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: 2025-11-20

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 101958 13148 437 427 110 0 0 0
OW 16 414 145 470 335 19 0 0
VODI 2 540 160 477 560 323 2 0
ODI 0 130 101 307 747 600 25 0
CDI 0 10 16 98 480 1765 419 19
VCDI 0 1 1 8 172 5400 27003 30170

Date: 2025-11-16:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101924 12735 415 481 95 3 0 0
OW 23 404 134 412 269 13 0 0
VODI 6 311 134 416 642 215 1 0
ODI 0 148 90 387 855 390 11 0
CDI 0 17 17 205 955 1889 194 0
VCDI 0 0 1 10 381 8727 28390 25715

Date: 2025-11-18:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 98676 14722 435 590 268 12 0 0
OW 11 437 131 253 392 65 0 0
VODI 3 379 180 375 539 230 4 0
ODI 0 131 80 331 877 624 52 0
CDI 0 20 18 169 954 2483 458 2
VCDI 0 0 0 15 202 8336 28606 25955

Date: 2025-11-20:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 99874 12704 363 433 110 5 0 0
OW 10 454 126 328 423 80 0 0
VODI 0 514 147 361 303 201 3 0
ODI 0 214 144 521 781 569 40 0
CDI 0 36 21 152 781 2651 639 1
VCDI 0 0 0 3 118 6798 29962 27145

Date: 2025-11-22:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 98946 12629 450 540 91 2 0 0
OW 3 458 104 285 429 72 2 0
VODI 1 437 173 401 396 389 4 0
ODI 0 134 97 543 825 657 53 0
CDI 0 16 6 69 866 2969 852 10
VCDI 0 0 0 11 107 4026 31283 28679

Date: 2025-11-24:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 98213 12585 476 618 179 54 0 0
OW 4 410 151 348 267 113 0 0
VODI 1 395 171 509 480 340 61 0
ODI 0 82 68 383 953 743 77 0
CDI 0 7 1 32 749 2645 1151 7
VCDI 0 4 0 1 214 3911 28444 32168

Date: 2025-11-26:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97272 13016 465 642 132 2 0 0
OW 11 385 151 350 309 35 0 0
VODI 1 354 156 421 417 188 57 0
ODI 0 182 131 473 863 636 138 0
CDI 0 15 26 144 613 1995 1209 0
VCDI 0 3 1 13 272 4283 28808 32846

Date: 2025-11-28:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97162 12518 449 438 67 0 0 0
OW 26 512 172 341 315 13 0 0
VODI 23 420 116 347 364 144 2 0
ODI 5 318 162 598 789 464 61 0
CDI 0 86 41 308 911 1784 876 2
VCDI 0 0 0 18 263 5710 31127 30063


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