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

Validation of sea ice concentration - European 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 85127 4862 99 49 0 0 0 0
OW 0 150 113 133 6 0 0 0
VODI 0 28 46 256 79 0 0 0
ODI 0 0 6 102 200 26 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 47 323 195 0 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 51 2196 6025 297
...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 84116 5484 182 148 0 0 0 0
OW 0 137 151 194 11 0 0 0
VODI 0 21 31 241 101 13 0 0
ODI 0 0 2 104 141 36 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 30 309 294 2 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 32 1755 6570 311
...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 84949 4777 112 69 0 0 0 0
OW 3 180 107 215 20 0 0 0
VODI 0 4 22 181 96 0 0 0
ODI 0 0 3 83 145 39 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 40 284 233 40 0
VCDI 0 0 0 10 88 2423 6027 266
...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 84241 5285 183 158 3 0 0 0
OW 0 113 86 220 50 0 0 0
VODI 0 1 16 200 83 8 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 102 110 43 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 54 305 227 0 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 69 2461 6302 96
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 84241 5298 191 191 4 0 0 0
OW 0 99 71 209 55 0 0 0
VODI 0 2 23 175 77 6 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 98 99 37 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 61 310 238 3 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 75 2458 6299 96

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 83547 5746 179 135 1 0 0 0
OW 0 62 75 272 39 0 0 0
VODI 0 3 12 240 61 7 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 102 136 43 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 33 359 255 11 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 69 2563 6145 319
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83547 5779 196 168 3 0 0 0
OW 0 31 59 242 37 0 0 0
VODI 0 1 11 239 65 3 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 106 122 36 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 27 366 272 10 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 72 2557 6146 319

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 83538 5777 134 126 9 0 0 0
OW 0 114 176 220 37 0 0 0
VODI 0 0 1 247 64 0 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 103 128 6 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 33 366 166 0 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 72 1789 6893 417
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83538 5718 122 135 10 0 0 0
OW 0 132 83 107 36 0 0 0
VODI 0 41 91 165 51 0 0 0
ODI 0 0 13 164 66 8 0 0
CDI 0 0 2 153 329 135 0 0
VCDI 0 0 0 5 184 1818 6893 417

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 83416 5524 105 177 24 0 0 0
OW 13 120 107 188 84 3 0 0
VODI 0 0 26 235 98 0 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 129 146 3 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 38 422 334 6 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 23 1394 7125 676
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83427 5377 68 199 30 0 0 0
OW 2 204 66 74 77 2 0 0
VODI 0 53 88 154 75 1 0 0
ODI 0 10 16 204 97 2 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 134 451 398 23 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 67 1331 7108 676

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 82895 5627 79 125 26 0 0 0
OW 49 221 109 174 106 7 0 0
VODI 0 17 53 267 118 24 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 106 222 30 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 16 374 537 29 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 1516 7524 162
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 82942 5557 102 168 58 0 0 0
OW 2 236 60 134 70 11 0 0
VODI 0 71 68 218 94 21 0 0
ODI 0 1 11 122 191 14 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 46 415 347 1 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 21 1721 7552 162


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