Antarctic Ice Sheet & Subglacial Hydrology 3D Explorer

Rotate, zoom, and explore Antarctica with interactive layers for bed topography, ice surface/base, velocity, flowlines, subglacial environments.

View Controls

Resolution preset Balanced

Vertical exaggeration 4.0x

Ice opacity 0.65

Show bed topography Show ice surface Show ice bottom surface Show ice surface velocity Show ice flowline Show refined basins Show effective pressure Show subglacial channels Show sea level (0 m) Wireframe mode

Bed Elevation Color

-7000 m 0 +3500 m

Ice Surface Velocity Color

0 m/yr 100 500 1500+

Effective Pressure Color

0 MPa 1 3 5

Channel Discharge Color

0.001 m3/s 0.01 1 100

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Mouse: drag to orbit, wheel to zoom, right-drag to pan.
Touch: one finger orbit, pinch zoom.