Annual and monthly time series of estimated kelp spore dispersal times among ROMS cells in southern California, 1996 – 2006

These data describe the estimated dispersal duration of spores of
giant kelp,  Macrocystis pyrifera , among
connectivity cells in a high-resolution, three-dimensional,
spatiotemporally-explicit ocean circulation model (Regional
Oceanic Modeling System, ROMS) in southern California, USA, for an
11-year period from the beginning of 1996 to the end of 2006.
Asymmetrical and dynamic estimates of giant kelp spore dispersal
durations connecting source and destination ROMS cells were
estimated on monthly and annual timescales using minimum mean
transit times.