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: 2025-11-27

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 99202 12858 413 498 80 4 0 0
OW 9 457 121 340 424 81 0 0
VODI 0 467 165 390 384 252 4 0
ODI 0 141 112 527 826 530 66 0
CDI 0 38 14 134 1170 2307 700 3
VCDI 0 0 0 12 221 5415 30531 28111

Date: 2025-11-23:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 98960 12325 407 532 204 6 0 0
OW 4 425 127 292 293 102 0 0
VODI 0 426 162 462 454 403 7 0
ODI 0 107 72 422 972 667 54 0
CDI 0 10 7 60 642 3056 1016 10
VCDI 0 4 1 1 64 3650 29262 31339

Date: 2025-11-25:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97742 12844 464 654 141 1 0 0
OW 3 384 175 419 272 41 0 0
VODI 2 366 175 494 406 245 64 0
ODI 0 133 119 481 832 676 102 0
CDI 0 10 3 105 542 2285 1262 3
VCDI 0 2 1 1 299 4038 28446 32775

Date: 2025-11-27:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 96966 13040 431 475 161 1 0 0
OW 16 393 140 347 305 20 0 0
VODI 7 391 145 372 369 181 17 0
ODI 0 269 160 506 820 565 115 0
CDI 0 31 26 226 747 1890 1085 1
VCDI 0 0 0 2 280 4653 31594 30260

Date: 2025-11-29:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 94883 14549 414 395 86 0 0 0
OW 25 518 169 328 277 37 0 0
VODI 0 507 128 370 277 106 9 0
ODI 0 460 170 625 806 294 49 0
CDI 0 163 84 294 1083 1996 618 5
VCDI 0 2 0 10 251 6890 30142 29987

Date: 2025-12-01:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 91785 16433 399 472 216 3 0 0
OW 26 478 134 278 354 39 0 0
VODI 5 552 185 392 343 128 2 0
ODI 0 675 152 545 739 323 72 0
CDI 0 250 67 214 940 2358 723 4
VCDI 0 0 2 27 141 7529 32222 27800

Date: 2025-12-03:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 91062 15716 461 707 196 6 0 0
OW 38 371 133 262 386 78 0 0
VODI 22 359 167 427 566 240 5 0
ODI 0 521 140 654 1238 570 99 0
CDI 0 74 21 248 752 1926 891 2
VCDI 0 1 0 29 95 5124 32361 31059

Date: 2025-12-05:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 89238 16049 483 700 141 3 0 0
OW 81 240 91 385 402 27 0 0
VODI 38 267 149 436 620 305 4 0
ODI 11 401 96 588 1370 503 47 0
CDI 0 134 10 98 1352 1855 834 0
VCDI 0 0 0 30 246 4119 32112 33542


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