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American sector
European sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
Asian sector
GODAE regions

Validation of sea ice concentration - European sector

Bulletin date: 2025-10-30

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-10-24:

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 85818 4090 154 304 7 0 0 0
OW 0 49 97 267 85 0 0 0
VODI 0 0 0 181 228 25 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 42 244 85 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 377 493 56 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 19 2951 4404 436
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-26:

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 85525 4121 196 296 40 0 0 0
OW 0 42 67 276 110 0 0 0
VODI 0 0 1 150 220 36 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 28 188 124 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 1 229 494 90 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 7 1999 5956 220
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-28:

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 84991 4631 199 208 3 0 0 0
OW 0 15 48 306 47 0 0 0
VODI 0 0 1 232 168 3 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 39 367 156 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 9 221 250 23 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 2631 5717 149
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-30:

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 85431 4514 119 75 0 0 0 0
OW 0 106 95 121 11 0 0 0
VODI 0 36 45 284 72 0 0 0
ODI 0 1 3 98 231 33 0 0
CDI 0 0 1 55 291 194 2 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 97 1955 5743 803
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 85431 4508 110 70 0 0 0 0
OW 0 112 96 113 4 0 0 0
VODI 0 36 53 267 53 0 0 0
ODI 0 1 3 121 211 21 0 0
CDI 0 0 1 62 329 179 0 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 105 1982 5745 803

Date: 2025-11-01:

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 83868 5845 90 251 0 0 0 0
OW 0 84 133 223 4 0 0 0
VODI 0 16 34 253 111 1 0 0
ODI 0 2 9 98 165 32 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 40 313 270 5 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 27 2126 5711 705
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83868 5842 88 256 0 0 0 0
OW 0 88 130 225 4 0 0 0
VODI 0 17 38 206 96 0 0 0
ODI 0 0 10 119 151 28 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 59 317 253 7 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 52 2148 5709 705

Date: 2025-11-03:

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 84937 4811 110 43 0 0 0 0
OW 0 179 117 246 21 0 0 0
VODI 0 5 10 196 120 2 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 56 154 80 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 13 253 315 24 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 28 2136 5934 626
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 84937 4746 95 61 0 0 0 0
OW 0 223 110 131 24 0 0 0
VODI 0 26 28 209 93 6 0 0
ODI 0 0 4 107 144 43 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 42 279 364 106 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 36 2120 5852 626

Date: 2025-11-05:

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 84824 4858 139 101 0 0 0 0
OW 9 180 94 187 18 0 0 0
VODI 0 6 16 196 84 5 0 0
ODI 0 0 4 72 138 42 0 0
CDI 0 0 1 51 242 265 1 0
VCDI 0 0 0 7 82 2319 6289 186
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 84797 4816 132 121 0 0 0 0
OW 36 170 73 140 22 0 0 0
VODI 0 48 33 191 95 4 0 0
ODI 0 8 6 83 147 28 0 0
CDI 0 2 10 68 224 324 27 0
VCDI 0 0 0 11 76 2275 6263 186

Date: 2025-11-07:

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 83950 5452 141 156 6 0 0 0
OW 0 71 110 212 67 0 0 0
VODI 0 2 23 194 97 18 0 0
ODI 0 0 1 106 114 53 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 38 297 346 8 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 60 2026 6725 140
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83950 5421 201 228 31 0 0 0
OW 0 103 61 214 61 9 0 0
VODI 0 1 13 185 154 36 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 59 150 54 9 0
CDI 0 0 0 23 223 387 44 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 22 1957 6680 140


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