Glacial Processes Satellite
Bedmap3
Bedmap3 (2020 – present): ice thickness and sub subglacial topographic model of Antarctica.
- Start date:
- 1 January, 2022
Bedmap3 is a collaborative community project with the aim to produce a new map and datasets of Antarctic ice thickness and bed topography for the international glaciology and geophysical community, using a variety of data (including ice-thickness, bathymetry, surface altitude and grounding lines).
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New map of landscape beneath Antarctica unveiled
Read more of: New map of landscape beneath Antarctica unveiledThe most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led from the British Antarctic Survey.
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60 years of Antarctic ice sheet data released
Read more of: 60 years of Antarctic ice sheet data releasedIn a significant milestone for Antarctic research, detailed and extensive information on ice thickness and bed topography is now available for the first time in a centralised and standardised format. […]
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Polarimetric Radar
Read more of: Polarimetric RadarThe radar system is composed of a complex waveform generator, signal processor, data handler and data store.