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: 2025-09-25

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-09-19:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 121511 18718 570 470 17 0 0 0
OW 594 4167 607 1273 223 5 0 0
VODI 4 119 145 1357 1217 184 0 0
ODI 0 13 15 301 1928 2302 149 0
CDI 0 2 1 9 728 7638 2198 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 6 7136 11581 1819

Date: 2025-09-21:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 119270 20971 545 493 8 0 0 0
OW 610 3758 381 1195 467 8 0 0
VODI 0 151 147 1041 1165 256 4 0
ODI 0 7 13 219 1694 1708 159 1
CDI 0 0 1 14 664 6157 2727 2
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 4637 15940 2592

Date: 2025-09-23:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 124485 15526 438 558 47 0 0 0
OW 612 3610 399 946 455 15 0 0
VODI 0 160 120 860 1247 260 11 0
ODI 0 11 29 233 1480 1152 91 0
CDI 0 0 0 24 591 4898 2337 12
VCDI 0 0 0 0 6 2253 18939 5202

Date: 2025-09-25:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 124997 14651 412 441 49 0 0 0
OW 127 3818 343 966 496 25 0 0
VODI 0 172 121 716 1196 268 1 0
ODI 0 13 28 227 1391 1029 41 0
CDI 0 0 0 11 567 3885 1321 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 29 3225 20704 5737

Date: 2025-09-27:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 124145 15239 339 343 46 0 0 0
OW 68 3552 369 698 515 77 0 0
VODI 0 200 157 671 870 488 69 0
ODI 0 5 10 161 905 976 309 0
CDI 0 0 0 2 423 2880 1304 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 16 3009 21482 7679

Date: 2025-09-29:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 122703 16470 381 354 76 5 0 0
OW 0 2379 439 1184 403 38 0 0
VODI 0 163 139 852 833 295 11 0
ODI 0 2 12 218 1020 741 127 0
CDI 0 0 0 11 567 2688 686 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 71 3859 25917 4363

Date: 2025-10-01:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 121834 17211 468 495 78 9 0 0
OW 0 1633 435 986 323 95 0 0
VODI 0 185 169 649 746 166 3 0
ODI 0 14 31 342 1034 643 28 0
CDI 0 1 4 63 779 2638 337 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 102 4935 20851 9720

Date: 2025-10-03:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 120673 17456 680 766 67 0 0 0
OW 0 1129 345 997 535 12 0 0
VODI 0 178 177 654 807 238 14 0
ODI 0 10 24 284 810 744 88 0
CDI 0 0 4 38 498 2768 663 3
VCDI 0 0 0 6 55 5663 19421 11200


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