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

Validation of sea ice concentration - European sector

Bulletin date: 2025-12-04

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 78615 7048 102 113 10 0 0 0
OW 1064 525 116 189 89 26 0 0
VODI 3346 182 101 180 143 65 0 0
ODI 0 53 30 131 129 56 0 0
CDI 0 57 27 97 203 484 12 0
VCDI 0 35 18 88 125 2091 7294 18
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-30:

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 78485 6581 186 158 22 0 0 0
OW 1070 639 126 154 96 28 0 0
VODI 3340 357 62 156 168 132 0 0
ODI 0 168 48 106 107 63 0 0
CDI 0 115 40 120 186 575 38 0
VCDI 0 40 28 116 146 2668 6536 2
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-12-02:

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 78506 6672 70 72 7 0 0 0
OW 1038 925 123 135 59 1 0 0
VODI 3351 297 135 231 157 51 3 0
ODI 0 46 38 171 168 36 0 0
CDI 0 42 30 142 276 639 160 0
VCDI 0 32 41 81 102 2116 6909 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-12-04:

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 77003 7957 76 90 5 0 0 0
OW 994 775 169 252 89 17 0 0
VODI 3093 164 151 288 168 110 2 0
ODI 281 34 31 175 178 49 1 0
CDI 0 10 30 111 283 520 207 0
VCDI 0 0 3 84 170 1280 7429 583
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 77001 7973 74 96 5 0 0 0
OW 996 776 179 248 99 16 0 0
VODI 3122 148 142 287 156 113 2 0
ODI 252 33 31 176 194 48 1 0
CDI 0 10 31 96 264 526 220 0
VCDI 0 0 3 97 175 1273 7416 583

Date: 2025-12-06:

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 76092 8367 131 155 53 0 0 0
OW 978 748 157 244 139 38 0 0
VODI 2819 206 137 239 149 101 1 0
ODI 573 18 51 245 204 70 3 0
CDI 0 0 8 119 444 501 241 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 92 1111 7767 657
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 76088 8413 144 181 64 0 0 0
OW 984 730 149 216 137 41 0 0
VODI 2833 179 142 266 136 97 1 0
ODI 557 17 44 242 220 71 6 0
CDI 0 0 5 96 402 471 254 0
VCDI 0 0 0 5 122 1141 7751 657

Date: 2025-12-08:

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 75415 8781 222 239 96 11 0 0
OW 970 638 123 252 176 45 3 0
VODI 2704 193 107 215 205 68 8 0
ODI 701 25 49 174 191 91 30 0
CDI 0 3 14 109 348 532 171 0
VCDI 0 0 0 7 108 929 7712 1197
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 75411 8646 212 207 89 12 0 0
OW 973 696 106 241 164 51 3 0
VODI 2703 245 134 244 203 59 7 0
ODI 703 51 48 199 242 82 25 0
CDI 0 2 15 95 308 624 163 0
VCDI 0 0 0 10 118 848 7726 1197

Date: 2025-12-10:

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 74175 10060 226 142 58 14 0 0
OW 963 517 170 279 110 18 0 0
VODI 2614 60 105 287 180 40 5 0
ODI 802 4 24 171 255 74 24 0
CDI 0 0 6 85 435 681 225 0
VCDI 0 0 0 5 164 755 7756 1373
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 74111 9576 225 197 51 14 0 0
OW 1018 679 102 211 216 39 3 0
VODI 2588 301 107 240 200 73 19 0
ODI 837 71 71 190 212 98 28 0
CDI 0 14 25 119 324 513 238 0
VCDI 0 0 1 12 199 845 7722 1373

Date: 2025-12-12:

Best estimate Forecast
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