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

Validation of sea ice concentration - European sector

Bulletin date: 2025-08-07

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-08-01:

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 83095 4832 48 29 3 0 0 0
OW 1979 1255 315 246 12 0 0 0
VODI 1947 226 281 764 166 2 1 0
ODI 0 3 20 192 1976 259 2 0
CDI 0 0 3 15 853 2774 396 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 973 195 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-03:

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 83810 4007 46 17 3 0 0 0
OW 2014 1445 287 232 17 0 0 0
VODI 1907 439 269 649 131 5 1 0
ODI 0 13 16 226 1816 356 1 0
CDI 0 0 4 18 946 2475 721 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 710 281 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-05:

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 85532 2881 61 18 1 0 0 0
OW 2178 1738 342 282 14 0 0 0
VODI 1899 71 142 527 195 3 0 0
ODI 0 0 3 75 2342 193 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 793 2456 591 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 8 513 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-07:

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 84646 4086 43 22 1 0 0 0
OW 2043 1912 267 271 20 2 0 0
VODI 1869 211 112 403 160 13 0 0
ODI 0 7 24 119 1941 230 4 0
CDI 0 0 0 9 820 2145 1188 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 19 275 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 84647 4186 55 31 1 0 0 0
OW 2042 1810 260 310 24 2 0 0
VODI 1869 203 104 348 165 18 0 0
ODI 0 17 27 125 1791 248 3 0
CDI 0 0 0 10 961 2125 1099 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 16 365 0

Date: 2025-08-09:

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 85741 3332 37 20 0 0 0 0
OW 2155 1766 250 246 32 4 0 0
VODI 1832 246 68 318 185 42 0 0
ODI 0 30 29 121 1988 103 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 8 1108 2816 190 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 124 69 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 85739 3403 56 36 1 0 0 0
OW 2157 1696 229 281 41 10 0 0
VODI 1832 235 70 263 168 41 0 0
ODI 0 40 29 124 1877 130 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 9 1225 2744 192 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 164 67 0

Date: 2025-08-11:

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 85520 3905 113 56 6 2 0 0
OW 2195 1666 176 219 58 26 1 0
VODI 1796 191 62 207 152 54 0 0
ODI 0 46 28 164 1717 108 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 16 1542 2588 143 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 25 78 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 85520 3881 98 48 7 2 0 0
OW 2196 1666 185 218 52 23 0 0
VODI 1795 221 67 213 144 50 1 0
ODI 0 40 29 168 1720 116 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 15 1550 2597 145 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 15 76 0

Date: 2025-08-13:

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 86887 3600 122 45 2 0 0 0
OW 2264 1133 133 169 42 2 0 0
VODI 1706 16 43 272 173 22 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 106 2688 352 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 1 557 2143 232 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 118 32 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 86847 2880 81 36 11 0 0 0
OW 2249 1625 136 189 60 23 0 0
VODI 1761 202 58 177 132 47 0 0
ODI 0 42 23 160 1419 167 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 31 1840 2350 243 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 50 21 0

Date: 2025-08-15:

Best estimate Forecast
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