Data base of timely, vertically, and horizontally highly resolved dispersal, stability, and drift distance of passively drifting particles in the Baltic Sea with the Kiel Baltic Sea Ice-Ocean Model (BSIOM)

This data set contains results produced by particle drift modeling exercises with the Kiel Baltic Sea Ice-Ocean Model (BSIOM) to analyze the variability of large scale drift patterns within the Baltic Sea. The provided parameters are: - Mean geographical distance [km], divided into north-south and east-west component - stability of particle drift distance - relative dispersal [%] The parameters were separated and averaged for the following time and space intervals: - drift duration [days] in 5 days increments from 5 to 50 days drift - vertical particle drift depth [m] with the following values: 2.5; 7.5; 12.5; 17.5; 25.0; 35.0; 45.0; 55.0; 65.0; 75.0; 85.0 - horizontal resolution: 54.0°N to 66.0°N in 0.5° increments and 10°E to 30°E in 1° increments. The analyses based on this data set are described in more detail and results are discussed in the article.