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: 2025-11-13

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-11-07:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 9528 3480 257 457 90 5 0 0
OW 10 234 89 314 316 54 0 0
VODI 1 250 93 225 274 63 2 0
ODI 0 91 105 379 540 187 22 0
CDI 0 1 2 91 469 562 143 0
VCDI 0 0 0 10 306 1509 10573 15115

Date: 2025-11-09:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 9360 3187 187 406 97 4 0 0
OW 33 225 60 343 291 41 0 0
VODI 12 230 67 290 365 123 2 0
ODI 2 221 86 342 484 293 42 0
CDI 0 6 3 61 439 825 230 0
VCDI 0 0 0 5 44 1260 10873 15308

Date: 2025-11-11:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 9104 3001 171 331 174 1 0 0
OW 14 229 49 165 351 37 0 0
VODI 4 384 79 208 348 172 1 0
ODI 0 79 78 257 664 317 11 0
CDI 0 0 1 35 343 1013 244 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 32 825 7191 19932

Date: 2025-11-13:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 9048 2826 160 236 80 1 0 0
OW 10 238 38 149 161 11 0 0
VODI 11 487 110 274 319 54 1 0
ODI 0 111 68 242 596 181 13 0
CDI 0 6 3 59 314 999 169 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 42 1322 10153 17355

Date: 2025-11-15:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 9054 2713 238 251 43 0 0 0
OW 17 213 81 156 112 14 0 0
VODI 10 217 95 266 178 72 1 0
ODI 0 40 27 256 309 182 20 0
CDI 0 7 5 70 258 751 153 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 74 1828 13603 14530

Date: 2025-11-17:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 8607 2752 192 319 96 2 0 0
OW 0 186 47 138 207 44 0 0
VODI 0 185 71 233 230 85 1 0
ODI 0 26 20 96 624 169 3 0
CDI 0 6 2 30 399 935 120 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 38 1803 11874 16307

Date: 2025-11-19:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 8543 2212 147 240 209 4 0 0
OW 0 207 43 117 185 35 0 0
VODI 0 302 77 201 281 90 2 0
ODI 0 88 23 121 369 405 9 0
CDI 0 16 17 66 259 1195 136 12
VCDI 0 0 0 8 85 2344 12940 14859

Date: 2025-11-21:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 8476 2140 164 234 31 0 0 0
OW 0 211 47 187 182 31 0 0
VODI 0 276 67 137 182 60 4 0
ODI 0 75 60 257 349 112 8 0
CDI 0 4 6 85 784 841 58 3
VCDI 0 0 0 11 195 2557 13084 14929


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