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: 2025-11-20

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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
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Date: 2025-11-16:

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 106632 11384 413 506 25 0 0 0
OW 358 1185 315 890 304 34 0 0
VODI 187 386 205 984 908 124 0 0
ODI 1 75 27 499 712 378 0 0
CDI 1 21 12 236 1400 1135 111 2
VCDI 0 15 11 73 754 9249 22462 32729
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Date: 2025-11-18:

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 106036 11699 458 535 46 2 0 0
OW 218 850 347 1027 160 5 0 0
VODI 8 256 105 938 893 65 0 0
ODI 0 66 29 405 942 300 2 1
CDI 2 12 2 104 1141 2031 99 23
VCDI 14 0 0 25 530 8855 24923 31589
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-20:

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 104953 11582 310 428 24 0 0 0
OW 240 1223 290 694 142 2 0 0
VODI 9 510 211 1020 648 65 0 0
ODI 1 140 27 512 987 311 1 0
CDI 5 32 14 192 1206 1503 170 2
VCDI 10 13 11 61 491 6675 26122 33906
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 105005 11578 332 481 23 0 0 0
OW 184 1215 269 681 142 0 0 0
VODI 13 528 195 997 666 70 0 0
ODI 1 134 42 498 1011 293 0 0
CDI 5 30 14 195 1205 1528 206 1
VCDI 10 15 11 55 451 6665 26087 33907

Date: 2025-11-22:

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 104111 11055 349 390 33 0 0 0
OW 98 1067 252 705 126 5 0 0
VODI 4 971 193 1113 679 87 0 0
ODI 0 72 41 623 956 338 6 1
CDI 0 15 5 234 1217 1560 181 11
VCDI 0 6 3 131 558 5351 22790 39406
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 104125 11116 408 414 64 2 0 0
OW 83 1003 205 770 102 7 0 0
VODI 5 961 172 1065 666 83 0 0
ODI 0 88 50 570 986 377 3 1
CDI 0 12 6 251 1212 1506 143 10
VCDI 0 6 2 126 539 5366 22831 39407

Date: 2025-11-24:

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 102260 12066 386 534 69 0 0 0
OW 51 1394 428 863 111 9 0 0
VODI 3 269 189 1521 376 33 0 0
ODI 0 11 12 413 1144 186 0 0
CDI 0 3 0 110 1575 1715 75 16
VCDI 0 0 0 35 359 5338 20269 42920
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 102210 11919 416 700 188 28 0 0
OW 85 941 179 617 169 38 0 0
VODI 19 743 311 1073 511 147 6 0
ODI 0 125 97 711 871 305 18 0
CDI 0 13 12 263 1359 1354 116 13
VCDI 0 2 0 112 536 5409 20204 42923

Date: 2025-11-26:

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 101294 12145 376 552 48 13 0 0
OW 17 1208 350 950 116 24 0 0
VODI 3 426 224 1587 511 32 5 0
ODI 0 20 36 718 915 118 21 0
CDI 0 1 0 203 1333 1308 141 24
VCDI 0 0 0 27 568 5275 21023 43131
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101287 12020 401 678 104 53 1 0
OW 23 1001 230 822 221 12 13 0
VODI 4 612 195 1073 536 64 23 0
ODI 0 141 128 1026 780 248 31 0
CDI 0 22 31 328 1157 1204 213 16
VCDI 0 4 1 110 693 5189 20909 43139

Date: 2025-11-28:

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 99897 12499 447 482 33 0 0 0
OW 116 1367 311 894 207 17 0 0
VODI 16 690 272 1248 606 171 0 0
ODI 0 116 69 795 849 232 2 0
CDI 0 13 47 281 1240 829 65 4
VCDI 0 1 1 138 792 6587 22779 40630
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 99847 12577 471 703 117 4 0 0
OW 124 1032 256 853 348 57 0 0
VODI 58 664 211 1024 587 211 0 0
ODI 0 274 89 653 860 268 14 0
CDI 0 129 75 352 959 1055 189 15
VCDI 0 10 45 253 856 6241 22643 40619


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