Validation of sea ice concentration

Bulletin date: 2025-05-08

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-05-02:

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 55411 24379 1866 597 120 12 3 0
OW 73 722 1428 906 654 181 94 1
VODI 33 132 898 1027 942 707 627 12
ODI 14 18 203 476 625 1204 2170 35
CDI 7 12 25 348 451 925 14683 297
VCDI 0 6 1 97 200 474 25846 19902
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Date: 2025-05-06:

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 55005 23036 4240 639 148 10 9 0
OW 90 331 2093 1378 857 252 106 0
VODI 15 67 970 1088 1399 987 715 3
ODI 2 2 150 512 880 1781 3229 64
CDI 0 2 48 348 507 1166 16475 700
VCDI 0 0 1 120 129 296 21487 17507
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Date: 2025-05-08:

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 55114 25110 2939 427 141 40 42 0
OW 75 479 2384 1328 555 217 337 0
VODI 11 49 1346 1395 1081 812 896 14
ODI 1 2 391 914 1132 1445 3398 72
CDI 0 2 148 704 648 830 16138 728
VCDI 0 0 30 268 247 216 20536 16202
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 55100 24967 3105 459 172 43 47 0
OW 87 605 2217 1357 538 218 343 0
VODI 10 66 1334 1354 1057 785 906 20
ODI 4 2 416 900 1148 1468 3477 76
CDI 0 2 143 684 648 858 16506 916
VCDI 0 0 23 282 241 188 20068 16004

Date: 2025-05-12:

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 58136 24682 2552 167 154 46 28 0
OW 103 513 3070 1002 590 222 152 0
VODI 5 28 1114 1640 2484 1339 709 7
ODI 1 17 185 558 1379 3618 3383 49
CDI 2 8 225 433 775 2024 15639 198
VCDI 0 0 17 29 42 190 16278 15051
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 58065 24179 2151 153 214 114 28 0
OW 154 917 2558 662 471 207 204 0
VODI 25 82 1586 1322 1751 1166 626 18
ODI 1 29 462 1023 1756 2700 2448 65
CDI 2 41 321 610 1154 2755 16138 241
VCDI 0 0 85 59 78 497 16745 14981

Date: 2025-05-14:

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 57531 25503 2222 276 183 53 45 0
OW 94 679 2893 1286 574 291 171 0
VODI 3 40 1157 2076 2425 2225 678 4
ODI 1 26 167 726 910 3492 3623 45
CDI 2 29 105 622 515 2042 17443 519
VCDI 0 0 0 23 37 144 13433 14531
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 57474 24731 1881 263 167 68 48 0
OW 142 1321 2121 988 490 334 149 0
VODI 12 135 1797 1627 1664 2027 591 9
ODI 1 34 537 1292 1572 2822 3202 63
CDI 2 56 176 777 684 2733 17857 1210
VCDI 0 0 32 62 67 263 13546 13817

Date: 2025-05-16:

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 58496 23079 2988 769 136 43 50 0
OW 69 982 2134 2324 502 345 114 0
VODI 2 184 885 2892 2836 2037 626 3
ODI 2 36 228 849 1474 3772 3102 44
CDI 1 5 83 768 587 3063 18265 1304
VCDI 0 0 0 17 17 66 9012 14653
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 58456 22502 2758 730 123 37 60 0
OW 108 1044 1697 2000 642 304 146 0
VODI 3 660 951 2431 2411 2010 685 8
ODI 2 61 666 1293 1513 2937 2693 68
CDI 1 19 246 1131 806 3874 18169 2153
VCDI 0 0 0 34 57 164 9416 13775


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