1969 11 - daily - mean of daily NCEP sigma-0.995 temperature with 25-km topography correction (K); RIMS mask V1; C. Oelke, NSIDC, May 2003 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 261.0 262.0 262.2 262.1 261.4 260.6 259.2 258.8 259.1 258.1 257.0 256.4 255.6 255.3 255.8 256.4 256.7 256.3 256.3 255.8 256.0 257.0 257.4 257.6 257.0 257.1 258.4 259.3 259.1 259.2 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 271.4 271.7 272.6 273.6 272.5 272.5 272.7 273.4 274.0 273.7 272.1 268.7 264.9 262.0 263.4 260.6 257.9 257.8 260.8 259.5 257.8 259.8 258.1 260.9 262.6 259.0 260.7 265.5 265.5 267.4 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 266.0 266.5 269.3 270.1 271.6 268.5 268.2 266.2 263.2 265.9 268.2 270.3 272.1 272.7 269.8 270.7 268.4 264.8 266.4 271.8 268.7 265.1 259.6 258.3 255.7 261.9 261.6 257.6 261.6 261.4 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 263.8 263.7 262.6 260.9 258.9 257.9 254.9 256.0 256.7 255.2 252.6 251.1 250.8 252.5 250.9 248.4 244.6 244.3 248.3 253.9 254.6 254.1 253.9 252.3 257.3 260.3 260.7 262.0 262.6 260.9 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 243.8 242.2 242.1 243.0 241.2 237.2 237.3 238.5 239.9 242.4 244.7 246.7 244.8 243.8 244.7 245.3 243.5 244.0 244.0 242.6 242.0 244.1 249.0 252.0 247.9 244.8 243.7 244.7 245.1 246.9 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 254.2 253.9 253.8 255.2 256.6 257.0 252.8 249.7 249.2 250.5 253.2 251.4 248.8 250.5 252.7 249.2 247.5 244.9 244.6 245.6 247.9 249.9 250.2 249.4 247.7 247.5 247.4 250.2 251.2 251.2 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 267.3 270.9 270.9 267.5 261.9 260.8 260.4 262.6 265.4 264.7 260.7 256.7 252.7 255.2 253.3 249.4 249.7 249.1 247.7 249.7 252.2 252.7 253.9 254.6 254.8 260.2 267.1 265.2 267.6 267.3 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 256.2 255.7 249.6 246.3 244.7 246.0 247.4 252.6 258.0 256.8 250.4 247.1 245.4 243.7 243.8 243.4 244.8 245.9 246.0 244.0 244.3 245.9 243.1 242.4 243.1 242.6 242.5 244.9 250.2 251.8 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 259.0 262.8 262.3 258.7 253.8 253.2 254.8 257.3 263.1 267.4 267.3 266.6 264.6 261.9 261.1 259.8 256.3 254.9 254.2 255.6 262.5 256.7 254.5 253.1 254.5 258.7 257.8 254.6 251.5 254.8 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 245.0 243.9 245.7 247.7 243.5 241.9 241.4 240.5 239.8 243.1 250.0 253.6 252.5 248.8 248.1 249.3 250.1 246.9 244.2 241.9 248.3 255.6 257.9 256.5 247.8 245.2 248.1 251.0 248.8 245.9 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 248.5 248.3 249.9 254.1 255.1 256.4 251.8 247.1 246.9 247.3 249.6 254.6 257.4 259.7 261.5 264.5 262.7 257.6 252.7 250.1 257.5 264.8 268.2 264.7 255.2 251.9 253.4 256.8 258.5 254.3 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 244.4 242.6 240.4 241.9 240.4 237.3 237.2 238.7 239.1 238.0 241.3 246.3 248.0 247.0 246.1 249.3 251.2 249.2 244.3 242.4 244.1 254.2 258.9 263.1 252.7 244.7 245.1 247.8 246.6 245.7 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 271.6 271.2 270.3 270.4 270.6 272.3 272.3 273.9 273.5 272.6 273.1 272.3 273.6 272.7 272.3 274.2 272.3 270.2 270.6 271.2 271.5 270.3 267.0 266.4 266.3 266.7 268.3 268.5 267.3 268.1 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 265.0 266.5 265.1 264.0 263.9 264.1 263.1 261.1 262.0 265.2 268.5 270.5 271.5 272.7 271.6 270.7 270.7 272.3 271.4 270.0 270.2 269.9 268.0 267.4 270.8 269.5 268.5 269.9 271.2 268.7 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 264.6 266.9 268.1 268.6 270.0 268.3 264.0 261.4 261.7 259.9 257.2 255.2 255.3 256.7 259.6 263.3 265.2 264.2 264.2 262.9 262.0 262.7 265.0 264.6 263.4 263.8 263.9 263.3 262.5 263.2 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 251.8 253.0 254.9 256.3 255.1 255.0 256.3 255.9 253.1 249.2 248.5 248.7 247.9 246.7 246.5 247.5 248.9 249.6 249.6 248.5 247.7 246.4 245.8 247.4 246.9 248.1 251.0 251.9 248.0 249.0 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 253.0 250.3 248.7 245.1 242.7 241.8 241.4 242.6 244.8 244.2 245.1 250.3 250.0 245.0 244.7 246.9 251.1 253.8 251.8 249.6 247.9 247.2 247.1 245.9 245.5 246.1 245.2 244.3 244.5 244.3 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 276.3 274.8 272.0 269.2 268.6 268.0 266.7 270.0 267.9 264.5 262.8 263.3 266.4 266.2 260.4 258.2 256.6 260.1 265.5 269.4 270.8 270.1 268.2 268.0 271.5 272.5 271.8 272.7 273.0 270.5 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 267.0 267.9 265.5 263.7 271.3 267.3 264.1 267.1 262.5 259.2 260.8 263.9 264.7 257.4 254.0 257.1 257.8 257.1 259.2 259.7 262.7 263.2 260.3 260.8 269.3 270.1 270.4 273.0 271.5 269.1 -9999.0