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This data set, as part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program, combines interferometric phases from multiple satellite interferometric synthetic-aperture radar systems to derive the first comprehensive phase-based map of Antarctic ice velocity. The precision in ice speed and flow direction over 80% of Antarctica is better than prior mappings based on feature and speckle tracking by a factor of 10. Phase-derived velocity mostly covers the years between 2007 and 2018, while tracking-derived velocity (for regions along the coasts) is mostly found in the years from 2013 to 2017. Additional data acquired between 1996 and 2018 were used as needed to maximize coverage.
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Mouginot, J., Rignot, E., & Scheuchl, B. (2019). MEaSUREs Phase-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/PZ3NJ5RXRH10 Date Accessed: 2026-09-29
@misc{mouginot_rignot_scheuchl_2019,
title={MEaSUREs Phase-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map, Version 1},
url={http://nsidc.org/data/NSIDC-0754/versions/1},
DOI={10.5067/PZ3NJ5RXRH10},
publisher={NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center},
author={Mouginot, Jeremie and Rignot, Eric and Scheuchl, Bernd},
year={2019},
}
Mouginot, J., Rignot, E., & Scheuchl, B. (2019). MEaSUREs Phase-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/PZ3NJ5RXRH10 Date Accessed: 2026-09-29
Mouginot, Jeremie, et al. “MEaSUREs Phase-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map, Version 1.” NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center, 2019, https://doi.org/10.5067/PZ3NJ5RXRH10. Date Accessed: 2026-09-29
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