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: 2025-10-16

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 13757 5214 237 274 31 0 0 0
OW 0 167 98 397 265 20 0 0
VODI 0 29 31 188 347 92 9 0
ODI 0 1 5 48 275 253 49 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 279 1626 234 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 55 4896 15349 1613

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 13501 4995 228 318 49 6 0 0
OW 2 95 49 311 208 60 0 0
VODI 0 18 17 133 282 236 8 0
ODI 0 0 5 45 202 318 73 0
CDI 0 0 0 6 143 1102 438 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 6 3040 17427 2521

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 13382 4953 231 318 18 0 0 0
OW 7 95 84 304 134 7 0 0
VODI 2 19 36 195 284 80 0 0
ODI 0 0 3 110 329 287 14 0
CDI 0 0 2 20 159 753 626 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 38 1383 13880 8089

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 13125 4968 234 336 34 1 0 0
OW 8 98 75 244 191 17 0 0
VODI 1 8 35 211 314 95 2 0
ODI 0 0 3 67 319 361 58 0
CDI 0 0 0 13 80 684 447 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 1711 15413 6688

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 12755 5053 247 309 15 0 0 0
OW 7 105 65 265 226 49 0 0
VODI 0 32 68 190 260 145 0 0
ODI 0 0 2 111 297 240 17 0
CDI 0 0 0 19 209 891 315 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 21 1974 15297 6658

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 12338 5110 299 295 42 0 0 0
OW 11 112 79 218 244 53 0 0
VODI 2 66 57 145 207 261 2 0
ODI 0 1 6 105 206 309 14 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 194 648 224 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 29 2328 11113 11121

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 12326 4467 255 514 96 22 0 0
OW 16 84 50 217 201 64 0 0
VODI 0 34 35 128 175 237 22 0
ODI 0 1 5 97 230 342 60 0
CDI 0 0 0 19 243 723 283 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 11 1706 14968 8209

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 11930 4493 227 293 61 0 0 0
OW 2 110 61 275 196 6 0 0
VODI 0 29 45 145 266 149 21 0
ODI 0 3 14 99 240 292 48 0
CDI 0 0 0 16 303 998 218 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 38 2972 11335 10956


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