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

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

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 9586 3449 265 381 58 4 0 0
OW 0 360 193 546 356 105 0 0
VODI 0 91 87 357 457 162 3 0
ODI 0 6 37 180 346 154 28 0
CDI 0 0 3 75 360 380 144 0
VCDI 0 0 0 18 420 1575 10565 15115
...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 9424 3040 156 189 59 10 0 0
OW 10 454 182 545 303 155 3 0
VODI 0 203 71 468 457 196 26 0
ODI 0 48 27 193 352 242 36 0
CDI 0 14 18 63 367 469 200 0
VCDI 0 0 5 31 186 1474 10882 15308
...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 9112 3022 153 192 56 0 0 0
OW 0 408 215 361 140 13 0 0
VODI 0 87 79 421 672 102 0 0
ODI 0 1 14 89 724 516 4 0
CDI 0 1 2 34 259 768 126 2
VCDI 0 0 1 14 65 966 7317 19930
...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 9367 2631 134 182 56 0 0 0
OW 16 459 140 238 90 7 0 0
VODI 0 182 93 386 492 90 0 0
ODI 0 24 21 106 487 301 12 0
CDI 0 14 4 49 293 991 137 0
VCDI 0 9 6 34 94 1179 10187 17355
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 9367 2594 129 188 69 2 0 0
OW 15 466 142 232 78 11 0 0
VODI 1 196 95 401 489 81 0 0
ODI 0 41 21 97 463 324 13 0
CDI 0 14 5 44 305 965 180 0
VCDI 0 8 6 33 108 1185 10143 17355

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 9090 2590 190 131 12 0 0 0
OW 0 397 175 324 133 3 0 0
VODI 0 131 105 378 368 127 2 0
ODI 0 3 11 123 189 241 35 0
CDI 0 0 1 54 148 780 185 0
VCDI 0 0 0 26 133 1696 13557 14528
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 9089 2551 197 168 41 0 0 0
OW 1 430 168 271 118 16 0 0
VODI 0 130 100 402 355 98 5 0
ODI 0 10 16 127 197 234 20 0
CDI 0 0 1 43 147 686 192 0
VCDI 0 0 0 25 125 1813 13562 14528

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 8650 2709 109 72 3 0 0 0
OW 0 361 209 315 48 1 0 0
VODI 0 25 35 372 541 41 0 0
ODI 0 2 3 58 535 185 8 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 292 951 115 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 180 1860 11876 16306
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 8650 2512 125 143 45 6 0 0
OW 0 424 124 253 184 25 0 0
VODI 0 135 85 303 493 168 3 0
ODI 0 24 17 108 344 196 6 0
CDI 0 2 5 12 253 412 89 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 280 2231 11901 16306

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 8618 2073 115 132 28 0 0 0
OW 0 347 130 230 112 5 0 0
VODI 0 187 85 334 466 110 0 0
ODI 0 41 13 78 414 334 5 0
CDI 0 13 4 25 251 740 49 0
VCDI 0 0 4 7 128 2884 13033 14871
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 8618 2055 131 141 69 15 3 0
OW 0 388 103 178 110 33 7 0
VODI 0 159 94 333 463 189 6 0
ODI 0 41 16 139 412 357 19 0
CDI 0 18 7 15 221 620 45 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 124 2859 13007 14871

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 8517 1992 110 101 25 2 0 0
OW 0 345 99 178 78 20 0 0
VODI 0 273 96 358 349 75 2 0
ODI 0 48 44 177 449 158 20 0
CDI 0 2 8 100 485 453 34 0
VCDI 0 0 0 8 337 2893 13110 14920
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 8516 1848 101 154 120 55 17 0
OW 1 434 89 166 49 26 2 0
VODI 0 312 112 319 343 146 19 0
ODI 0 55 32 159 453 266 35 0
CDI 0 11 23 107 404 551 29 0
VCDI 0 0 0 17 354 2557 13064 14920


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