Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results
Full domain
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
American sector
European sector
Asian sector

Validation of sea ice concentration - Full domain

Reference date: 2025-09-18

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

Data source: OSI SAF N.H. sea ice concentration

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-09-12:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 124246 14824 630 564 21 0 0 0
OW 102 5342 656 1487 305 14 0 0
VODI 0 134 148 2445 1321 118 4 0
ODI 0 0 8 1172 4137 1330 11 0
CDI 0 0 0 11 2639 13527 1818 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 5014 4975 0

Date: 2025-09-14:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 124679 14656 554 519 56 2 0 0
OW 776 4548 614 1425 259 16 0 0
VODI 6 111 148 2225 1304 124 1 0
ODI 0 0 0 699 3810 1481 58 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 1632 12685 1623 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 5490 7499 0

Date: 2025-09-16:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 125469 14252 525 567 59 1 0 0
OW 828 4465 594 1359 276 18 0 0
VODI 11 68 90 1918 1208 161 5 0
ODI 0 1 6 477 3454 1356 80 0
CDI 0 0 0 5 1326 11413 1674 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 8 3905 11377 51

Date: 2025-09-18:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 123460 16428 652 600 48 0 0 0
OW 548 3954 827 1615 282 1 0 0
VODI 4 28 76 1573 1211 172 1 0
ODI 0 0 4 573 3262 1199 51 0
CDI 0 0 0 15 967 8382 1476 1
VCDI 0 0 0 0 8 6003 12409 1177

Date: 2025-09-20:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 120564 19798 529 414 8 0 0 0
OW 570 3948 507 1317 211 6 0 0
VODI 4 140 146 1257 1204 169 2 0
ODI 0 15 19 251 1945 2103 103 1
CDI 0 0 2 19 698 7555 2012 7
VCDI 0 0 0 0 18 6314 13219 1932

Date: 2025-09-22:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 121114 19080 545 409 17 0 0 0
OW 581 3595 503 1091 430 15 0 0
VODI 1 93 145 1060 1250 183 10 0
ODI 0 8 16 217 1629 1260 58 0
CDI 0 0 2 23 654 5758 1773 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 9 3512 18847 3119

Date: 2025-09-24:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 124342 15561 422 512 92 1 0 0
OW 143 3972 345 917 378 27 0 0
VODI 0 167 138 768 1180 239 4 0
ODI 0 15 25 291 1403 1163 72 0
CDI 0 0 0 12 560 4328 1909 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 2505 20894 4619

Date: 2025-09-26:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 124032 15407 391 404 47 0 0 0
OW 520 3346 312 744 538 93 0 0
VODI 0 193 144 651 955 573 18 0
ODI 0 11 11 212 954 1268 103 0
CDI 0 0 0 5 526 3258 1449 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 15 2607 19976 8244


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