Name: IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 3
Creator: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Keywords: BATHYMETRY,BED ELEVATION,GLACIER/ICE SHEET THICKNESS,Surface Elevation

IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 3

Data set id:

IDBMG4

DOI: 10.5067/2CIX82HUV88Y

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Morlighem, M. et al. (2017). IceBridge BedMachine Greenland. (IDBMG4, Version 3). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/2CIX82HUV88Y. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 09-24-2025.

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Morlighem, M., Williams, C., Rignot, E., An, L., Arndt, J. E., Bamber, J. L., Catania, G., Chauché, N., Dowdeswell, J. A., Dorschel, B., Fenty, I., Hogan, K., Howat, I., Hubbard, A., Jakobsson, M., Jordan, T. M., Kjeldsen, K. K., Millan, R., Mayer, L., Mouginot, J., Noël, B., O'Cofaigh, C., Palmer, S. J., Rysgaard, S., Seroussi, H., Siegert, M. J., Slabon, P., Straneo, F., van den Broeke, M. R., Weinrebe, W., Wood, M. & Zinglersen, K.. 2017. BedMachine v3: Complete bed topography and ocean bathymetry mapping of Greenland from multi-beam echo sounding combined with mass conservation. Geophysical Research Letters. 44. DOI: 10.1002/2017GL074954.

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Version Summary

Version 3 includes ocean bathymetry all around Greenland based on data from NASA’s Ocean Melting Greenland (OMG) and other campaigns of bathymetry measurements. The subglacial bed topography has also been updated by including more ice thickness data and constraining the ice thickness at the ice/ocean interface based on bathymetry data when available.

Overview

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.

Parameter(s):

BATHYMETRY

BED ELEVATION

GLACIER/ICE SHEET THICKNESS

Surface Elevation

Platform(s):

DC-8

P-3B

Sensor(s):

MCoRDS

Data Format(s):

netCDF-4

Temporal Coverage:

1 January 1993 to 31 December 2016

Temporal Resolution:

Not Specified

Spatial Resolution:

150 m

150 m

Spatial Reference System(s):

WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3413

Spatial Coverage:

N:
90
S:
60
E:
10
W:
-80

Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 3

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