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: 2025-11-06

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-10-31:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 108204 13113 447 558 65 3 0 0
OW 0 579 179 419 244 68 0 0
VODI 1 212 192 431 247 613 133 0
ODI 0 44 65 443 533 712 302 0
CDI 0 0 2 93 848 2073 723 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 117 5940 30632 18771

Date: 2025-11-02:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 107462 13627 348 510 98 3 0 0
OW 5 574 163 306 375 27 0 0
VODI 4 359 211 433 366 138 28 0
ODI 0 81 94 413 758 419 246 0
CDI 0 10 11 102 722 1608 915 1
VCDI 0 0 0 2 81 4235 29450 22821

Date: 2025-11-04:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 108344 12111 379 655 220 0 0 0
OW 17 512 153 229 322 42 0 0
VODI 4 471 196 395 493 177 0 0
ODI 0 170 138 506 654 401 25 0
CDI 0 7 5 126 717 1472 527 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 135 6298 31411 19694

Date: 2025-11-06:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 104971 13980 544 780 221 0 0 0
OW 12 437 119 406 576 60 0 0
VODI 1 386 178 415 429 193 0 0
ODI 0 90 116 541 819 449 46 0
CDI 0 0 2 94 555 1494 466 2
VCDI 0 0 0 13 217 4795 27297 26302

Date: 2025-11-08:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 103938 13692 527 875 147 4 0 0
OW 22 346 115 571 568 93 0 0
VODI 5 309 120 421 452 263 14 0
ODI 0 247 129 488 725 421 86 0
CDI 0 12 17 103 683 1447 509 1
VCDI 0 0 0 8 129 3839 28089 27591

Date: 2025-11-10:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101768 14580 550 997 261 4 0 0
OW 14 371 99 373 785 96 0 0
VODI 1 422 135 388 580 268 7 0
ODI 0 161 92 433 885 390 57 0
CDI 0 9 0 74 825 1422 527 2
VCDI 0 0 0 3 86 3716 26583 30042

Date: 2025-11-12:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101192 13937 467 944 338 5 0 0
OW 29 327 79 322 700 113 0 0
VODI 25 497 177 376 658 384 2 0
ODI 9 84 120 413 733 609 27 0
CDI 0 6 3 52 405 2017 515 9
VCDI 0 0 0 5 53 3935 26153 31286

Date: 2025-11-14:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101956 13146 434 432 110 0 0 0
OW 17 414 148 466 341 19 0 0
VODI 2 538 161 474 554 324 2 0
ODI 0 131 100 306 747 596 25 0
CDI 0 11 16 98 480 1766 419 18
VCDI 0 1 1 8 170 5401 27003 30171


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