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: 2025-11-13

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-11-07:

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 94301 12594 471 615 92 4 0 0
OW 1294 1259 327 978 532 109 0 0
VODI 3026 221 163 517 781 230 3 0
ODI 0 20 60 279 511 422 31 0
CDI 0 3 11 134 549 1177 316 0
VCDI 0 1 2 25 463 4308 29423 25558
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-09:

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 93698 11642 412 421 124 10 0 0
OW 1258 1515 337 853 543 164 3 0
VODI 3047 508 187 718 764 295 26 0
ODI 0 68 56 321 521 425 59 0
CDI 0 14 28 132 650 995 349 26
VCDI 0 0 5 34 229 4177 28355 27841
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-11:

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 92786 11355 303 414 106 11 0 0
OW 1173 1576 393 653 303 19 0 0
VODI 3084 202 197 807 1013 117 0 0
ODI 0 11 31 216 1185 639 5 6
CDI 0 1 6 70 644 1696 243 54
VCDI 0 0 1 14 74 3686 24538 33178
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-13:

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 91729 10514 277 282 97 3 0 0
OW 1183 1456 253 473 223 33 0 0
VODI 3107 1321 302 861 880 139 0 0
ODI 0 280 105 451 943 597 17 0
CDI 0 16 11 103 576 2060 249 23
VCDI 0 9 7 40 134 4572 25009 32475
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 91742 10530 285 313 115 8 0 0
OW 1168 1372 243 421 191 35 0 0
VODI 3109 1363 295 879 881 128 0 0
ODI 0 307 113 424 871 536 18 0
CDI 0 16 13 133 641 2082 280 18
VCDI 0 8 6 40 154 4615 24977 32480

Date: 2025-11-15:

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 92351 9665 367 264 21 0 0 0
OW 1318 1581 275 468 278 12 0 0
VODI 3384 833 272 639 694 224 2 0
ODI 0 221 90 369 547 468 35 0
CDI 0 25 30 199 689 1724 308 13
VCDI 0 8 15 88 417 6651 28403 27862
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 92378 9599 377 302 57 0 0 0
OW 1305 1599 267 407 218 21 0 0
VODI 3370 884 264 660 715 159 5 0
ODI 0 216 93 367 537 432 20 0
CDI 0 28 34 212 695 1614 309 7
VCDI 0 7 14 79 424 6853 28414 27868

Date: 2025-11-17:

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 91441 10994 247 197 19 4 0 0
OW 1325 1455 394 405 89 5 0 0
VODI 3258 281 181 744 712 103 0 0
ODI 0 44 61 354 870 305 8 0
CDI 0 6 12 110 995 2104 145 25
VCDI 0 9 1 38 612 9346 27166 26745
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 91247 10206 273 284 64 6 0 0
OW 1411 1615 210 366 272 42 0 0
VODI 3366 746 263 477 779 310 3 0
ODI 0 157 99 390 629 509 17 0
CDI 0 35 39 282 900 1286 122 17
VCDI 0 30 12 49 653 9714 27177 26753

Date: 2025-11-19:

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 90117 10804 247 312 80 13 0 0
OW 1218 1393 295 393 164 24 0 0
VODI 3278 481 256 669 708 183 0 0
ODI 0 136 63 316 741 532 12 0
CDI 0 64 13 116 616 1999 316 0
VCDI 0 16 13 39 295 8820 31729 24339
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 89874 9865 267 337 138 29 3 0
OW 1372 1788 177 275 181 56 7 0
VODI 3367 983 273 570 651 350 7 0
ODI 0 173 127 460 632 720 37 0
CDI 0 63 33 151 727 1784 368 0
VCDI 0 22 10 52 275 8632 31635 24339

Date: 2025-11-21:

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 89696 10264 177 177 34 2 0 0
OW 1109 1647 252 318 129 20 0 0
VODI 3296 721 282 764 602 95 2 0
ODI 0 108 111 395 819 354 23 0
CDI 0 11 19 226 1018 1469 256 0
VCDI 0 20 26 80 505 6652 31029 28102
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 89495 9596 183 231 134 55 17 0
OW 1222 1599 193 296 100 27 2 0
VODI 3384 1243 308 676 619 210 19 0
ODI 0 250 87 335 798 619 73 0
CDI 0 69 86 331 874 1493 427 7
VCDI 0 14 10 91 582 6188 30772 28095


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