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

Validation of sea ice concentration - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2025-08-21

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-08-15:

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 108185 12709 135 60 5 0 0 0
OW 2728 5607 928 564 46 9 0 0
VODI 1539 700 1110 5296 931 29 0 0
ODI 0 10 17 1266 11035 1406 0 0
CDI 0 3 1 36 3928 14157 1599 0
VCDI 0 4 1 3 50 1728 4672 313
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-17:

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 109005 11953 94 35 4 0 0 0
OW 2685 5976 764 481 50 9 0 0
VODI 1497 1309 1336 4780 1176 50 0 0
ODI 0 21 45 1377 11400 1466 4 0
CDI 0 1 4 77 4939 11367 1337 0
VCDI 0 2 2 1 60 1418 6085 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-19:

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 110549 13056 128 24 0 0 0 0
OW 2765 5315 1522 823 15 1 0 0
VODI 1372 143 632 4849 1329 14 0 0
ODI 0 2 3 702 13174 2756 1 0
CDI 0 4 4 45 2380 10890 891 0
VCDI 0 0 2 7 23 2388 4919 82
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-21:

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 111642 12310 59 26 0 0 0 0
OW 2744 6219 1091 546 7 0 0 0
VODI 1337 544 1040 4275 1234 14 0 0
ODI 0 10 21 1049 11195 3481 8 0
CDI 0 5 8 97 3072 9955 2079 0
VCDI 0 2 6 10 30 1560 5134 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 111599 13021 103 39 0 0 0 0
OW 2785 5496 1121 674 17 0 0 0
VODI 1339 557 966 4166 1431 28 0 0
ODI 0 8 21 1025 10661 3049 6 0
CDI 0 6 8 89 3398 10403 2065 0
VCDI 0 2 6 10 31 1530 5150 0

Date: 2025-08-23:

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 112356 11573 100 33 1 0 0 0
OW 2922 6426 899 531 13 0 0 0
VODI 1286 950 1090 3967 1509 29 0 0
ODI 0 17 32 1441 10801 3422 10 0
CDI 0 21 21 111 3168 10521 995 0
VCDI 0 4 5 15 23 1838 4675 5
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 112347 12221 115 49 3 0 0 0
OW 2929 5800 962 661 38 0 0 0
VODI 1288 925 1008 3936 1788 39 0 0
ODI 0 19 35 1315 9858 3019 6 0
CDI 0 22 22 121 3804 10857 1031 0
VCDI 0 4 5 16 24 1895 4643 5

Date: 2025-08-25:

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 112853 13993 75 34 0 0 0 0
OW 2743 5366 1704 862 8 0 0 0
VODI 1194 24 220 4769 1250 1 0 0
ODI 0 10 5 594 11441 1027 0 0
CDI 0 14 6 29 2694 13409 425 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 16 2540 3502 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 112545 11837 66 49 0 0 0 0
OW 2988 6196 752 638 45 0 0 0
VODI 1257 1282 1094 3921 1828 44 0 0
ODI 0 49 80 1565 9574 3135 56 0
CDI 0 43 14 96 3925 10573 711 0
VCDI 0 0 4 21 37 3225 3160 0

Date: 2025-08-27:

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 114100 12756 69 43 1 0 0 0
OW 2764 5659 1312 859 14 0 0 0
VODI 1180 183 512 4184 1574 32 0 0
ODI 0 6 5 679 9989 2139 1 0
CDI 0 13 5 32 3317 13301 1136 0
VCDI 0 0 0 6 17 2971 1951 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 113830 10288 62 66 0 0 0 0
OW 2971 6412 693 686 67 1 0 0
VODI 1243 1775 1034 3338 1986 151 0 0
ODI 0 100 102 1562 8810 4312 134 0
CDI 0 38 12 143 4015 10116 822 0
VCDI 0 4 0 8 34 3863 2132 0

Date: 2025-08-29:

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 115122 11580 102 38 0 0 0 0
OW 2712 5998 969 738 35 0 0 0
VODI 1325 526 771 3775 1648 22 0 0
ODI 0 13 15 902 9242 1905 7 0
CDI 0 11 1 50 3951 14422 720 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 22 3103 1085 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 114829 9066 90 34 2 0 0 0
OW 3086 6494 622 786 115 0 0 0
VODI 1244 2310 972 2829 2162 389 0 0
ODI 0 214 172 1568 8599 3998 74 0
CDI 0 44 2 282 3982 9589 447 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 38 5476 1291 0


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