1981 01 - 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 252.8 253.0 253.6 254.6 255.0 254.6 254.1 253.5 253.3 254.8 254.7 254.9 254.6 253.8 253.9 254.5 255.0 255.0 254.2 254.7 254.9 254.8 254.5 255.5 255.8 254.7 253.5 253.7 254.3 255.1 255.5 34 Hudson Bay 253.8 248.1 245.7 249.2 255.7 254.3 251.3 251.7 249.6 250.5 253.7 258.2 259.0 258.1 254.6 257.3 263.4 265.3 261.1 260.5 266.4 267.1 265.2 263.2 261.9 258.0 254.9 253.2 253.8 255.6 256.9 36 Hudson Strait 250.2 254.3 261.0 260.7 253.9 250.3 248.7 252.3 251.6 245.7 244.7 250.9 249.8 247.6 248.2 249.1 245.0 253.1 254.1 254.4 247.8 247.5 251.5 253.4 254.4 253.2 251.3 252.7 251.2 248.6 252.6 98 Bering Strait 263.1 263.1 259.0 255.4 259.7 261.2 263.9 265.1 262.7 263.4 262.0 260.2 259.3 262.8 265.7 265.8 264.1 264.2 264.2 262.4 258.2 259.2 257.7 260.7 261.3 263.2 259.3 255.1 253.9 262.6 264.5 128 Arctic subocean 240.1 239.8 239.8 240.9 240.6 239.5 237.1 237.9 241.7 242.7 242.9 245.9 242.2 239.9 240.2 241.7 242.9 242.6 243.2 247.0 245.8 242.7 248.7 253.7 246.3 242.6 244.4 245.5 246.2 244.1 242.9 130 Chukchi Sea 254.6 256.6 253.6 250.3 254.2 258.8 260.7 263.0 263.2 260.0 258.7 254.6 253.2 256.7 258.5 261.6 262.1 262.0 260.6 258.3 256.1 250.8 245.4 250.7 257.5 261.4 259.9 253.8 251.4 259.8 264.7 132 Beaufort Sea 254.6 257.1 262.4 264.7 262.3 258.7 259.0 256.2 256.3 263.1 268.7 269.0 267.1 264.7 267.8 270.5 269.2 267.1 270.1 272.5 268.7 270.9 269.4 266.6 263.1 259.8 258.7 258.6 258.7 258.3 260.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 236.8 236.9 239.2 242.6 240.2 240.9 242.3 244.9 244.5 249.9 252.0 252.3 253.6 250.3 252.5 259.0 260.9 252.0 253.3 258.5 260.1 253.9 253.0 254.9 252.6 251.6 248.9 252.8 252.3 247.0 246.0 136 Foxe Basin 244.1 249.9 252.8 248.5 245.0 241.8 239.5 240.2 243.6 252.2 248.1 245.5 244.8 247.2 245.5 242.2 246.9 248.6 246.7 243.4 249.8 253.1 250.6 251.4 253.1 249.3 245.4 243.7 245.0 246.7 242.8 138 Baffin Bay 235.2 236.5 239.5 240.9 241.5 241.3 242.1 239.5 242.9 248.8 247.1 244.1 244.1 243.4 241.3 238.5 238.0 237.9 238.5 241.7 244.1 242.4 243.2 246.5 246.5 242.6 241.6 240.8 242.1 241.3 243.0 139 South Greenland 242.8 244.8 244.8 246.2 248.5 252.2 250.2 248.9 254.8 257.5 249.7 251.0 251.2 249.8 248.1 244.5 243.7 242.7 245.4 251.6 250.3 248.7 246.7 248.4 252.2 253.6 250.5 249.3 251.1 251.8 251.5 140 Greenland Sea 241.6 240.1 241.6 241.8 239.1 236.9 238.7 238.9 240.2 245.3 243.5 242.2 238.6 238.8 237.8 233.1 235.7 236.7 235.5 238.7 240.3 238.3 239.1 247.5 248.3 241.9 241.2 240.5 240.7 239.7 239.8 142 Norwegian Sea 269.4 269.0 264.9 262.6 262.9 263.1 263.8 271.5 270.7 269.4 271.6 270.8 268.5 265.9 267.3 266.8 265.1 263.8 260.6 262.5 266.9 271.0 274.7 274.8 269.5 268.7 274.4 275.3 273.4 270.9 273.2 144 Barents Sea 263.5 262.8 260.5 259.5 260.8 264.1 263.6 260.5 259.5 261.5 261.8 262.8 263.8 261.7 263.1 265.6 266.2 264.8 260.4 259.7 260.8 260.5 262.6 266.7 269.3 265.9 263.1 266.4 268.3 262.5 260.8 146 Kara Sea 260.0 261.8 263.1 262.0 260.4 260.2 258.8 257.4 257.3 257.6 256.8 255.4 254.2 253.1 253.4 253.2 252.4 252.4 250.8 250.6 250.9 251.9 252.5 253.6 256.5 257.3 256.6 256.5 257.9 259.2 259.2 148 Laptev Sea 244.2 245.5 247.0 251.1 251.0 249.0 249.3 248.9 248.5 248.1 247.3 247.2 247.4 246.8 247.4 246.6 246.5 247.8 248.3 247.6 247.9 246.9 246.4 247.4 245.4 245.2 247.2 249.9 250.4 251.9 252.6 150 East Siberian Sea 244.4 242.3 242.3 242.7 244.0 246.0 247.2 247.8 246.6 245.7 243.4 244.1 245.1 245.9 244.4 246.1 247.9 249.6 249.2 248.7 244.6 243.6 242.1 242.0 242.0 241.8 241.3 242.8 241.7 241.3 240.8 152 Gulf of Alaska 273.2 273.7 270.7 271.2 271.6 270.3 273.3 272.3 270.7 272.5 271.8 271.8 271.2 274.6 275.4 272.9 273.9 274.2 274.3 269.4 268.8 271.7 272.0 271.3 272.8 271.3 267.7 266.0 266.1 270.6 271.5 154 Southeast Bering Sea 273.8 272.7 267.9 270.6 273.0 269.0 272.0 273.3 270.3 270.5 268.2 266.4 269.7 272.0 273.0 271.8 269.4 267.1 266.9 263.9 260.2 259.3 265.1 272.0 274.6 271.6 267.4 266.7 271.8 274.1 269.5