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: 2025-11-13

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 111940 11078 592 990 94 0 0 0
OW 204 897 321 1455 553 50 0 0
VODI 17 82 87 748 925 155 0 0
ODI 0 0 1 335 693 344 6 0
CDI 0 0 0 101 859 1141 193 4
VCDI 0 0 0 8 557 5473 24034 30806
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Date: 2025-11-09:

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 110234 11328 462 758 84 0 0 0
OW 123 1183 317 1256 709 62 0 0
VODI 8 320 141 943 965 234 15 0
ODI 1 21 24 382 668 395 24 0
CDI 0 2 8 147 963 921 162 47
VCDI 0 0 0 47 391 4915 22063 34420
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Date: 2025-11-11:

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 109507 10869 412 618 80 0 0 0
OW 106 1184 343 1086 360 3 0 0
VODI 24 126 94 1032 1110 60 0 0
ODI 1 11 3 234 1459 483 0 3
CDI 0 3 0 62 1037 1587 97 57
VCDI 0 0 0 19 161 4425 21185 36902
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-13:

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 108327 9972 378 611 52 0 0 0
OW 109 1243 285 677 267 18 0 0
VODI 12 1235 172 1128 983 96 0 0
ODI 2 286 30 497 1138 531 0 0
CDI 5 12 2 84 875 2081 113 9
VCDI 11 15 1 21 294 5174 22153 35844
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 108347 9987 387 638 78 1 0 0
OW 87 1171 284 618 224 15 0 0
VODI 13 1273 159 1152 970 97 0 0
ODI 3 305 35 480 1077 472 1 0
CDI 4 13 2 110 957 2087 136 12
VCDI 12 14 1 20 303 5228 22129 35841

Date: 2025-11-15:

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 107228 10863 433 612 5 0 0 0
OW 338 1304 238 803 316 3 0 0
VODI 176 532 198 1056 826 106 0 0
ODI 0 139 54 456 692 434 21 0
CDI 1 7 4 192 1040 1711 168 7
VCDI 0 12 1 57 578 6732 23633 33767
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 107248 10810 434 648 41 0 0 0
OW 327 1317 251 736 247 2 0 0
VODI 167 577 186 1074 832 73 0 0
ODI 1 134 51 469 689 378 13 0
CDI 0 7 5 200 1070 1577 180 5
VCDI 0 12 1 49 578 6956 23629 33769

Date: 2025-11-17:

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 105640 12752 493 413 23 1 0 0
OW 276 902 440 1112 53 4 0 0
VODI 10 187 62 1132 686 42 0 0
ODI 1 30 25 383 1141 117 5 1
CDI 3 0 0 102 1357 1980 86 16
VCDI 13 0 0 20 686 9189 23917 31443
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 105463 12021 411 522 34 0 0 0
OW 337 1344 348 730 256 6 0 0
VODI 125 396 203 1042 908 152 0 0
ODI 2 75 27 560 760 475 0 1
CDI 0 27 21 264 1243 1178 60 14
VCDI 16 8 10 44 745 9522 23948 31445

Date: 2025-11-19:

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 105569 11376 384 493 44 0 0 0
OW 198 1153 301 828 162 3 0 0
VODI 6 308 140 1104 801 119 0 0
ODI 1 91 22 457 926 376 1 0
CDI 2 32 8 140 1100 1776 197 13
VCDI 14 6 4 41 368 7845 25891 32443
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 105271 10445 335 642 100 0 0 0
OW 388 1712 216 536 171 28 0 0
VODI 114 658 227 1016 786 255 0 0
ODI 1 118 62 579 801 663 18 2
CDI 2 20 14 229 1213 1551 243 7
VCDI 14 13 5 61 330 7622 25828 32447

Date: 2025-11-21:

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 104752 11064 325 269 13 0 0 0
OW 117 1541 303 668 106 0 0 0
VODI 8 603 245 1182 583 48 0 0
ODI 1 95 49 580 917 305 3 0
CDI 9 11 1 258 1395 1358 128 6
VCDI 10 13 0 100 584 6200 23386 37507
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 104466 10605 289 439 117 34 0 0
OW 283 1426 319 491 75 20 0 0
VODI 126 1052 213 1105 654 167 2 0
ODI 6 175 75 540 898 540 37 0
CDI 8 55 27 395 1194 1469 293 11
VCDI 8 14 0 87 660 5681 23185 37502


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