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

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

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 25527 3709 284 424 79 0 0 0
OW 0 155 137 626 117 0 0 0
VODI 3 5 19 420 342 1 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 137 529 97 1 0
CDI 0 0 0 18 512 629 72 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 67 1383 8245 17693
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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 25391 3641 242 563 27 0 0 0
OW 22 325 165 469 139 0 0 0
VODI 4 52 63 447 367 10 0 0
ODI 0 2 18 213 407 68 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 100 532 348 16 2
VCDI 0 0 0 15 256 1651 6729 18947
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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 24415 4038 417 748 44 0 0 0
OW 37 348 214 608 160 0 0 0
VODI 10 15 25 501 394 4 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 155 512 62 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 29 477 460 24 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 155 1875 8583 16920
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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 24013 3555 342 774 51 2 0 0
OW 29 205 128 774 486 9 0 0
VODI 8 17 41 393 669 56 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 160 470 116 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 35 450 362 49 0
VCDI 0 0 0 5 397 1869 8174 17592
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 24015 3563 355 906 128 8 0 0
OW 26 183 125 583 368 11 0 0
VODI 9 31 31 447 640 47 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 166 450 119 1 0
CDI 0 0 0 36 514 346 49 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 423 1883 8173 17592

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 23742 3344 292 492 49 0 0 0
OW 41 224 134 826 465 65 0 0
VODI 12 76 52 558 492 172 0 0
ODI 0 1 9 205 452 170 12 0
CDI 0 0 0 73 461 473 117 1
VCDI 0 0 0 16 312 1776 7627 18490
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 23726 3425 328 698 82 18 0 0
OW 55 150 102 594 413 48 0 0
VODI 14 70 57 514 447 153 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 253 401 186 15 0
CDI 0 0 0 103 555 467 124 1
VCDI 0 0 0 8 333 1784 7617 18490

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 23624 2914 290 662 129 8 0 0
OW 41 272 102 464 512 56 0 0
VODI 16 91 70 380 564 174 6 0
ODI 1 15 16 120 462 212 22 0
CDI 0 1 10 80 648 401 97 4
VCDI 0 0 1 49 251 1496 6609 20361
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 23603 2907 296 608 88 9 0 0
OW 53 275 84 471 528 53 0 0
VODI 25 98 78 410 594 169 0 0
ODI 1 11 20 142 454 230 29 0
CDI 0 2 10 83 603 478 131 5
VCDI 0 0 1 41 299 1408 6574 20360

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 23651 2785 223 310 33 0 0 0
OW 38 363 139 369 186 12 0 0
VODI 12 125 54 580 459 88 0 0
ODI 6 9 9 184 648 468 0 0
CDI 0 6 1 62 348 920 27 4
VCDI 0 2 0 25 133 1579 7374 19999
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 23582 2678 193 341 121 3 0 0
OW 92 291 110 271 319 82 0 0
VODI 28 218 67 508 489 300 5 0
ODI 5 86 34 238 264 347 18 0
CDI 0 16 15 110 437 718 101 5
VCDI 0 1 7 62 177 1617 7277 19998

Date: 2025-11-14:

Best estimate Forecast
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