1979 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 260.2 259.5 258.0 256.8 256.2 256.1 256.0 256.1 255.6 255.7 256.2 257.3 258.1 258.1 258.6 260.0 260.3 258.8 257.2 257.3 258.1 259.1 259.1 259.8 259.1 257.4 257.0 257.0 257.3 257.3 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 269.2 269.1 267.5 265.6 264.5 263.1 262.0 260.0 257.4 256.2 256.7 259.5 259.7 260.6 262.2 266.7 268.9 268.8 269.1 266.9 264.9 265.8 264.6 265.0 263.3 263.1 263.3 262.4 260.8 260.2 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 266.1 269.9 268.3 265.4 266.4 264.2 263.9 264.4 264.8 263.5 262.3 260.1 261.2 260.1 256.9 259.3 256.9 260.8 262.6 259.4 262.5 265.9 261.6 260.9 268.7 266.2 263.4 262.2 256.7 254.9 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 266.5 265.3 262.9 258.9 262.1 267.4 270.1 270.6 270.2 267.6 267.2 265.0 262.9 263.8 264.6 268.0 263.9 258.7 256.6 259.5 258.7 259.6 258.6 259.1 257.7 258.9 259.2 259.8 265.0 266.4 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 243.9 243.4 243.2 242.9 242.9 243.6 245.9 245.3 242.9 240.2 238.5 240.2 242.1 242.3 241.9 242.8 241.7 244.7 246.3 246.9 250.3 250.3 251.2 249.4 242.0 241.9 244.6 245.6 243.0 240.8 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 265.3 269.6 265.3 261.6 265.9 271.6 270.9 273.2 270.9 266.7 267.6 262.6 259.6 260.8 263.9 265.0 262.2 258.0 255.0 251.7 250.4 250.8 250.3 256.9 258.4 255.9 253.9 253.0 257.0 255.4 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 268.4 267.7 265.2 263.2 262.2 261.2 264.0 266.1 264.5 265.7 265.4 266.5 267.3 268.0 268.6 270.2 270.2 267.8 263.0 265.5 268.1 269.6 267.3 263.0 262.9 261.1 261.3 260.0 264.4 265.6 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 256.0 256.8 255.0 253.2 249.7 249.1 246.0 243.2 244.0 244.6 244.4 243.7 245.0 242.7 246.4 250.3 252.6 258.8 262.4 260.4 262.6 258.7 263.5 260.0 255.5 255.3 253.1 254.8 254.8 256.1 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 261.9 256.3 252.5 256.1 256.0 248.5 247.9 252.4 253.3 251.7 251.7 249.3 246.6 244.8 243.7 243.6 243.6 249.1 252.8 258.8 259.9 260.8 256.9 262.3 255.9 255.0 246.9 245.2 244.0 241.4 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 243.2 246.8 249.0 247.1 244.7 242.5 242.0 242.7 242.5 243.0 243.8 245.6 244.7 244.8 244.5 243.8 244.1 242.8 242.1 244.3 249.0 251.9 250.2 252.0 246.5 241.0 239.5 243.3 244.8 240.8 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 252.0 256.0 257.2 253.5 251.9 251.3 250.2 250.3 250.0 251.1 254.3 254.6 253.7 253.5 253.3 252.8 251.8 249.8 250.7 253.4 251.9 250.7 251.3 250.4 251.7 250.2 248.1 249.7 251.5 252.3 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 245.8 251.5 253.7 251.7 247.2 245.9 245.2 247.2 246.2 240.8 238.9 240.9 241.1 244.1 245.6 244.9 245.4 243.4 239.7 238.8 241.2 246.1 246.7 247.4 243.7 236.1 235.8 237.7 242.7 239.4 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 271.2 271.7 272.0 274.3 274.3 272.6 272.3 272.1 272.1 271.1 269.7 269.0 270.7 270.5 269.9 269.0 270.4 273.4 273.3 273.6 273.7 275.8 273.3 271.5 271.8 271.0 271.3 270.5 272.9 272.6 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 263.5 263.2 261.6 257.4 257.0 260.4 266.2 269.4 269.7 269.5 268.9 269.1 268.5 270.4 271.7 270.3 268.2 269.9 272.6 272.8 268.5 267.1 269.6 270.1 268.9 269.3 268.6 268.7 263.8 259.2 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 261.1 258.9 256.8 258.1 258.3 256.8 254.0 253.3 254.4 257.0 259.1 262.2 264.2 262.4 261.8 263.7 265.3 261.3 257.0 258.3 261.3 262.9 263.1 265.3 263.4 260.2 262.9 263.3 262.6 262.8 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 252.6 249.4 248.6 246.5 244.9 245.3 246.8 247.9 246.7 245.3 245.1 245.8 247.5 248.2 249.4 249.8 250.6 250.1 247.6 245.6 245.6 247.4 246.0 250.0 253.7 252.0 246.5 245.7 246.7 248.6 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 250.4 249.6 247.5 247.0 247.4 251.4 253.0 253.3 252.1 249.9 248.6 247.7 249.2 251.5 250.5 247.3 244.2 242.3 241.7 240.6 241.0 242.0 249.2 246.4 245.2 245.4 245.6 243.9 243.0 243.4 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 272.3 272.6 271.9 270.7 269.7 272.8 275.6 275.9 275.0 274.8 275.1 273.8 272.0 271.3 272.0 273.1 268.7 266.3 268.8 272.5 270.6 272.7 269.3 267.7 267.5 269.1 268.6 272.4 274.7 272.0 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 274.5 274.5 271.7 273.0 273.8 275.9 275.4 276.3 275.9 276.3 275.5 269.9 267.4 270.0 274.0 272.4 269.5 268.1 265.8 265.3 265.5 263.5 262.7 262.0 269.7 267.9 267.5 272.4 275.1 271.5 -9999.0