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: 2025-10-16

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 119679 17058 478 599 86 1 0 0
OW 10 439 168 619 404 29 0 0
VODI 9 243 174 454 594 135 14 0
ODI 0 32 37 348 839 492 84 0
CDI 0 0 0 14 823 5154 2235 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 66 9430 24234 2027

Date: 2025-10-12:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 118643 17178 517 751 168 8 0 0
OW 6 369 169 555 332 72 0 0
VODI 1 223 117 505 525 295 15 0
ODI 0 18 40 321 990 618 126 0
CDI 0 0 0 16 680 3989 1527 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 13 6253 29209 2759

Date: 2025-10-14:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 117917 16812 663 913 120 0 0 0
OW 7 397 175 555 290 9 0 0
VODI 2 351 174 617 646 110 0 0
ODI 0 37 23 371 1028 569 42 0
CDI 0 0 2 62 677 2639 993 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 49 6910 25389 8459

Date: 2025-10-16:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 116114 17086 693 1024 176 1 0 0
OW 8 398 158 653 703 87 0 0
VODI 1 366 181 595 734 167 2 0
ODI 0 39 21 272 1066 662 68 0
CDI 0 0 0 36 634 2716 833 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 22 9997 24450 7045

Date: 2025-10-18:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 115402 16476 647 842 62 0 0 0
OW 16 517 185 831 858 211 0 0
VODI 0 321 209 722 626 473 11 0
ODI 0 42 13 270 995 701 52 0
CDI 0 0 0 25 555 5314 969 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 56 7762 24586 7257

Date: 2025-10-20:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 114845 14849 800 1001 152 0 0 0
OW 22 546 279 853 975 267 0 0
VODI 13 250 182 1012 781 688 51 0
ODI 2 56 12 331 943 834 96 0
CDI 0 0 0 6 581 4973 905 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 65 8341 19631 12666

Date: 2025-10-22:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 113589 13234 783 1234 277 24 0 0
OW 27 539 191 564 894 357 3 0
VODI 3 514 225 1231 828 860 88 0
ODI 1 67 50 528 1158 874 203 0
CDI 0 1 0 51 679 4692 1145 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 31 6746 25726 9589

Date: 2025-10-24:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 112742 12274 602 913 272 11 0 0
OW 15 350 175 577 766 155 0 0
VODI 5 222 188 669 796 735 84 0
ODI 0 17 45 854 1536 981 137 0
CDI 0 0 3 87 1214 3100 771 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 121 8852 24187 13551


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