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

Validation of sea ice concentration - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2025-09-11

Data source: OSI SAF N.H. multi-product sea ice concentration

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-09-05:

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 134562 11989 64 40 0 0 0 0
OW 401 4315 1032 1020 7 0 0 0
VODI 18 288 305 5234 1003 43 0 0
ODI 0 28 1 364 13102 1687 0 0
CDI 0 20 0 10 1821 11907 415 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 28 3090 1949 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-09-07:

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 134848 11453 33 19 0 0 0 0
OW 432 4727 885 757 2 0 0 0
VODI 26 376 483 5192 999 24 0 0
ODI 0 14 3 650 11718 1563 0 0
CDI 0 7 2 16 2210 12379 679 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 47 3478 1721 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-09-09:

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 133550 14332 112 35 1 0 0 0
OW 322 3460 1111 1293 22 0 0 0
VODI 2 57 104 4948 1084 1 0 0
ODI 0 3 1 345 7860 179 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 4906 15589 271 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 38 2842 2271 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-09-11:

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 132700 13979 70 26 0 0 0 0
OW 245 4337 896 1308 54 0 0 0
VODI 16 159 234 4800 1298 56 0 0
ODI 0 13 1 499 5857 503 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 3 3505 14420 233 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 13 6985 2532 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 132706 14235 102 39 0 0 0 0
OW 242 4046 858 1393 68 0 0 0
VODI 13 192 241 4629 1444 52 0 0
ODI 0 15 0 572 5713 662 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 3 3490 14755 301 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 12 6495 2464 0

Date: 2025-09-13:

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 133874 12297 60 30 0 0 0 0
OW 669 4144 754 1192 88 0 0 0
VODI 18 246 326 4468 1664 35 0 0
ODI 0 13 0 449 5175 863 0 0
CDI 0 2 1 14 2758 12448 110 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 19 9108 3918 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 133873 12311 103 58 0 0 0 0
OW 668 4106 749 1218 85 0 0 0
VODI 20 266 288 4404 1799 33 0 0
ODI 0 17 0 451 5206 983 0 0
CDI 0 2 1 22 2602 12634 120 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 12 8804 3908 0

Date: 2025-09-15:

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 133907 14793 126 98 0 0 0 0
OW 68 2638 858 1609 16 2 0 0
VODI 0 38 28 3499 1095 9 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 119 4540 44 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 2342 13866 10 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 56 10200 4778 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 133408 12911 156 159 0 0 0 0
OW 566 4029 585 1422 215 10 0 0
VODI 1 520 267 3230 2192 233 0 0
ODI 0 9 4 505 4004 1301 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 13 1623 11597 148 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 15 10980 4640 0

Date: 2025-09-17:

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 134430 14431 185 109 2 0 0 0
OW 62 2415 829 1600 152 1 0 0
VODI 0 68 98 2993 1492 11 0 0
ODI 0 1 10 275 3816 273 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 52 1963 11955 43 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 128 11035 6314 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 133937 12584 194 228 0 0 0 0
OW 555 3858 612 1520 350 0 0 0
VODI 0 462 300 2800 2174 177 0 0
ODI 0 11 15 451 3898 1385 0 0
CDI 0 0 1 30 1122 10185 234 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 9 11528 6123 0

Date: 2025-09-19:

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 134204 14512 219 121 0 0 0 0
OW 37 2573 765 1423 128 0 0 0
VODI 0 173 189 2260 1807 67 0 0
ODI 0 16 14 304 2084 1921 11 0
CDI 0 2 3 112 1415 10911 728 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 119 11671 6777 177
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 133546 12463 207 346 35 0 0 0
OW 694 4187 617 1137 390 8 0 0
VODI 1 602 344 2372 1932 328 0 0
ODI 0 23 20 313 2350 3152 61 0
CDI 0 1 2 52 750 8772 745 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 96 12310 6710 177


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