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: 2025-12-04

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 8226 1246 112 97 12 0 0 0
OW 22 204 71 132 152 9 0 0
VODI 22 147 30 118 134 72 1 0
ODI 4 139 52 217 213 205 48 0
CDI 0 74 30 183 474 588 237 0
VCDI 0 0 0 19 237 2569 14309 15442

Date: 2025-11-30:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 5385 3025 157 227 52 2 0 0
OW 27 221 50 185 163 82 0 0
VODI 1 192 46 118 169 104 10 0
ODI 0 142 46 173 229 177 38 0
CDI 0 135 42 129 372 1077 245 2
VCDI 0 0 0 6 70 2485 14486 15777

Date: 2025-12-02:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 3647 4005 99 223 102 0 0 0
OW 25 141 45 79 252 4 0 0
VODI 6 130 41 129 262 118 0 0
ODI 0 319 45 201 305 184 14 0
CDI 0 125 20 134 477 727 182 2
VCDI 0 0 0 3 97 2383 13608 17713

Date: 2025-12-04:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 3037 4117 119 120 25 1 0 0
OW 42 89 32 97 153 62 0 0
VODI 32 130 46 115 207 230 0 0
ODI 2 402 66 237 344 224 13 0
CDI 0 91 2 138 567 639 140 2
VCDI 0 0 0 26 118 1723 16060 16399

Date: 2025-12-06:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 2834 4068 106 103 22 1 0 0
OW 61 102 31 74 33 12 0 0
VODI 31 179 50 133 199 141 0 0
ODI 10 415 51 227 460 406 23 0
CDI 2 17 4 48 483 803 243 0
VCDI 0 0 0 13 272 1456 12023 20711

Date: 2025-12-08:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 2631 4057 117 106 33 2 0 0
OW 90 122 45 65 33 10 0 0
VODI 9 262 44 145 158 26 0 0
ODI 0 306 63 156 513 383 5 0
CDI 0 3 0 48 579 945 387 2
VCDI 0 0 0 8 325 1881 6937 25351

Date: 2025-12-10:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 2851 3845 61 76 38 39 0 0
OW 73 166 17 34 11 25 1 0
VODI 29 221 48 99 49 51 3 0
ODI 1 151 56 145 233 357 4 0
CDI 0 18 17 90 396 1054 199 1
VCDI 0 1 0 12 181 1786 11968 21440

Date: 2025-12-12:

Best estimate
...observations not yet available


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