1985 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 261.6 260.9 260.2 259.1 258.3 258.4 258.4 258.1 258.3 258.8 259.0 259.2 258.4 258.0 257.9 258.4 257.5 256.8 255.9 255.9 255.1 254.8 254.7 253.8 252.9 253.3 253.7 253.3 253.1 252.9 -9999.0 34 Hudson Bay 269.4 269.3 268.5 268.9 268.8 267.1 264.3 259.3 257.0 255.1 255.8 258.1 261.2 263.0 264.6 267.6 262.5 256.9 256.1 257.7 255.1 253.2 252.5 253.4 253.6 254.1 253.0 250.9 251.3 250.7 -9999.0 36 Hudson Strait 268.9 271.3 272.3 271.4 270.1 266.6 270.0 270.6 267.8 263.0 260.6 261.9 261.3 259.1 259.3 261.8 267.5 266.4 261.0 258.6 264.2 263.0 258.7 259.1 264.0 265.4 264.3 261.5 263.1 259.8 -9999.0 98 Bering Strait 253.8 255.1 257.1 255.9 255.6 253.1 249.5 249.7 254.2 263.9 265.4 260.6 257.5 253.7 251.7 251.6 260.5 262.3 261.6 264.3 263.4 266.3 267.0 264.4 259.2 257.0 257.2 256.1 255.8 259.1 -9999.0 128 Arctic subocean 247.7 246.8 246.7 243.6 243.0 243.6 243.1 243.1 241.8 240.0 240.2 241.2 243.6 243.6 242.3 242.4 243.5 243.9 241.6 240.4 243.5 243.3 243.9 244.8 244.6 246.2 250.3 248.3 242.6 242.3 -9999.0 130 Chukchi Sea 253.5 252.4 252.9 254.3 255.0 253.6 250.7 255.0 259.9 270.5 267.7 260.1 256.0 251.8 251.0 253.5 258.5 260.0 265.5 265.8 268.8 269.4 269.1 266.4 264.1 262.7 263.4 265.5 264.3 262.2 -9999.0 132 Beaufort Sea 259.3 257.4 258.6 258.8 255.7 253.9 252.5 251.3 250.9 253.0 256.6 264.2 263.0 262.5 261.7 254.1 250.5 251.9 252.8 254.7 252.0 254.2 256.1 249.0 242.7 243.1 251.0 253.0 253.5 253.0 -9999.0 134 Arctic Archipelago 254.1 253.6 255.4 252.9 248.7 246.1 246.4 248.9 248.6 247.5 246.1 248.4 250.3 249.3 248.1 244.6 243.6 245.4 246.3 244.9 242.8 242.9 241.0 240.3 242.5 249.7 256.6 253.4 249.5 246.9 -9999.0 136 Foxe Basin 267.8 268.1 271.1 264.8 260.8 258.3 259.8 262.3 256.3 257.0 256.5 249.7 247.1 245.6 246.2 249.1 250.0 242.5 240.7 248.7 250.5 250.2 247.6 246.7 260.8 265.7 259.7 254.8 252.3 251.7 -9999.0 138 Baffin Bay 254.4 253.2 253.2 252.9 249.3 247.1 246.3 250.5 252.9 253.3 255.8 250.0 245.2 243.2 241.4 246.8 245.1 242.3 242.6 243.5 243.5 243.4 247.0 252.0 254.3 254.0 251.3 248.8 247.2 249.5 -9999.0 139 South Greenland 264.7 259.7 256.8 261.4 256.8 252.4 250.7 256.8 261.5 263.1 262.1 254.4 250.1 248.8 250.5 255.8 253.4 252.8 252.9 253.4 253.6 257.6 262.0 263.8 264.7 262.9 257.8 254.6 253.8 253.7 -9999.0 140 Greenland Sea 249.2 247.6 245.2 244.8 242.9 241.0 241.6 242.4 247.2 247.3 252.6 250.8 246.4 244.6 240.4 253.6 248.4 245.7 242.6 242.3 241.5 241.6 245.4 250.4 251.7 248.3 243.3 244.4 244.7 246.3 -9999.0 142 Norwegian Sea 270.2 271.8 271.2 271.4 273.6 274.4 274.1 272.5 271.2 272.6 272.7 271.4 269.9 269.6 269.8 269.1 269.4 272.1 273.7 272.7 272.2 272.5 272.5 272.3 269.0 265.5 264.3 264.6 266.3 265.6 -9999.0 144 Barents Sea 260.9 258.5 261.8 268.8 270.5 272.2 273.0 272.8 271.9 269.5 269.9 270.8 269.8 267.8 267.2 266.0 267.1 266.8 269.4 271.0 268.9 267.5 263.7 260.1 259.8 258.7 259.7 261.9 259.4 257.5 -9999.0 146 Kara Sea 264.7 263.5 262.4 259.3 260.1 263.5 264.7 263.9 264.5 263.8 262.9 262.8 262.5 262.3 262.2 263.4 262.8 261.2 259.4 257.8 257.4 255.7 255.3 254.1 253.1 253.4 253.8 255.3 256.8 255.8 -9999.0 148 Laptev Sea 260.7 260.9 256.6 253.3 252.2 253.5 256.5 255.8 254.9 257.4 257.2 257.7 256.4 257.8 257.1 254.4 253.4 254.3 251.5 250.3 248.7 248.1 249.1 248.8 247.2 246.9 246.5 245.3 245.6 247.2 -9999.0 150 East Siberian Sea 254.1 256.4 256.6 252.7 248.6 246.7 248.9 252.8 250.1 247.7 247.6 247.0 245.0 244.3 246.5 249.6 249.1 253.9 254.9 254.9 257.7 257.7 253.8 254.0 254.2 258.3 256.4 253.3 249.3 248.6 -9999.0 152 Gulf of Alaska 261.4 262.0 261.8 262.3 264.2 264.3 261.9 257.7 261.0 266.7 270.4 268.9 264.9 263.6 260.7 259.0 264.1 265.9 265.7 266.2 266.8 268.0 270.7 268.4 262.8 259.1 260.1 262.9 261.5 265.9 -9999.0 154 Southeast Bering Sea 253.5 252.2 253.6 256.9 269.1 269.7 262.8 260.8 270.6 274.6 272.5 268.2 262.4 260.9 262.5 268.7 273.7 268.7 268.7 270.7 272.0 273.1 271.1 269.3 265.7 270.6 272.6 269.3 268.9 271.6 -9999.0