Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results
Full domain
American sector
European sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
Asian sector

Validation of sea ice concentration - European 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 91553 6191 126 111 53 0 0 0
OW 1 69 38 119 47 4 0 0
VODI 0 37 44 129 137 43 0 0
ODI 0 3 3 73 252 135 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 2 113 650 99 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 1209 7663 180

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 90766 6818 129 143 10 0 0 0
OW 2 106 64 118 24 0 0 0
VODI 0 43 47 161 141 24 0 0
ODI 0 5 16 103 227 86 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 74 287 824 52 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 16 2872 5927 0

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 88655 8735 153 134 22 0 0 0
OW 4 130 76 98 39 3 0 0
VODI 0 61 65 147 87 24 0 0
ODI 0 7 20 151 193 118 2 0
CDI 0 1 2 45 228 932 199 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 10 2710 5989 44

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 90518 6739 115 79 23 0 0 0
OW 10 122 59 107 26 1 0 0
VODI 0 109 61 142 88 10 3 0
ODI 0 21 18 164 302 151 4 0
CDI 0 1 2 15 162 806 355 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 18 2140 6714 0

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 89900 7341 96 83 3 0 0 0
OW 3 183 49 82 16 0 0 0
VODI 1 135 63 173 123 15 0 0
ODI 0 32 22 124 259 206 16 0
CDI 0 0 2 14 146 850 468 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 5 748 7270 657

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 89474 7738 112 110 24 0 0 0
OW 3 163 46 77 25 2 0 0
VODI 1 150 74 150 119 19 0 0
ODI 0 8 23 128 258 175 6 0
CDI 0 0 0 6 128 592 419 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 5 1699 6435 916

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 88788 8409 137 143 6 0 0 0
OW 3 158 65 81 26 0 0 0
VODI 1 84 63 157 109 14 0 0
ODI 0 38 42 132 299 147 1 0
CDI 0 0 6 35 152 573 332 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 19 1875 6620 570

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 88840 8050 193 193 28 0 0 0
OW 5 137 43 92 64 3 0 0
VODI 2 142 47 139 100 38 0 0
ODI 0 93 58 244 252 105 1 0
CDI 0 1 5 58 231 719 296 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 22 1857 7009 18


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