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: 2026-04-09

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2026-04-03:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 68732 14941 203 177 37 7 0 0
OW 1 622 144 306 79 5 0 0
VODI 0 506 204 586 455 58 8 0
ODI 0 181 150 552 1081 743 129 0
CDI 0 7 22 163 1064 2956 1758 0
VCDI 0 0 6 44 440 4072 34758 51844

Date: 2026-04-05:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 68871 14819 172 191 31 6 0 0
OW 4 548 157 281 74 11 0 0
VODI 0 582 235 503 460 47 6 0
ODI 0 148 133 521 1300 814 122 0
CDI 0 5 5 111 900 3520 1993 3
VCDI 0 0 4 32 258 3362 32372 54440

Date: 2026-04-07:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 68371 14955 173 195 37 4 0 0
OW 0 696 150 280 93 8 3 0
VODI 0 720 261 624 500 56 10 0
ODI 0 61 106 482 1404 1093 201 0
CDI 0 7 17 69 539 3398 2181 3
VCDI 0 0 0 37 280 3009 31203 55815

Date: 2026-04-09:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 68555 15115 138 143 19 1 0 0
OW 0 788 162 200 78 13 5 0
VODI 0 789 242 702 320 59 32 0
ODI 0 175 147 638 1236 573 112 0
CDI 0 27 35 183 1165 3502 1358 0
VCDI 0 1 2 46 542 3424 30350 56164

Date: 2026-04-11:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 68624 15652 149 163 37 1 0 0
OW 0 728 153 182 75 8 0 0
VODI 0 823 245 655 323 63 29 0
ODI 0 216 166 650 1508 774 150 0
CDI 0 19 17 181 1172 3111 1508 3
VCDI 0 0 1 57 267 3464 35921 49946

Date: 2026-04-13:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 69174 15529 212 157 41 1 0 0
OW 0 646 118 220 60 16 1 0
VODI 0 663 238 773 426 107 58 0
ODI 0 168 118 527 1373 1056 279 0
CDI 0 11 10 83 767 3480 1735 0
VCDI 0 14 16 67 237 2388 37874 48398

Date: 2026-04-15:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 69318 15464 205 211 57 5 0 0
OW 0 654 137 262 85 24 1 0
VODI 0 678 223 749 539 119 73 0
ODI 0 198 118 495 1381 953 254 0
CDI 0 15 10 90 907 3172 1252 0
VCDI 0 0 0 19 526 2841 35381 50625

Date: 2026-04-17:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 69586 15081 220 287 32 0 0 0
OW 0 690 154 308 69 8 0 0
VODI 0 780 271 650 360 115 79 0
ODI 0 216 132 766 1389 776 182 0
CDI 0 9 18 164 1095 3711 755 3
VCDI 0 3 6 45 401 4066 32287 52327


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