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

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

Reference date: 2025-09-18

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 15210 4902 215 158 14 0 0 0
OW 102 4940 503 788 102 6 0 0
VODI 0 73 67 1269 450 19 4 0
ODI 0 0 6 882 2734 465 7 0
CDI 0 0 0 9 1517 5351 651 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 2666 2732 0

Date: 2025-09-14:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 15219 5205 186 147 20 0 0 0
OW 776 4187 432 755 71 8 0 0
VODI 6 80 84 1218 459 39 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 473 2583 760 12 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 876 4581 645 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 2128 4887 0

Date: 2025-09-16:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 16099 4610 163 200 29 0 0 0
OW 828 4138 406 744 92 13 0 0
VODI 11 52 47 1068 483 86 4 0
ODI 0 1 4 293 2395 834 12 0
CDI 0 0 0 1 689 3632 483 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 1781 6643 0

Date: 2025-09-18:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 15796 4925 321 287 24 0 0 0
OW 548 3718 663 991 117 0 0 0
VODI 4 24 44 864 565 64 0 0
ODI 0 0 4 371 2426 627 3 0
CDI 0 0 0 11 640 3499 311 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 1494 6772 728

Date: 2025-09-20:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 16303 4880 199 132 2 0 0 0
OW 570 3739 370 762 81 0 0 0
VODI 4 84 69 646 612 59 0 0
ODI 0 15 16 123 1213 1360 56 1
CDI 0 0 2 10 375 3498 504 7
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 2076 6455 1619

Date: 2025-09-22:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 16000 5151 234 163 4 0 0 0
OW 581 3437 371 638 300 0 0 0
VODI 1 56 81 509 624 89 7 0
ODI 0 0 8 107 922 731 17 0
CDI 0 0 0 5 307 3782 892 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 2287 6407 2130

Date: 2025-09-24:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 16283 5071 107 109 2 0 0 0
OW 143 3821 263 592 201 11 0 0
VODI 0 92 82 477 555 117 1 0
ODI 0 7 11 171 793 664 26 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 310 2740 1223 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 1581 8618 1767

Date: 2025-09-26:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 16154 5179 131 78 14 0 0 0
OW 520 3180 231 496 195 8 0 0
VODI 0 74 58 395 482 276 10 0
ODI 0 5 2 82 506 761 34 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 148 1903 974 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 830 7787 5328


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