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>Laboratory reflectance spectra and pigments from giant kelp blades</title>
<creator>
      <organizationName>Santa Barbara Coastal LTER</organizationName>
      <address>
        <deliveryPoint>Marine Science Institute University of California</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Santa Barbara</city>
        <administrativeArea>CA</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>93106</postalCode>
        <country>USA</country>
      </address>
      <electronicMailAddress>sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Tom W</givenName>
        <surName>Bell</surName>
      </individualName>
      <address>
        <deliveryPoint>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 266 Woods Hole Road</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Woods Hole</city>
        <administrativeArea>MA</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>02543</postalCode>
        <country>US</country>
      </address>
      <electronicMailAddress> tbell@whoi.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org/">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0173-2866</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>David A</givenName>
        <surName>Siegel</surName>
      </individualName>
      <address>
        <deliveryPoint>Earth Research Institute University of California</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Santa Barbara</city>
        <administrativeArea>CA</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>93106-3060</postalCode>
        <country>US</country>
      </address>
      <phone>805-893-4547</phone>
      <electronicMailAddress>davesiegel@ucsb.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org/">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1674-3055</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-sbc/157/1</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <positionName>Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER</positionName>
      <address scope="document">
        <deliveryPoint>Marine Science Institute</deliveryPoint>
        <deliveryPoint>University of California</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Santa Barbara</city>
        <administrativeArea>California</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>93106-6150</postalCode>
        <country>United States</country>
      </address>
      <phone phonetype="voice">805 893 2071</phone>
      <electronicMailAddress>sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <onlineUrl>https://sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu/</onlineUrl>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>