1983 12 - 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	256.7	255.4	255.2	254.9	254.5	253.9	253.6	252.4	251.4	251.1	251.1	251.6	252.2	251.5	251.4	252.0	252.6	251.9	251.4	250.8	250.8	251.9	252.3	254.0	255.3	255.5	254.9	253.8	253.3	252.0	251.3
34	Hudson Bay	258.6	255.5	255.4	255.8	253.7	252.6	252.9	251.6	249.0	247.0	249.8	253.3	255.4	253.9	248.7	245.6	244.6	244.2	243.5	244.5	244.3	245.9	245.7	247.6	253.9	257.3	255.0	252.6	251.9	254.1	252.2
36	Hudson Strait	251.6	256.5	257.4	254.9	259.9	254.3	251.6	259.5	258.3	253.5	249.7	248.9	254.6	253.5	256.4	246.4	242.8	243.8	243.1	241.5	242.6	241.1	247.8	253.4	252.1	249.7	252.3	250.3	249.9	245.6	245.2
98	Bering Strait	268.3	263.8	261.4	259.3	260.7	259.8	254.5	254.3	250.9	248.5	249.3	250.3	249.3	249.4	249.4	249.8	255.6	263.1	263.4	262.2	262.7	264.4	264.5	264.9	263.4	261.7	259.2	257.1	256.9	254.3	250.6
128	Arctic subocean	242.3	246.5	245.3	242.4	242.1	243.0	244.6	243.8	242.3	245.1	245.1	243.6	240.5	239.3	240.6	239.8	240.0	240.5	240.2	242.6	253.0	252.2	251.1	252.5	241.5	236.6	236.9	237.3	240.5	238.7	236.3
130	Chukchi Sea	267.5	261.8	258.1	256.3	258.8	264.8	266.4	261.8	256.7	254.2	252.3	253.9	252.1	249.1	250.5	252.7	261.3	264.5	268.3	270.0	270.2	272.0	270.1	267.5	266.9	265.8	263.2	259.6	254.1	248.6	239.2
132	Beaufort Sea	258.1	256.1	254.8	251.2	254.3	253.6	249.0	246.3	245.1	244.2	247.1	248.1	247.5	242.7	243.9	244.8	245.9	248.6	252.2	251.6	250.6	251.8	254.4	257.8	261.9	259.6	257.6	256.0	257.7	252.9	253.3
134	Arctic Archipelago	245.6	243.7	242.2	243.6	244.4	245.8	246.9	245.4	244.5	243.0	242.4	239.6	238.2	239.9	242.1	243.7	245.2	244.1	241.3	241.3	242.7	248.9	253.8	263.6	258.3	248.4	244.8	244.0	245.3	238.0	240.2
136	Foxe Basin	244.2	246.6	251.5	249.8	250.1	250.9	247.3	242.4	245.0	245.8	241.4	240.7	246.1	244.1	246.3	238.7	238.9	236.8	237.6	241.6	244.8	241.0	241.6	245.9	249.9	246.2	242.7	243.0	240.2	236.5	236.5
138	Baffin Bay	249.0	247.1	244.2	243.7	243.1	244.1	247.0	243.8	245.5	252.2	248.6	246.0	243.1	241.2	240.2	244.2	243.4	240.6	240.1	243.1	248.3	247.9	244.9	244.3	242.1	243.1	245.1	243.4	241.8	237.5	239.1
139	South Greenland	255.0	250.5	251.1	250.7	250.2	251.3	252.2	249.9	256.1	254.2	250.0	248.0	247.8	246.9	247.3	251.3	252.7	251.8	251.1	252.2	253.5	251.4	248.1	248.0	250.4	253.9	249.9	247.2	243.7	245.2	244.5
140	Greenland Sea	251.4	253.7	250.4	246.9	242.2	241.2	244.7	243.4	245.0	249.4	246.5	243.4	242.5	242.7	240.2	240.9	245.3	243.6	242.7	241.9	244.9	247.3	239.4	237.9	236.8	238.2	242.8	242.4	239.4	238.7	241.3
142	Norwegian Sea	269.5	274.3	275.7	273.2	272.4	269.7	268.9	270.5	265.5	265.4	266.7	268.4	269.7	273.7	274.5	273.1	269.2	267.0	265.5	265.3	266.3	267.9	268.9	268.9	266.8	268.5	272.3	272.1	271.6	271.3	270.3
144	Barents Sea	260.8	260.0	261.5	262.6	258.5	258.7	261.0	260.5	261.4	263.7	263.2	264.1	263.3	261.7	265.8	266.5	264.7	265.4	263.0	261.4	261.0	265.5	267.7	269.3	269.1	265.7	262.4	263.3	262.9	259.6	257.5
146	Kara Sea	261.2	261.9	261.4	258.1	256.9	257.5	259.3	259.3	258.8	258.9	259.3	260.3	262.0	262.2	260.8	260.1	258.3	255.1	253.8	254.3	254.1	254.8	256.4	258.3	260.6	260.9	260.8	258.6	257.9	258.4	258.9
148	Laptev Sea	249.0	245.8	247.7	253.8	255.4	251.8	248.8	246.4	243.5	243.1	241.7	240.6	242.4	242.8	245.7	251.4	253.7	252.0	250.2	245.7	243.7	243.9	243.3	242.3	241.3	245.4	249.1	252.1	251.0	249.3	247.7
150	East Siberian Sea	246.1	246.6	249.3	249.8	247.2	245.5	245.3	244.2	243.5	244.0	244.1	244.3	243.4	243.1	243.1	243.4	248.2	249.0	251.3	247.4	247.3	248.1	245.4	249.3	249.6	248.5	246.3	243.6	244.6	241.3	239.6
152	Gulf of Alaska	271.9	270.8	269.5	268.9	270.5	269.9	266.3	264.5	260.3	261.3	264.9	264.1	262.6	262.5	260.3	259.8	264.0	267.2	266.4	266.7	266.4	267.1	268.1	267.9	268.5	267.3	264.8	265.9	266.0	264.2	266.7
154	Southeast Bering Sea	273.7	271.4	269.4	272.2	273.9	273.8	270.9	268.6	263.9	258.8	260.2	262.1	260.0	256.6	260.8	267.2	271.4	273.0	272.1	274.4	274.6	274.1	271.8	270.0	268.1	268.3	264.8	267.1	268.9	268.1	264.9