Validation of ice thickness - Full domain
Bulletin date: 2017-12-21
Model: ARC MFC - TOPAZ
Data source: UCL CryoSAT-2 sea ice thickness
Validation statistics summary
| Bias (m) | RMS (m) | total grids | low SIT | OK SIT | high SIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best estimate | -0.95 | 1.08 | 34208 | 19536 | 14656 | 16 |
| Day 1 forecast | -0.95 | 1.08 | 34208 | 19405 | 14788 | 15 |
| Day 4 forecast | -0.96 | 1.08 | 34208 | 19603 | 14591 | 14 |
| Day 7 forecast | -0.94 | 1.06 | 34208 | 18948 | 15242 | 18 |
| Day 10 forecast | -0.96 | 1.08 | 34208 | 19480 | 14714 | 14 |
Numbers in the three rightmost columns are grid counts. Regions with high/low sea ice thickness correspond to areas with model offsets from the gridded observations outside of one standard deviation. (Standard deviations are provided in the observational product.)
Definition of categories:
| Category | Sea ice thickness |
|---|---|
| c1 | <1m |
| c2 | 1 - 1.5m |
| c3 | 1.5 - 2m |
| c4 | 2 - 2.5m |
| c5 | 2.5 - 3m |
| c6 | >3m |
Best estimate vs. observations
Contingency table
| observations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | c1 | c2 | c3 | c4 | c5 | c6 | |||
| m o d e l |
open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| c1 | 0 | 0.046 | 0.289 | 0.217 | 0.101 | 0.015 | 0.008 | ||
| c2 | 0 | 0 | 0.017 | 0.039 | 0.072 | 0.056 | 0.005 | ||
| c3 | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 0.015 | 0.041 | 0.05 | 0.012 | ||
| c4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.006 | 0.004 | 0.002 | ||
| c5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| c6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
See category definitions for details.
Statistical distribution
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Observed sea ice thickness from CryoSAT
Sea ice thickness, best estimate product
Day 1 forecast vs. observations
Contingency table
| observations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | c1 | c2 | c3 | c4 | c5 | c6 | |||
| m o d e l |
open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| c1 | 0 | 0.046 | 0.288 | 0.219 | 0.102 | 0.015 | 0.008 | ||
| c2 | 0 | 0 | 0.017 | 0.039 | 0.074 | 0.057 | 0.005 | ||
| c3 | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 0.014 | 0.038 | 0.049 | 0.012 | ||
| c4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.006 | 0.004 | 0.003 | ||
| c5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| c6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
See category definitions for details.
Statistical distribution
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Sea ice thickness, day 1 forecast
Day 7 forecast vs. observations
Contingency table
| observations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open | c1 | c2 | c3 | c4 | c5 | c6 | |||
| m o d e l |
open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| c1 | 0 | 0.046 | 0.286 | 0.214 | 0.101 | 0.014 | 0.007 | ||
| c2 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.042 | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.005 | ||
| c3 | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 0.016 | 0.039 | 0.049 | 0.013 | ||
| c4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.002 | 0.007 | 0.004 | 0.003 | ||
| c5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| c6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
See category definitions for details.
Statistical distribution
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Sea ice thickness, day 7 forecast
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