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: 2025-11-20

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-11-14:

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 92609 9410 345 290 73 0 0 0
OW 1370 1565 192 383 287 23 0 0
VODI 3163 1362 291 612 632 245 0 0
ODI 0 332 96 389 637 641 13 0
CDI 0 23 38 94 527 1935 316 11
VCDI 0 10 8 63 264 5263 27120 30178
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Date: 2025-11-16:

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 92515 9410 297 263 23 2 0 0
OW 1404 1462 286 489 342 34 0 0
VODI 3422 707 219 573 732 275 1 0
ODI 0 158 107 313 596 428 21 0
CDI 0 31 35 274 963 1308 161 11
VCDI 0 17 20 63 541 9187 28415 25705
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Date: 2025-11-18:

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 90700 11023 318 305 72 9 0 0
OW 1260 1275 301 435 178 17 0 0
VODI 3270 371 209 596 802 139 1 0
ODI 0 113 71 296 788 397 22 0
CDI 0 24 13 123 876 1978 240 0
VCDI 0 0 1 35 528 9209 28857 25958
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-20:

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 89823 10809 228 204 42 0 0 0
OW 1227 1414 255 353 127 11 0 0
VODI 3286 706 225 651 574 128 0 0
ODI 0 139 108 387 755 445 19 0
CDI 0 38 35 186 734 1714 269 1
VCDI 0 44 17 51 298 8006 30356 27145
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 89861 10812 253 230 38 0 0 0
OW 1184 1393 240 357 133 7 0 0
VODI 3291 714 215 635 597 126 0 0
ODI 0 154 113 378 771 431 13 0
CDI 0 30 34 190 721 1776 282 0
VCDI 0 47 13 42 270 7964 30349 27146

Date: 2025-11-22:

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 89397 10037 245 208 24 7 0 0
OW 1113 1122 192 386 125 23 5 0
VODI 3298 1092 288 657 672 138 7 0
ODI 0 134 124 384 714 486 31 0
CDI 0 16 24 219 798 1687 327 8
VCDI 0 36 31 80 396 5774 31824 28681
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 89408 10110 249 232 35 13 5 0
OW 1103 1076 210 414 121 8 5 0
VODI 3297 1046 276 628 668 132 7 0
ODI 0 148 108 367 736 542 13 0
CDI 0 22 32 213 771 1688 270 7
VCDI 0 35 29 80 398 5732 31894 28682

Date: 2025-11-24:

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 88784 10069 194 180 64 21 0 0
OW 1068 1754 345 278 75 29 0 0
VODI 3311 343 355 1052 394 54 5 0
ODI 0 19 19 322 1024 231 17 0
CDI 0 6 17 101 1026 2007 193 13
VCDI 0 8 11 18 259 5464 29518 32162
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 88730 9922 274 286 128 76 5 0
OW 1105 1010 164 305 158 63 9 0
VODI 3328 961 279 602 550 160 31 0
ODI 0 237 150 465 695 372 43 0
CDI 0 43 47 214 941 1496 243 15
VCDI 0 26 27 79 370 5639 29402 32160

Date: 2025-11-26:

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 87762 10320 176 176 39 36 2 0
OW 1040 1525 335 348 123 28 9 0
VODI 3322 778 359 838 524 52 20 0
ODI 0 85 105 479 795 167 28 0
CDI 0 33 52 199 802 1541 235 0
VCDI 0 0 3 63 332 5315 29918 32846
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 87709 10330 230 257 92 66 18 0
OW 1064 1088 250 350 210 41 24 0
VODI 3351 816 262 519 504 85 45 0
ODI 0 371 174 610 665 321 53 0
CDI 0 114 80 250 751 1330 281 1
VCDI 0 22 34 117 393 5296 29791 32845

Date: 2025-11-28:

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 87043 10141 196 230 41 0 0 0
OW 1087 1665 246 363 208 44 0 0
VODI 3346 1048 355 593 472 246 9 0
ODI 0 210 164 538 615 325 8 0
CDI 0 77 55 256 767 1069 72 5
VCDI 0 37 28 167 616 6431 31977 30060
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 86978 10334 287 344 123 19 0 0
OW 1098 1189 198 383 312 150 2 0
VODI 3398 947 243 446 449 291 11 0
ODI 2 373 160 468 551 369 28 0
CDI 0 234 97 260 630 1143 175 15
VCDI 0 101 59 246 654 6143 31850 30050


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