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: 2025-10-02

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 15405 392 411 52 0 0 0
OW 520 3350 312 738 538 98 0 0
VODI 0 190 145 649 951 568 18 0
ODI 0 12 9 212 952 1267 103 0
CDI 0 0 0 6 526 3260 1458 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 16 2606 19967 8244

Date: 2025-09-28:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 123630 15647 378 344 38 0 0 0
OW 23 2945 455 1070 349 16 0 0
VODI 0 203 156 717 940 341 15 0
ODI 0 3 8 169 1011 841 208 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 536 2830 954 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 56 3153 23651 6316

Date: 2025-09-30:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 122662 16465 434 395 46 0 0 0
OW 0 2037 478 936 439 1 0 0
VODI 0 161 192 698 971 167 1 0
ODI 0 9 26 303 953 754 35 0
CDI 0 0 2 59 727 2498 376 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 88 4787 25241 5066

Date: 2025-10-02:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 121304 17400 530 720 111 3 0 0
OW 0 1333 361 1044 373 29 0 0
VODI 0 149 119 606 757 268 3 0
ODI 0 23 27 277 996 600 71 0
CDI 0 0 4 40 634 2753 467 2
VCDI 0 0 0 1 110 4382 20812 10698

Date: 2025-10-04:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 120442 16917 585 1007 175 0 0 0
OW 0 704 252 1011 625 62 0 0
VODI 0 281 170 783 745 402 10 0
ODI 0 10 21 261 846 749 156 0
CDI 0 0 0 14 271 2485 828 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 51 6954 26073 4116

Date: 2025-10-06:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 119452 17247 622 847 72 0 0 0
OW 0 475 202 983 452 20 0 0
VODI 0 179 170 624 973 339 2 0
ODI 0 14 17 256 1055 1013 43 0
CDI 0 0 6 21 416 3108 946 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 38 7503 25431 4481

Date: 2025-10-08:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 120760 16403 478 560 87 0 0 0
OW 0 540 211 661 425 27 0 0
VODI 0 150 165 586 597 96 0 0
ODI 0 19 33 277 1188 586 19 0
CDI 0 0 1 34 870 4193 1437 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 125 8671 20780 7028

Date: 2025-10-10:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 119676 17065 475 594 85 1 0 0
OW 12 432 173 629 407 29 0 0
VODI 9 241 173 451 594 136 14 0
ODI 0 34 36 346 840 491 83 0
CDI 0 0 0 14 818 5164 2239 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 68 9420 24231 2027


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