1979 12 - daily - mean of ECMWF ERA-40 daily air temperature at 2m (k); A.P.Barrett, CU BasinID Name 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 Pan Arctic 256.7 256.7 256.6 255.8 255.3 255.0 254.4 254.4 254.7 254.2 253.3 253.0 252.8 252.3 251.4 250.5 248.6 247.9 249.7 250.6 250.5 250.8 251.3 252.5 253.7 253.9 253.4 251.7 250.8 250.5 250.0 34 Hudson Bay 260.7 263.8 267.0 265.8 263.3 263.3 259.5 254.7 254.3 252.2 249.1 249.8 250.4 250.3 250.3 248.2 249.3 251.8 256.5 264.3 267.3 267.2 266.6 264.0 264.9 264.3 266.0 266.6 265.5 263.8 261.9 36 Hudson Strait 254.1 261.4 262.1 264.0 262.3 257.9 254.5 257.5 250.7 245.2 246.3 244.4 243.4 243.3 242.7 253.1 247.7 243.6 244.9 249.5 254.5 261.9 262.4 259.1 261.4 260.7 260.7 259.0 260.4 264.7 266.6 98 Bering Strait 264.8 262.2 259.9 257.7 254.5 250.0 248.4 248.0 245.7 246.3 248.0 246.1 246.1 248.2 249.9 251.1 250.7 252.1 254.6 251.8 251.7 249.3 247.8 248.1 250.9 253.3 252.3 249.8 249.1 248.5 248.6 128 Arctic subocean 237.2 236.1 237.1 239.2 238.0 239.4 240.7 241.2 239.5 238.4 237.1 235.8 234.6 236.5 239.2 241.7 240.2 237.3 237.6 237.7 239.9 240.6 241.4 241.8 242.7 242.2 241.9 241.1 240.1 239.3 237.6 130 Chukchi Sea 261.1 263.8 259.9 256.3 247.8 242.4 244.8 245.3 244.2 243.5 243.6 242.5 253.9 259.5 256.3 251.5 249.2 250.6 247.6 243.7 243.0 241.6 240.8 244.3 244.8 244.1 245.7 244.2 243.1 241.4 241.9 132 Beaufort Sea 267.1 266.1 263.2 261.2 263.7 260.8 252.9 251.4 250.3 246.8 249.5 248.6 244.8 244.0 245.5 249.4 248.7 253.8 261.0 261.6 258.2 257.4 251.8 250.4 252.2 260.3 264.1 262.6 263.0 259.5 254.1 134 Arctic Archipelago 255.4 250.8 247.6 241.8 241.2 242.2 240.6 240.3 239.3 238.8 237.1 235.7 236.1 237.2 238.1 239.1 237.0 234.2 235.7 239.9 242.9 244.0 247.5 245.3 242.5 243.4 248.4 248.5 247.4 247.8 244.9 136 Foxe Basin 252.6 247.4 242.0 244.1 253.6 251.2 245.1 243.9 244.3 243.7 241.9 238.6 236.6 234.2 232.7 235.3 237.1 237.3 237.0 237.8 239.6 245.5 243.6 248.1 251.9 252.3 255.4 258.0 257.8 257.3 258.7 138 Baffin Bay 236.0 234.5 235.9 239.5 239.7 241.3 244.1 245.1 243.3 242.3 240.5 239.8 241.2 242.3 244.3 245.8 243.8 241.7 243.9 241.7 237.0 235.7 235.3 239.2 242.9 243.4 245.4 245.2 243.7 244.2 245.6 139 South Greenland 251.2 246.4 246.3 246.4 245.9 247.1 249.6 253.5 252.9 253.5 255.1 254.7 253.1 253.9 255.4 254.4 252.4 250.2 258.5 252.6 244.8 242.8 241.3 243.8 245.1 246.2 248.4 247.8 248.0 248.5 250.3 140 Greenland Sea 234.4 235.0 239.7 238.5 236.2 235.8 239.2 241.5 242.4 241.7 241.7 240.8 240.5 242.0 248.2 248.7 245.2 241.8 245.8 246.8 240.8 239.7 241.1 239.7 241.2 242.7 245.0 243.6 242.0 241.2 240.4 142 Norwegian Sea 271.1 273.3 273.6 273.6 273.1 271.6 267.6 266.6 266.4 263.9 260.7 262.1 265.5 265.3 262.6 261.8 260.1 262.1 267.6 270.5 272.2 272.0 266.4 269.3 270.2 268.9 271.0 271.9 269.4 266.0 264.7 144 Barents Sea 258.3 258.7 262.2 261.9 263.2 269.5 267.8 261.7 259.1 258.0 256.7 254.4 252.9 257.3 258.3 257.4 260.3 266.2 268.6 269.3 269.2 268.2 267.0 269.1 269.1 265.9 265.0 268.3 268.9 265.8 263.6 146 Kara Sea 262.7 261.9 259.6 258.7 258.6 259.1 262.4 265.9 267.2 265.4 261.7 262.2 263.0 259.9 256.0 252.7 249.1 247.2 247.6 248.3 249.5 251.8 255.4 259.4 260.2 257.5 253.8 250.9 250.5 252.9 253.5 148 Laptev Sea 246.8 250.7 253.5 252.4 253.1 252.2 249.8 249.2 253.4 256.7 258.6 257.4 254.9 255.6 253.8 248.1 242.6 238.0 236.6 238.0 239.1 239.3 240.2 241.7 243.9 246.2 243.7 238.2 235.0 232.6 232.1 150 East Siberian Sea 241.4 238.0 237.6 239.2 236.1 235.4 237.5 238.5 238.4 242.7 245.5 250.4 255.9 250.9 248.7 255.5 255.6 251.9 247.4 240.3 235.1 233.9 234.3 233.8 233.4 231.7 231.2 230.5 230.2 233.6 239.7 152 Gulf of Alaska 270.0 269.7 266.5 268.6 267.7 263.4 260.3 259.7 257.4 260.9 258.1 249.3 246.1 246.5 248.8 254.0 256.5 260.0 262.2 262.1 262.6 258.7 257.9 259.5 265.4 268.4 268.2 266.5 262.2 257.4 252.7 154 Southeast Bering Sea 269.4 269.4 266.9 269.6 266.1 266.0 266.9 262.7 259.3 264.1 253.4 253.4 249.7 251.6 254.8 257.3 257.1 253.1 250.3 247.7 249.9 248.4 246.5 256.1 264.9 260.3 256.6 251.9 245.6 243.5 246.8