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: 2025-11-06

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 10601 4211 249 296 50 3 0 0
OW 0 233 104 286 125 15 0 0
VODI 1 83 88 212 137 42 1 0
ODI 0 8 30 247 271 182 22 0
CDI 0 0 1 68 454 1044 222 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 30 1188 11807 13529

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 10424 4236 195 338 47 1 0 0
OW 5 357 91 221 128 1 0 0
VODI 4 205 114 254 151 24 0 0
ODI 0 73 73 262 358 80 17 0
CDI 0 10 10 96 516 793 115 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 48 1210 11084 14297

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 9985 4050 250 484 162 0 0 0
OW 15 304 67 129 153 0 0 0
VODI 3 311 121 210 266 22 0 0
ODI 0 158 112 395 387 65 13 0
CDI 0 6 3 104 467 615 135 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 72 1628 12199 12949

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 9628 3534 283 490 194 0 0 0
OW 12 274 57 218 381 27 0 0
VODI 1 252 106 237 252 43 0 0
ODI 0 74 95 412 534 137 14 0
CDI 0 0 2 86 423 675 160 0
VCDI 0 0 0 13 207 1472 9788 15759

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 9440 3324 218 434 72 4 0 0
OW 22 224 69 336 317 62 0 0
VODI 5 200 80 273 277 110 2 0
ODI 0 210 97 367 469 220 31 0
CDI 0 11 13 83 503 724 214 0
VCDI 0 0 0 8 116 1470 10463 15372

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 9113 3224 222 369 109 4 0 0
OW 14 230 56 213 337 67 0 0
VODI 1 329 81 256 405 137 1 0
ODI 0 127 62 271 641 273 32 0
CDI 0 3 0 30 427 796 284 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 49 1016 8934 17724

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 9303 2629 171 282 63 2 0 0
OW 29 227 47 146 258 51 0 0
VODI 25 425 131 263 356 191 2 0
ODI 9 69 86 294 473 335 20 0
CDI 0 0 1 28 255 1110 212 1
VCDI 0 0 0 1 34 1062 9554 17695

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 9098 2806 202 221 55 0 0 0
OW 16 247 56 138 103 13 0 0
VODI 2 442 96 277 132 98 0 0
ODI 0 93 53 166 316 258 18 0
CDI 0 4 3 64 192 722 185 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 102 2059 12001 15599


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