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: 2025-08-28

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-08-22:

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 111350 12591 81 28 1 0 0 0
OW 2780 6118 1142 677 11 0 0 0
VODI 1313 625 1013 4284 1393 30 0 0
ODI 0 9 27 1249 10603 3550 11 0
CDI 0 11 14 106 3317 10700 1252 0
VCDI 0 4 4 14 31 2522 3949 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-24:

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 110984 12962 88 41 0 0 0 0
OW 2999 6511 773 516 16 0 0 0
VODI 1271 1090 1170 3890 1483 12 0 0
ODI 0 19 37 1558 10826 3545 19 0
CDI 0 23 14 80 3564 10034 670 0
VCDI 0 0 4 16 29 2679 3887 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-26:

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 114080 12814 80 36 0 0 0 0
OW 2750 5493 1498 828 4 0 0 0
VODI 1185 120 487 4337 1469 5 0 0
ODI 0 6 0 613 10458 1796 0 0
CDI 0 13 5 27 3122 13285 1361 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 19 2163 2753 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-28:

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 114439 12422 77 56 1 0 0 0
OW 2855 5697 1133 847 9 0 0 0
VODI 1180 294 615 4248 1444 33 0 0
ODI 0 8 9 851 9155 2525 3 0
CDI 0 10 2 46 3426 13203 683 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 19 3973 1547 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 114426 12900 96 75 2 0 0 0
OW 2868 5191 1117 905 15 0 0 0
VODI 1180 320 609 4050 1482 50 0 0
ODI 0 9 12 948 8885 2764 4 0
CDI 0 11 2 69 3648 12894 637 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 22 4026 1592 0

Date: 2025-08-30:

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 115038 11320 70 48 0 0 0 0
OW 2669 6202 923 766 59 0 0 0
VODI 1327 597 768 3754 1614 9 0 0
ODI 0 19 19 1048 9743 1692 17 0
CDI 0 12 2 43 4294 13920 1093 0
VCDI 0 0 1 1 22 2767 953 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 115080 11700 89 65 0 0 0 0
OW 2759 5784 899 770 63 0 0 0
VODI 1195 637 773 3688 1584 11 0 0
ODI 0 17 19 1072 9283 2073 35 0
CDI 0 12 2 64 4778 13162 1019 0
VCDI 0 0 1 1 24 3142 1009 0

Date: 2025-09-01:

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 115753 13504 57 17 0 0 0 0
OW 2699 4748 1408 746 16 0 0 0
VODI 1171 31 238 4504 1206 4 0 0
ODI 0 4 0 832 12888 1631 1 0
CDI 0 7 1 18 2018 12779 458 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 10 1923 2138 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 115691 10530 57 32 0 0 0 0
OW 2745 6350 589 509 67 9 0 0
VODI 1187 1349 958 3587 1454 37 0 0
ODI 0 48 99 1846 9156 2768 30 0
CDI 0 17 1 143 5444 10349 1273 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 17 3174 1294 0

Date: 2025-09-03:

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 116065 13393 45 12 2 0 0 0
OW 2751 4801 1142 719 38 0 0 0
VODI 1025 188 585 4418 1128 8 0 0
ODI 0 7 4 1369 11658 2534 16 0
CDI 0 8 2 28 1938 11644 608 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 8 2365 2301 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 115937 10139 53 29 4 0 0 0
OW 2725 6499 637 514 94 1 0 0
VODI 1179 1636 923 3498 1590 34 0 0
ODI 0 105 160 2224 8344 2970 61 0
CDI 0 17 5 279 4696 10520 1222 0
VCDI 0 1 0 2 44 3026 1642 0

Date: 2025-09-05:

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 115719 13635 92 39 7 0 0 0
OW 2736 4936 977 669 39 0 0 0
VODI 1026 471 777 4242 1278 41 0 0
ODI 0 16 16 1241 10652 3208 2 0
CDI 0 7 3 18 1718 11436 824 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 15 2519 2451 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 115588 10525 120 51 7 0 0 0
OW 2696 6379 656 705 123 1 0 0
VODI 1197 1879 886 3242 1832 138 0 0
ODI 0 236 169 1965 6991 3234 41 0
CDI 0 46 33 246 4685 9946 1184 0
VCDI 0 0 1 0 71 3885 2052 0


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