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This data set contains a bed topography/bathymetry map of Greenland based on mass conservation, multi-beam data, and other techniques. It also includes surface elevation and ice thickness data, as well as an ice/ocean/land mask.
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Morlighem, M., & et al. (2021). IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 4 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/VLJ5YXKCNGXO Date Accessed: 2026-09-16
@misc{morlighem_et al_2021,
title={IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 4},
url={http://nsidc.org/data/IDBMG4/versions/4},
DOI={10.5067/VLJ5YXKCNGXO},
publisher={NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center},
author={Morlighem, Mathieu and et al},
year={2021},
}
Morlighem, M., & et al. (2021). IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 4 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/VLJ5YXKCNGXO Date Accessed: 2026-09-16
Morlighem, Mathieu, and et al. “IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 4.” NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center, 2021, https://doi.org/10.5067/VLJ5YXKCNGXO. Date Accessed: 2026-09-16
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MacGregor, Joseph A., Chu, Winnie, Colgan, William T., Fahnestock, Mark A., Felikson, Denis, Karlsson, Nanna B., Nowicki, Sophie M. J., Studinger, Michael
Ice Velocity, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation