Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results

Validation of ice thickness - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2018-03-08

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 -0.97   1.13   45443 20930 24495 18
Day 1 forecast -0.96   1.11   45443 20559 24864 20
Day 4 forecast -0.96   1.11   45443 20631 24786 26
Day 7 forecast -0.95   1.1   45443 20020 25402 21
Day 10 forecast -0.95   1.09   45443 20225 25180 38

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
c21 - 1.5m
c31.5 - 2m
c42 - 2.5m
c52.5 - 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 0.005 0.071 0.185 0.066 0.028 0.014
c2 0 0 0.026 0.171 0.158 0.043 0.004
c3 0 0 0.003 0.03 0.04 0.051 0.033
c4 0 0 0 0.001 0.007 0.021 0.03
c5 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.003 0.007
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.001

See category definitions for details.

Statistical distribution

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 0.005 0.071 0.183 0.064 0.027 0.013
c2 0 0 0.027 0.175 0.161 0.044 0.004
c3 0 0 0.002 0.028 0.039 0.051 0.033
c4 0 0 0 0.001 0.007 0.021 0.029
c5 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.003 0.007
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.001

See category definitions for details.

Statistical distribution

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 0.005 0.071 0.18 0.06 0.026 0.014
c2 0 0 0.027 0.176 0.163 0.042 0.004
c3 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.041 0.054 0.033
c4 0 0 0 0.002 0.007 0.021 0.03
c5 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.002 0.006
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.001

See category definitions for details.

Statistical distribution

Sea ice thickness, day 7 forecast


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