Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results

Validation of ice thickness - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2017-11-16

Model: ARC MFC - TOPAZ

Data source: UCL CryoSAT-2 sea ice thickness

Validation statistics summary

Bias (m) RMS (m) total grids low SIT OK SIT high SIT
Best estimate -1.03   1.12   28526 20916 7599 11
Day 1 forecast -1.03   1.12   28526 20912 7603 11
Day 4 forecast -1.04   1.13   28526 21064 7453 9
Day 7 forecast -1.02   1.11   28526 20484 8021 21
Day 10 forecast -1.04   1.13   28526 20939 7568 19

Numbers in the three rightmost columns are grid counts. Regions with high/low sea ice thickness correspond to areas with model offsets from the gridded observations outside of one standard deviation. (Standard deviations are provided in the observational product.)


Definition of categories:

Category   Sea ice thickness   
c1<1m
c21 - 1.5m
c31.5 - 2m
c42 - 2.5m
c52.5 - 3m
c6>3m

Best estimate vs. observations

Contingency table

observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6
m
o
d
e
l
open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c1 0 0.05 0.246 0.294 0.12 0.013 0.002
c2 0 0 0.008 0.039 0.066 0.036 0.001
c3 0 0 0.001 0.007 0.025 0.049 0.015
c4 0 0 0 0.002 0.005 0.012 0.008
c5 0 0 0 0 0.001 0 0.002
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See category definitions for details.

Statistical distribution

Observed sea ice thickness from CryoSAT

Sea ice thickness, best estimate product

Day 1 forecast vs. observations

Contingency table

observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6
m
o
d
e
l
open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c1 0 0.05 0.246 0.295 0.121 0.014 0.002
c2 0 0 0.007 0.038 0.065 0.038 0.001
c3 0 0 0.001 0.007 0.025 0.048 0.015
c4 0 0 0 0.002 0.005 0.011 0.007
c5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.002
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See category definitions for details.

Statistical distribution

Sea ice thickness, day 1 forecast

Day 7 forecast vs. observations

Contingency table

observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6
m
o
d
e
l
open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c1 0 0.05 0.244 0.294 0.12 0.013 0.002
c2 0 0 0.009 0.04 0.066 0.036 0.001
c3 0 0 0.001 0.007 0.024 0.05 0.016
c4 0 0 0 0.002 0.005 0.011 0.007
c5 0 0 0 0 0.001 0 0.002
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See category definitions for details.

Statistical distribution

Sea ice thickness, day 7 forecast


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