Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results
  Ice thickness stat.s ++
  Contingency tables

Validation of ice thickness - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2025-03-13

Data source: AWI SMOS sea ice thickness

Definition of categories:

Category   Sea ice thickness   
c1<0.3m
c20.3 - 0.6m
c30.6 - 1m
c4>1m

Model vs. SMOS observations, sea ice thickness contingency tables

Date: 2025-03-07:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 147390 5594 38 0 0
c1 1924 25156 3312 615 0
c2 48 9669 13014 3526 0
c3 71 484 4174 7276 0
c4 35 331 1372 3302 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-03-09:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 137436 5030 1 0 0
c1 2610 20346 2071 527 0
c2 57 9386 11793 3973 0
c3 67 550 4585 6111 0
c4 20 320 1464 4338 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-03-11:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 131466 5302 1 0 0
c1 2421 25815 4499 1298 0
c2 53 5683 13392 4604 0
c3 42 557 4711 7941 0
c4 32 425 1650 3868 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-03-13:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 124643 4672 4 0 0
c1 2438 22692 4690 1348 0
c2 75 6290 12387 3603 0
c3 39 681 6718 7281 0
c4 32 425 3427 5242 0
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 124522 4728 4 1 0
c1 2560 22619 4660 1342 0
c2 72 6351 12286 3588 0
c3 40 675 6888 7335 0
c4 33 387 3388 5208 0

Date: 2025-03-15:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 156720 5770 8 0 0
c1 2763 27168 4528 1324 0
c2 128 10572 13909 4227 0
c3 44 1482 8889 9197 0
c4 14 329 2173 4227 0
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 156611 5816 12 0 0
c1 2856 27164 4615 1318 0
c2 145 10532 13894 4336 0
c3 41 1482 8885 9122 0
c4 16 327 2101 4199 0

Date: 2025-03-17:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 141246 5012 5 6 0
c1 1016 25483 5731 1646 0
c2 100 6584 11802 4553 0
c3 121 1110 5182 7116 0
c4 63 214 1929 6920 0
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 139865 4748 4 6 0
c1 2400 19843 3058 1022 0
c2 86 11957 11967 3969 0
c3 131 1546 6988 7510 0
c4 64 309 2632 7734 0

Date: 2025-03-19:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 133239 4849 13 13 0
c1 898 26152 5105 947 0
c2 48 7266 11682 4782 0
c3 30 919 6518 7271 0
c4 27 144 2498 9532 0
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 132129 4857 16 18 0
c1 1995 20338 2821 656 0
c2 59 12448 11689 3965 0
c3 33 1490 8102 7528 0
c4 26 197 3188 10378 0

Date: 2025-03-21:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 127373 4679 3 1 0
c1 1068 29519 4362 1010 0
c2 68 8186 11232 6130 0
c3 31 1660 6971 7542 0
c4 87 234 2120 6975 0
observations
open c1 c2 c3 c4
m
o
d
e
l		 open 126604 5385 2 0 0
c1 1814 22650 2284 649 0
c2 77 13774 11669 5123 0
c3 44 1925 7874 8238 0
c4 88 544 2859 7648 0


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