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Full domain
American sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
European sector
Asian sector

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

Bulletin date: 2025-06-19

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-06-13:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 0 1527 55 24 3 0 0 0
OW 0 1196 252 321 49 3 0 0
VODI 0 597 281 902 521 71 4 0
ODI 0 106 75 353 962 512 111 0
CDI 0 133 41 190 1101 3738 990 15
VCDI 0 3 6 32 1375 8654 13337 8326
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-06-15:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 52 1648 63 24 6 0 0 0
OW 25 1369 262 388 62 1 0 0
VODI 6 779 256 684 571 103 0 0
ODI 2 182 98 377 902 484 76 2
CDI 0 156 48 170 927 3759 1217 2
VCDI 0 0 5 23 3137 11596 13218 3186
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-06-17:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 59 2443 79 51 1 0 0 0
OW 1 1894 354 323 24 0 0 0
VODI 0 406 215 761 408 22 1 0
ODI 0 58 49 281 895 385 34 0
CDI 0 15 13 96 1243 5049 1304 27
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1954 6696 14502 6223
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-06-19:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 213 2674 35 19 0 0 0 0
OW 30 2032 246 244 24 0 0 0
VODI 2 595 223 661 334 40 7 0
ODI 0 68 67 355 1093 619 55 0
CDI 0 8 4 128 1395 3667 1667 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 1642 9490 15771 2455
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 215 2854 41 21 0 0 0 0
OW 29 1830 229 244 34 1 0 0
VODI 1 607 224 629 311 28 6 0
ODI 0 78 72 381 1050 463 57 0
CDI 0 8 9 132 1455 3969 1795 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 1638 9355 15642 2455

Date: 2025-06-21:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 611 2774 22 21 1 1 0 0
OW 164 1773 219 208 20 0 1 0
VODI 6 729 209 545 275 45 22 0
ODI 0 187 113 450 1581 467 50 0
CDI 0 21 18 273 1538 3200 990 0
VCDI 0 0 0 5 2769 10980 12589 2989
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 613 2829 36 32 0 1 0 0
OW 157 1705 189 220 32 1 1 0
VODI 11 722 216 489 255 32 20 0
ODI 0 184 115 439 1337 490 47 0
CDI 0 44 25 317 1790 3475 1122 0
VCDI 0 0 0 5 2770 10694 12462 2989

Date: 2025-06-23:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 1369 3528 28 5 1 0 0 0
OW 97 1385 186 204 13 0 0 0
VODI 4 273 198 869 447 41 4 0
ODI 0 17 23 378 1799 1253 27 0
CDI 0 15 6 88 726 7702 493 0
VCDI 0 0 0 42 1327 10104 7824 5390
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 1146 2845 31 7 1 0 0 0
OW 296 1502 130 272 30 2 1 0
VODI 28 693 163 485 246 91 22 0
ODI 0 136 94 450 1132 885 55 0
CDI 0 42 23 330 1383 4918 552 13
VCDI 0 0 0 42 1521 13204 7718 5377

Date: 2025-06-25:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 1466 3839 21 7 3 0 0 0
OW 94 1386 181 189 13 1 0 0
VODI 7 390 215 866 401 141 7 0
ODI 0 29 34 476 2274 643 22 0
CDI 0 18 11 166 1330 6277 421 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 4118 12067 7417 1335
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 1336 3185 26 12 1 0 0 0
OW 216 1475 132 221 24 4 0 0
VODI 15 784 186 525 357 58 19 0
ODI 0 157 82 557 1584 578 62 0
CDI 0 61 36 381 1937 4114 647 2
VCDI 0 0 0 9 4236 14375 7139 1333

Date: 2025-06-27:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 1336 4286 41 50 8 0 0 0
OW 41 1470 222 218 21 1 0 0
VODI 0 672 215 898 548 36 11 0
ODI 0 89 75 1293 1355 438 25 0
CDI 0 30 15 243 1552 6260 241 0
VCDI 0 0 1 43 1444 15033 5425 2230
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 1235 3629 36 42 7 0 0 0
OW 139 1581 136 137 9 0 0 0
VODI 3 1047 210 598 275 38 8 0
ODI 0 190 121 1291 1286 311 53 0
CDI 0 100 66 632 1791 4392 850 0
VCDI 0 0 0 45 1560 17027 4791 2230


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