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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 and bathymetry map of Antarctica. Bed topography is deduced by subtracting ice thickness from the surface elevation; using Ice Flow Perturbation Analysis (IFPA); and by other methods. Surface elevations are obtained from the Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA) and high-resolution satellite maps.
Version Description
Changes for this version include:
- Uses ice flow perturbation analysis to map the bed in the interior
- Uses ice thickness estimates from IceBoost, for periphery glaciers and Peninsula
- Use ocean bathymetry from AntGG along parts of the coast and IBCSO v2
- Includes a new field 'RGI' that indicates pixels which belong to glaciers in the Randolph Glacier Inventory
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Morlighem, M. (2025). MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica, Version 4 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/POJQI54A45HX Date Accessed: 2026-09-22
@misc{morlighem_2025,
title={MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica, Version 4},
url={http://nsidc.org/data/NSIDC-0756/versions/4},
DOI={10.5067/POJQI54A45HX},
publisher={NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center},
author={Morlighem, Mathieu},
year={2025},
}
Morlighem, M. (2025). MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica, Version 4 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/POJQI54A45HX Date Accessed: 2026-09-22
Morlighem, Mathieu. “MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica, Version 4.” NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5067/POJQI54A45HX. Date Accessed: 2026-09-22
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