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: 2025-11-27

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 8474 2141 164 242 36 0 0 0
OW 0 212 47 180 175 31 0 0
VODI 0 274 67 138 182 60 4 0
ODI 0 76 60 255 352 113 8 0
CDI 0 4 6 84 784 839 58 3
VCDI 0 0 0 12 194 2558 13084 14929

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 8461 1655 147 253 196 6 0 0
OW 0 156 31 80 169 100 0 0
VODI 0 199 65 205 178 213 7 0
ODI 0 25 21 166 451 277 36 0
CDI 0 0 5 32 422 1528 323 5
VCDI 0 0 0 0 55 1872 12043 16464

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 8433 1625 133 180 106 1 0 0
OW 0 155 62 161 128 33 0 0
VODI 0 178 66 193 146 160 64 0
ODI 0 35 49 173 350 274 76 0
CDI 0 0 1 68 343 1112 545 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 278 1146 10598 18974

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 8408 1338 106 108 65 1 0 0
OW 15 164 59 113 126 12 0 0
VODI 5 173 44 102 137 77 17 0
ODI 0 139 69 208 271 162 76 0
CDI 0 16 21 165 438 658 311 1
VCDI 0 0 0 2 240 2044 14145 15810

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 6025 2992 151 126 29 0 0 0
OW 15 204 52 135 199 35 0 0
VODI 0 202 45 107 117 94 9 0
ODI 0 180 62 190 271 179 48 0
CDI 0 96 30 98 473 896 195 0
VCDI 0 0 0 6 144 2531 14959 14951

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 3866 4103 158 200 105 3 0 0
OW 16 138 47 117 278 33 0 0
VODI 3 182 38 119 189 113 2 0
ODI 0 223 47 152 217 150 29 0
CDI 0 164 36 120 467 988 260 2
VCDI 0 0 1 16 76 2695 15104 15389

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 3267 4108 91 154 99 3 0 0
OW 23 123 38 57 235 68 0 0
VODI 20 151 65 90 236 177 0 0
ODI 0 397 71 225 375 201 10 0
CDI 0 57 8 155 463 650 173 2
VCDI 0 0 0 26 86 1917 15217 16808

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 2919 4056 98 130 25 3 0 0
OW 65 96 26 80 57 21 0 0
VODI 33 127 42 105 252 247 2 0
ODI 11 349 46 192 479 217 17 0
CDI 0 133 5 64 615 715 188 0
VCDI 0 0 0 28 184 1484 11616 21119


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