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: 2025-11-06

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-10-31:

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 115949 11013 451 692 114 4 0 0
OW 67 513 273 969 191 26 0 0
VODI 3 35 67 1004 754 252 93 0
ODI 0 0 6 266 915 1230 343 0
CDI 0 0 0 70 925 1728 745 30
VCDI 0 0 0 0 122 7699 22686 25508
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-02:

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 114675 11523 496 828 40 0 0 0
OW 99 731 345 820 237 0 0 0
VODI 9 160 94 805 724 60 7 0
ODI 0 2 20 330 881 504 322 3
CDI 0 0 0 130 1011 1302 1160 29
VCDI 0 0 0 15 311 5094 21579 30397
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-04:

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 114723 11301 641 908 46 0 0 0
OW 94 637 360 1063 244 0 0 0
VODI 10 22 51 782 647 4 0 0
ODI 0 0 3 261 859 207 2 0
CDI 0 0 0 73 1000 1289 264 35
VCDI 0 0 0 11 306 8354 21272 29274
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-06:

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 113121 11145 656 1135 56 2 0 0
OW 71 679 248 1232 588 9 0 0
VODI 9 26 65 666 981 109 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 281 725 236 1 1
CDI 0 0 0 89 836 1091 121 26
VCDI 0 0 0 5 492 6327 23674 30040
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 113121 11197 691 1348 133 8 0 0
OW 70 616 218 1013 498 11 0 0
VODI 10 37 60 667 930 91 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 280 695 234 2 1
CDI 0 0 0 97 896 1026 104 21
VCDI 0 0 0 3 526 6404 23690 30045

Date: 2025-11-08:

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 109661 12381 527 908 104 0 0 0
OW 134 1133 296 1470 671 66 0 0
VODI 12 213 81 928 821 222 0 0
ODI 0 1 9 320 717 426 13 0
CDI 0 0 0 106 862 1136 238 9
VCDI 0 0 0 18 393 5203 22797 32867
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 109634 12494 597 1194 178 18 0 0
OW 159 1071 235 1166 603 49 0 0
VODI 14 163 81 885 777 205 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 365 643 437 16 0
CDI 0 0 0 130 951 1086 202 15
VCDI 0 0 0 10 416 5258 22830 32861

Date: 2025-11-10:

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 109568 11463 534 846 62 0 0 0
OW 102 910 443 1244 199 0 0 0
VODI 17 68 48 1069 1252 23 0 0
ODI 0 1 0 217 1696 258 0 1
CDI 0 0 0 75 990 1246 55 39
VCDI 0 0 0 16 239 4807 20372 36883
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 109483 11205 548 1114 214 9 0 0
OW 160 845 229 944 852 60 0 0
VODI 43 374 202 776 1161 258 0 0
ODI 1 16 33 349 660 411 30 0
CDI 0 2 12 238 1035 844 176 38
VCDI 0 0 1 46 516 4752 20221 36885

Date: 2025-11-12:

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 108389 10523 366 583 48 0 0 0
OW 72 1371 308 789 417 16 0 0
VODI 15 955 184 1258 845 117 0 0
ODI 4 21 14 519 1204 572 0 0
CDI 0 19 1 103 1000 1859 68 41
VCDI 0 4 0 28 210 5000 20663 37157
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 108350 10288 308 687 223 8 0 0
OW 97 1314 238 602 651 145 0 0
VODI 28 1064 242 1015 948 486 5 0
ODI 5 197 63 660 685 579 33 0
CDI 0 29 15 252 956 1515 222 46
VCDI 0 1 7 64 261 4831 20471 37152

Date: 2025-11-14:

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 108258 9769 340 731 38 0 0 0
OW 294 1310 231 653 338 7 0 0
VODI 50 1095 264 949 741 193 0 0
ODI 3 262 49 468 779 611 0 0
CDI 0 14 6 135 792 1971 161 8
VCDI 0 18 1 40 301 6094 23105 34664
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 108094 9406 359 833 220 9 0 0
OW 296 1253 151 406 384 270 2 0
VODI 179 1294 259 960 817 682 27 0
ODI 36 437 82 522 620 808 79 0
CDI 0 49 16 162 640 1409 329 3
VCDI 0 29 24 93 308 5698 22829 34669


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