>
<electronicMailAddress>rvd@msu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
<userId directory="http://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4946-9734</userId>
</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-kbs/222/4</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
<organizationName>Kellogg Biological Station</organizationName>
<positionName>Data Manager</positionName>
<electronicMailAddress>lter.data.manager@kbs.msu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
<onlineUrl>http://lter.kbs.msu.edu</onlineUrl>
<userId directory="https://ror.org/">02vkce854</userId>
</contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>