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: 2025-10-23

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-10-17:

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 106521 14147 381 338 120 13 0 0
OW 1660 1823 449 976 367 54 0 0
VODI 2360 254 254 871 1128 368 0 0
ODI 0 73 44 245 800 760 93 0
CDI 0 42 41 257 715 2324 1169 0
VCDI 0 0 4 13 170 9709 24766 7501
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-19:

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 106116 13031 433 638 181 18 0 0
OW 1655 1932 411 839 537 123 0 0
VODI 2396 387 243 840 1051 562 27 0
ODI 0 78 47 234 836 933 122 0
CDI 0 31 45 280 564 2102 809 0
VCDI 0 0 0 18 231 10828 22372 9860
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-21:

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 104180 13690 605 663 269 22 0 0
OW 1580 982 556 1073 455 75 0 0
VODI 2448 69 144 1222 956 304 6 0
ODI 0 1 0 376 997 544 75 0
CDI 0 0 0 70 1204 3031 858 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 122 10211 22249 11769
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-23:

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 103961 11354 677 982 211 38 0 0
OW 1481 738 368 1171 798 253 0 0
VODI 2625 196 104 971 1181 550 17 0
ODI 0 51 50 279 1083 800 108 0
CDI 0 12 21 91 966 2104 896 0
VCDI 0 0 0 10 200 9086 26495 10882
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 103973 11425 724 1106 382 93 0 0
OW 1474 636 319 1072 620 257 0 0
VODI 2620 212 106 984 1218 559 36 0
ODI 0 60 40 229 1021 772 118 0
CDI 0 18 31 81 984 2159 957 0
VCDI 0 0 0 32 214 8991 26405 10882

Date: 2025-10-25:

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 102693 10985 630 934 175 5 0 0
OW 1438 539 356 1028 682 98 6 0
VODI 2676 155 117 751 1451 734 35 0
ODI 0 15 33 209 1326 940 133 0
CDI 0 1 4 98 892 2260 731 0
VCDI 0 0 4 27 335 10524 28452 9338
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 102704 10975 640 954 233 31 3 0
OW 1432 552 342 1013 644 154 16 0
VODI 2671 138 116 744 1456 722 44 0
ODI 0 29 37 193 1331 887 144 0
CDI 0 1 5 120 826 2298 762 0
VCDI 0 0 4 23 371 10469 28388 9338

Date: 2025-10-27:

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 102283 10344 472 554 127 1 0 0
OW 1416 432 496 1020 343 15 0 0
VODI 2716 23 75 1112 1539 175 5 0
ODI 0 0 5 84 1619 2241 274 0
CDI 0 0 1 9 563 2872 753 0
VCDI 0 1 1 1 57 7155 32930 9096
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 102213 10154 540 824 359 20 6 0
OW 1347 460 312 917 661 87 16 0
VODI 2855 160 145 668 1327 489 28 0
ODI 0 25 45 284 1045 1078 42 0
CDI 0 0 6 76 670 2469 585 0
VCDI 0 1 2 11 186 8316 33285 9096

Date: 2025-10-29:

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 102142 9354 347 388 139 12 0 0
OW 1397 420 246 568 302 65 1 0
VODI 2782 160 156 824 1110 648 16 0
ODI 0 5 23 136 1318 1309 199 0
CDI 0 0 1 39 434 2421 957 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 153 7205 33619 11914
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 102184 9223 397 602 372 94 6 0
OW 1371 490 190 611 585 264 14 0
VODI 2766 182 121 390 1160 926 109 0
ODI 0 38 54 254 560 1204 287 0
CDI 0 6 11 94 550 2242 1271 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 229 6930 33105 11914

Date: 2025-10-31:

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 99341 11183 358 426 103 7 0 0
OW 1359 845 295 548 145 33 1 0
VODI 2825 207 246 679 564 325 109 0
ODI 0 33 46 279 631 1315 385 0
CDI 0 5 13 86 541 1837 910 11
VCDI 0 0 0 0 82 5891 30386 18760
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 99391 11118 458 583 88 10 30 0
OW 1331 720 204 507 367 259 87 0
VODI 2803 306 191 456 537 915 285 0
ODI 0 74 55 225 427 1078 414 9
CDI 0 55 48 177 487 1746 1248 17
VCDI 0 0 2 70 160 5400 29727 18745


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