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: 2025-11-20

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 9100 2807 202 221 55 0 0 0
OW 15 249 56 138 102 13 0 0
VODI 2 443 95 277 134 98 0 0
ODI 0 92 54 169 315 260 18 0
CDI 0 3 3 64 192 720 187 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 104 2059 11999 15599

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 8901 2728 202 271 84 3 0 0
OW 21 187 41 180 139 13 0 0
VODI 6 165 70 213 209 91 1 0
ODI 0 53 35 172 524 193 11 0
CDI 0 6 6 32 294 749 134 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 93 1827 13111 15082

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 8595 2386 169 300 178 12 0 0
OW 0 175 39 98 219 54 0 0
VODI 0 210 94 196 286 129 4 0
ODI 0 30 21 92 560 257 14 0
CDI 0 9 7 53 341 1002 192 2
VCDI 0 0 0 3 84 1959 11656 16422

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 8505 2274 138 227 63 2 0 0
OW 0 247 43 129 168 32 0 0
VODI 0 312 58 156 149 46 0 0
ODI 0 108 88 282 387 96 11 0
CDI 0 6 8 72 440 1207 111 1
VCDI 0 0 0 3 87 2611 13076 14705

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 8463 1875 181 243 65 1 0 0
OW 0 184 37 130 229 52 2 0
VODI 0 244 71 149 142 142 4 0
ODI 0 42 45 249 371 186 15 0
CDI 0 1 0 42 579 1359 184 3
VCDI 0 0 0 10 97 2152 12971 15328

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 8445 1600 167 222 132 54 0 0
OW 1 155 40 101 135 108 0 0
VODI 0 181 68 225 167 203 61 0
ODI 0 9 17 134 432 343 42 0
CDI 0 0 0 13 530 1315 402 4
VCDI 0 0 0 0 200 1374 9717 19251

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 8437 1481 130 173 69 2 0 0
OW 8 157 53 117 142 29 0 0
VODI 0 169 55 146 152 103 57 0
ODI 0 77 57 221 333 233 80 0
CDI 0 3 17 89 317 885 485 0
VCDI 0 0 0 8 218 1443 11044 18858

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 8228 1234 113 95 10 0 0 0
OW 21 210 70 134 154 9 0 0
VODI 21 151 30 118 137 71 2 0
ODI 5 140 53 217 210 205 47 0
CDI 0 75 29 184 474 589 240 0
VCDI 0 0 0 18 237 2569 14306 15442


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