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: 2025-11-13

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 23864 3492 342 630 60 0 0 0
OW 34 197 122 869 403 50 0 0
VODI 8 20 43 461 585 105 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 195 447 143 4 0
CDI 0 0 0 50 486 406 83 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 452 1632 8644 17401
...date precedes bulletin

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 23689 3076 215 471 42 0 0 0
OW 39 324 111 721 492 62 0 0
VODI 8 124 54 542 580 174 15 0
ODI 1 17 24 191 480 205 24 0
CDI 0 2 8 79 477 505 118 0
VCDI 0 0 0 46 220 1534 7678 18883
...date precedes bulletin

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 23644 2893 202 337 41 0 0 0
OW 37 293 108 583 197 0 0 0
VODI 19 79 49 488 748 58 0 0
ODI 1 2 3 81 898 435 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 39 373 814 46 5
VCDI 0 0 0 19 100 1280 6610 20749
...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 23660 2543 243 446 17 0 0 0
OW 47 404 102 363 113 1 0 0
VODI 10 175 57 453 560 65 0 0
ODI 1 23 4 114 553 313 0 0
CDI 0 12 2 44 349 1104 74 0
VCDI 0 15 1 20 201 1479 8857 18806
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 23661 2526 241 427 36 0 0 0
OW 44 414 106 361 95 1 0 0
VODI 11 170 53 485 557 62 0 0
ODI 2 35 6 103 535 342 1 0
CDI 0 13 2 44 361 1084 99 1
VCDI 0 14 1 20 209 1473 8831 18805

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 23268 2559 286 385 2 0 0 0
OW 74 295 68 535 165 0 0 0
VODI 12 51 64 533 468 46 0 0
ODI 0 4 0 102 268 241 21 0
CDI 1 0 0 39 250 861 118 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 202 1938 10539 17835
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 23258 2538 279 413 36 0 0 0
OW 78 318 90 475 145 0 0 0
VODI 18 46 49 558 442 51 0 0
ODI 1 7 0 115 292 212 13 0
CDI 0 0 0 31 252 756 132 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 188 2067 10533 17835

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 20941 4460 305 255 1 0 0 0
OW 4 191 141 719 21 0 0 0
VODI 6 27 8 509 529 1 0 0
ODI 1 0 0 42 727 66 5 0
CDI 0 0 0 20 412 971 82 0
VCDI 0 0 0 6 193 2040 9878 18670
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 20939 4308 261 336 22 0 0 0
OW 5 311 159 494 173 0 0 0
VODI 7 52 34 560 596 49 0 0
ODI 1 7 0 120 458 160 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 37 333 441 57 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 301 2428 9908 18670

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 21768 3019 218 266 3 0 0 0
OW 15 235 102 525 118 0 0 0
VODI 3 126 25 547 538 76 0 0
ODI 0 25 3 113 497 309 1 0
CDI 0 0 0 29 315 813 33 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 100 2720 10021 18664
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 21763 2943 195 386 50 0 0 0
OW 14 372 118 386 108 25 0 0
VODI 9 70 26 537 535 162 0 0
ODI 0 20 9 133 518 373 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 41 299 662 25 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 61 2696 10030 18664

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 21394 3075 206 175 3 0 0 0
OW 20 379 106 401 76 0 0 0
VODI 4 199 106 561 411 38 0 0
ODI 1 44 14 257 501 190 2 0
CDI 9 1 0 97 605 473 22 0
VCDI 10 0 0 1 381 2653 9472 19344
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 21392 3052 186 317 111 34 0 0
OW 9 442 142 298 42 19 0 0
VODI 17 188 87 545 385 132 2 0
ODI 4 16 16 229 520 278 14 0
CDI 8 0 1 98 577 519 38 0
VCDI 8 0 0 5 342 2372 9442 19344


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