Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results

Validation of ice thickness - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2019-02-21

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 -0.85   1   45953 17828 28049 76
Day 1 forecast -0.85   0.99   45953 17569 28310 74
Day 4 forecast -0.85   1   45953 17738 28139 76
Day 7 forecast -0.83   0.98   45953 17062 28803 88
Day 10 forecast -0.85   1   45953 17765 28104 84

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 0.006 0.094 0.127 0.041 0.014 0.006
c2 0 0.001 0.074 0.282 0.11 0.034 0.006
c3 0 0 0.005 0.012 0.028 0.066 0.033
c4 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.003 0.046
c5 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.002 0.006
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 0.006 0.095 0.128 0.041 0.013 0.006
c2 0 0.001 0.073 0.281 0.11 0.035 0.006
c3 0 0 0.006 0.013 0.029 0.066 0.033
c4 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.003 0.045
c5 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.002 0.007
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 0.006 0.094 0.125 0.039 0.013 0.005
c2 0 0.001 0.072 0.28 0.11 0.034 0.006
c3 0 0 0.008 0.016 0.031 0.067 0.032
c4 0 0 0 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.046
c5 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.002 0.007
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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