Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results

Validation of ice thickness - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2018-11-22

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 -1.27   1.4   29210 25808 3380 22
Day 1 forecast -1.27   1.4   29210 25788 3400 22
Day 4 forecast -1.28   1.4   29210 26039 3149 22
Day 7 forecast -1.25   1.38   29210 25278 3908 24
Day 10 forecast -1.28   1.41   29210 26274 2914 22

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 0.072 0.26 0.21 0.16 0.07 0.01
c2 0 0 0 0.005 0.05 0.053 0.064
c3 0 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.011 0.023
c4 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.005
c5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 0.072 0.26 0.21 0.156 0.066 0.01
c2 0 0 0 0.005 0.054 0.057 0.061
c3 0 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.011 0.026
c4 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.005
c5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 0.072 0.26 0.209 0.152 0.062 0.008
c2 0 0 0 0.005 0.057 0.06 0.059
c3 0 0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.011 0.029
c4 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.006
c5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
c6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See category definitions for details.

Statistical distribution

Sea ice thickness, day 7 forecast


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