Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results
Full domain
American sector
European sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
Asian sector

Validation of sea ice concentration - European sector

Reference date: 2025-09-04

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

Data source: OSI SAF N.H. sea ice concentration

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-08-29:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 96921 4838 160 135 2 0 0 0
OW 0 30 53 145 17 0 0 0
VODI 0 22 40 218 178 3 13 0
ODI 0 0 0 112 2548 1140 44 0
CDI 0 0 0 2 163 1576 306 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 207 208 0

Date: 2025-08-31:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97548 4277 154 136 0 0 0 0
OW 0 77 49 100 2 0 0 0
VODI 0 15 38 301 131 22 5 0
ODI 0 0 3 232 2870 1057 26 0
CDI 0 0 0 5 120 1088 508 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 122 196 0

Date: 2025-09-02:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97656 4234 162 179 2 0 0 0
OW 0 48 38 104 6 0 0 0
VODI 0 5 39 368 148 16 14 0
ODI 0 0 0 303 1884 1539 23 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 34 1022 910 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 57 290 0

Date: 2025-09-04:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97654 4270 181 163 5 0 0 0
OW 0 42 40 107 11 0 0 0
VODI 0 8 37 397 215 6 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 224 1750 974 13 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 89 1434 1024 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 60 378 0

Date: 2025-09-06:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97642 4469 152 134 8 0 0 0
OW 0 44 30 102 19 0 0 0
VODI 0 9 32 401 252 15 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 111 1611 609 12 0
CDI 0 0 0 2 185 1587 1130 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 3 61 462 0

Date: 2025-09-08:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97706 4404 138 131 7 0 0 0
OW 0 40 29 103 26 0 0 0
VODI 0 25 41 391 250 25 6 0
ODI 0 0 0 94 1279 597 21 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 213 2188 702 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 119 547 0

Date: 2025-09-10:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97774 4283 145 121 10 0 0 0
OW 0 37 44 134 16 0 0 0
VODI 0 13 29 419 206 16 1 0
ODI 0 0 0 91 1010 356 4 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 450 2438 568 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 208 707 0

Date: 2025-09-12:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97665 4207 148 169 0 0 0 0
OW 0 36 25 171 31 0 0 0
VODI 0 6 9 320 273 25 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 52 463 341 4 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 185 2538 921 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 247 1247 0


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