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Validation of sea ice concentration - European sector

Bulletin date: 2025-11-27

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 80461 5871 43 43 7 0 0 0
OW 1105 440 92 93 40 0 0 0
VODI 3296 148 65 182 119 8 0 0
ODI 0 34 44 107 181 87 0 0
CDI 0 1 6 67 327 437 89 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 53 1729 7630 57
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-23:

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 80048 6175 54 51 6 0 0 0
OW 1108 456 71 92 56 2 0 0
VODI 3307 201 66 155 105 19 0 0
ODI 0 57 39 90 120 113 10 0
CDI 0 7 15 85 189 503 85 0
VCDI 0 0 0 9 43 1243 8080 202
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-25:

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 79481 6708 56 37 0 0 0 0
OW 1038 544 126 155 30 4 0 0
VODI 3316 118 70 206 83 10 0 0
ODI 0 28 24 110 141 18 0 0
CDI 0 17 26 82 231 467 40 0
VCDI 0 0 0 7 53 2163 7058 415
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-27:

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 78962 7047 51 34 9 0 0 0
OW 1027 536 135 128 60 27 0 0
VODI 3330 189 87 163 143 34 0 0
ODI 0 54 28 111 114 43 0 0
CDI 0 27 39 87 233 479 18 0
VCDI 0 0 5 46 77 2058 7290 191
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 78964 6986 48 29 2 0 0 0
OW 1025 592 130 119 58 26 0 0
VODI 3330 190 87 168 132 35 0 0
ODI 0 51 38 120 126 36 0 0
CDI 0 34 36 85 237 473 21 0
VCDI 0 0 6 48 81 2071 7287 191

Date: 2025-11-29:

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 78416 6844 185 147 36 0 0 0
OW 1081 558 117 175 118 21 0 0
VODI 3343 283 91 159 210 57 0 0
ODI 0 90 49 145 122 48 0 0
CDI 0 68 75 100 287 423 13 0
VCDI 0 7 27 95 211 2398 6861 2
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 78416 6775 190 156 30 0 0 0
OW 1074 622 108 153 104 19 0 0
VODI 3350 276 97 172 211 53 0 0
ODI 0 85 44 140 135 60 0 0
CDI 0 82 79 100 298 418 12 0
VCDI 0 10 26 100 206 2397 6862 2

Date: 2025-12-01:

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 78086 7115 110 94 8 0 0 0
OW 1039 831 157 130 61 6 0 0
VODI 3346 311 67 264 163 33 0 0
ODI 0 77 23 98 272 63 0 0
CDI 0 59 31 95 264 765 67 0
VCDI 0 18 12 43 81 2319 6751 3
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 78010 6755 112 100 35 0 0 0
OW 1108 843 94 147 88 37 0 0
VODI 3353 378 78 157 221 74 0 0
ODI 0 207 53 110 149 92 0 0
CDI 0 117 17 100 257 682 80 0
VCDI 0 111 46 110 99 2301 6738 3

Date: 2025-12-03:

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 77752 7317 114 68 4 0 0 0
OW 1004 890 133 193 70 12 0 0
VODI 3363 224 141 231 170 79 2 0
ODI 0 43 47 198 134 47 0 0
CDI 0 5 35 153 238 561 186 0
VCDI 0 0 3 103 165 1736 7432 9
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 77753 6864 101 78 15 0 0 0
OW 999 982 126 176 113 53 2 0
VODI 3367 442 97 140 118 47 0 0
ODI 0 102 86 213 132 67 1 0
CDI 0 63 33 210 215 478 215 0
VCDI 0 26 30 129 188 1790 7402 9

Date: 2025-12-05:

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 76455 8254 98 88 21 0 0 0
OW 985 743 174 282 94 41 0 0
VODI 2903 145 142 307 162 92 4 0
ODI 479 13 34 208 236 44 1 0
CDI 0 5 7 133 380 447 305 0
VCDI 0 0 1 22 127 1144 7733 553
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 76450 7816 96 128 39 0 0 0
OW 982 841 127 228 124 83 4 0
VODI 2861 379 138 248 160 67 0 0
ODI 529 79 58 187 211 53 2 0
CDI 0 33 24 176 340 391 211 0
VCDI 0 12 13 73 146 1174 7826 553


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