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Description
This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, contains a bed topography/bathymetry map of Antarctica based on mass conservation, streamline diffusion, and other methods. The data set also includes ice thickness, surface elevation, an ice/ocean/land mask, ice thickness estimation errors, and a map showing where each method was utilized.
Version Description
Changes for Version 3 include:
• Added ice thickness measurements from CReSIS 2018, CReSIS 2019, and PASIN
• Updated thinning rates per Smith et al. (2020)
• Added parameter (“dataid”) to more easily identify data source
• Uses IBCSO v2 for ocean bathymetry
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Morlighem, M. (2022). MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica, Version 3 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/FPSU0V1MWUB6 Date Accessed: 2026-08-03
Morlighem, M. (2022). MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica, Version 3 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/FPSU0V1MWUB6 Date Accessed: 2026-08-03
Morlighem, Mathieu. “MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica, Version 3.” NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center, 2022, https://doi.org/10.5067/FPSU0V1MWUB6. Date Accessed: 2026-08-03
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Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Firn Air Content, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
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Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Firn Air Content, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
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Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Firn Air Content, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation