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

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

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 16154 5178 131 80 15 0 0 0
OW 520 3182 231 495 198 10 0 0
VODI 0 73 60 394 478 273 10 0
ODI 0 5 0 82 506 763 34 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 148 1903 978 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 829 7783 5328

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 15497 5735 180 126 11 0 0 0
OW 23 2672 330 800 154 5 0 0
VODI 0 70 53 360 507 134 12 0
ODI 0 0 1 57 478 446 81 0
CDI 0 0 0 1 181 1488 527 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 972 10452 4489

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 15255 5908 235 197 5 0 0 0
OW 0 1694 345 686 330 0 0 0
VODI 0 55 44 379 548 57 1 0
ODI 0 6 6 130 535 352 20 0
CDI 0 0 1 11 370 1331 143 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 18 1573 11458 4149

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 14805 5846 289 506 56 0 0 0
OW 0 1115 249 813 296 16 0 0
VODI 0 28 31 251 437 177 2 0
ODI 0 11 8 111 555 227 20 0
CDI 0 0 3 8 362 1548 214 2
VCDI 0 0 0 0 77 1809 8406 7564

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 14242 5262 326 739 139 0 0 0
OW 0 407 169 820 521 52 0 0
VODI 0 93 44 363 456 318 7 0
ODI 0 8 8 65 342 347 102 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 101 1090 362 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 28 2806 13769 2853

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 14282 5085 258 434 19 0 0 0
OW 0 177 105 740 297 4 0 0
VODI 0 57 42 250 578 264 0 0
ODI 0 9 6 129 477 605 14 0
CDI 0 0 6 19 189 1072 298 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 32 3108 13135 4151

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 14330 5065 225 259 38 0 0 0
OW 0 234 110 464 304 8 0 0
VODI 0 30 37 254 340 48 0 0
ODI 0 7 8 71 515 411 6 0
CDI 0 0 0 7 212 1313 295 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 11 2248 12089 6903

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 13757 5216 235 267 27 0 0 0
OW 0 165 100 408 272 20 0 0
VODI 0 29 31 185 346 93 9 0
ODI 0 1 5 47 274 250 48 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 276 1631 236 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 57 4893 15348 1613


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