1996 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	254.2	253.4	253.6	255.7	257.1	256.7	255.5	254.6	253.5	252.6	252.7	252.9	251.8	250.7	250.8	251.9	252.7	253.2	252.9	252.1	251.6	251.9	250.2	249.5	249.7	249.5	249.7	249.1	248.5	247.0	247.6
34	Hudson Bay	260.7	259.6	257.8	256.9	262.0	264.6	264.3	262.8	261.4	259.8	259.9	262.2	263.0	260.8	259.4	259.6	256.6	253.9	252.6	254.3	251.2	247.5	244.6	244.8	244.5	246.3	246.3	244.9	243.3	241.5	245.4
36	Hudson Strait	256.8	264.5	270.6	260.6	259.0	257.7	259.5	262.4	266.3	267.0	262.1	259.8	258.4	263.4	267.4	263.0	264.1	256.4	259.3	261.0	260.0	255.6	249.3	247.3	252.4	244.3	245.1	245.5	243.5	247.2	244.6
98	Bering Strait	253.7	251.7	251.0	253.7	252.6	251.8	250.7	255.1	256.4	251.9	251.9	249.7	254.7	254.6	254.8	257.9	259.9	263.7	260.4	257.1	256.1	256.3	255.6	256.6	258.5	259.6	258.1	255.7	259.5	253.3	247.3
128	Arctic subocean	244.7	242.1	242.3	241.3	241.9	243.9	244.6	243.9	246.0	249.1	249.1	254.4	252.7	252.3	251.1	248.2	244.2	242.7	240.3	239.2	237.7	239.4	243.7	245.9	250.0	242.8	241.0	243.1	249.6	250.4	246.5
130	Chukchi Sea	248.9	250.7	248.5	245.8	247.9	247.7	244.1	245.5	252.4	250.3	250.3	246.5	247.1	250.6	250.1	253.9	252.3	253.0	252.1	259.3	264.0	259.0	260.3	260.8	262.1	263.0	261.5	261.8	259.9	258.5	251.6
132	Beaufort Sea	255.1	253.8	253.7	259.3	261.7	257.8	253.0	254.4	256.5	255.0	255.9	255.3	254.2	254.0	255.5	254.1	252.9	256.4	256.7	248.5	244.4	245.1	246.6	250.4	253.3	252.4	245.9	244.9	245.4	244.6	244.5
134	Arctic Archipelago	244.2	243.6	242.6	242.8	246.5	251.5	251.0	247.6	249.7	251.6	252.1	251.6	251.9	252.7	252.3	252.3	251.2	245.1	241.2	241.4	244.1	244.1	243.0	240.6	243.2	239.1	240.1	240.2	239.4	238.5	239.2
136	Foxe Basin	247.1	251.9	254.3	254.1	247.1	260.6	262.6	256.8	251.8	260.2	265.8	260.6	259.2	262.5	264.4	255.6	250.3	245.9	245.5	249.0	250.6	249.9	244.5	241.2	239.3	240.5	241.4	240.9	239.1	237.7	240.4
138	Baffin Bay	245.6	244.8	244.1	247.6	252.3	248.9	246.0	245.6	245.1	246.1	255.4	260.0	253.0	249.9	251.1	252.7	252.4	249.4	245.8	244.2	246.3	253.6	256.3	249.8	244.8	243.3	251.1	255.8	252.1	246.7	250.7
139	South Greenland	250.6	250.0	250.6	257.2	254.5	249.9	248.0	248.0	248.1	253.7	261.3	264.7	257.3	251.4	250.5	252.1	252.6	252.8	256.7	257.1	259.6	261.9	258.7	253.1	250.2	254.7	259.0	260.3	252.4	252.9	261.4
140	Greenland Sea	245.3	243.0	240.2	241.1	248.4	246.0	243.7	243.2	241.1	241.4	246.6	255.1	251.7	247.4	245.3	245.9	247.2	244.8	241.3	240.3	240.6	248.2	252.2	249.9	245.2	242.3	248.1	252.0	252.6	246.7	249.8
142	Norwegian Sea	269.8	270.2	270.6	272.1	273.8	271.7	270.5	274.2	275.4	272.5	270.3	268.1	263.2	262.6	265.4	268.6	267.2	264.9	264.5	265.4	267.4	265.6	267.2	267.4	267.1	272.5	272.5	271.9	269.3	266.2	268.5
144	Barents Sea	269.9	271.0	270.5	269.6	270.0	270.8	268.5	266.7	267.7	266.9	260.3	258.1	259.2	263.3	265.4	264.6	264.8	262.1	261.7	259.3	257.8	255.3	252.9	250.6	249.0	251.0	258.8	261.9	260.9	256.0	255.7
146	Kara Sea	257.4	255.9	257.1	261.4	263.1	262.5	262.4	258.9	254.8	255.6	256.0	255.2	252.3	248.8	248.5	252.3	257.3	260.3	260.6	260.0	259.4	257.9	253.2	251.7	251.2	250.9	250.1	248.2	249.3	248.4	248.3
148	Laptev Sea	247.7	246.7	247.3	249.2	248.7	247.2	245.4	245.8	244.2	238.7	236.2	236.8	236.0	236.7	236.9	236.5	236.3	237.0	237.9	239.2	239.0	241.3	243.5	242.6	242.5	243.4	244.4	244.1	240.9	241.1	242.9
150	East Siberian Sea	243.8	242.9	242.3	242.0	241.9	242.7	242.5	240.1	238.3	235.9	235.7	235.8	238.8	239.3	239.3	241.0	239.9	244.6	245.4	244.0	246.3	258.9	255.9	257.3	260.6	255.4	252.9	252.3	254.3	251.8	247.8
152	Gulf of Alaska	262.6	260.7	264.6	268.4	264.2	261.4	262.3	265.6	266.5	264.4	265.0	263.9	265.5	263.6	263.9	265.9	268.2	271.4	269.8	264.3	259.9	257.8	258.4	259.7	263.9	264.3	263.4	258.7	261.5	258.7	254.9
154	Southeast Bering Sea	252.5	253.4	264.0	258.1	253.0	255.3	249.8	264.0	266.3	261.3	256.4	254.2	254.7	255.0	263.6	268.9	264.8	260.3	256.3	258.9	267.4	262.4	259.5	263.6	263.5	264.7	263.7	265.5	263.8	259.4	256.2