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

Validation of sea ice concentration - Full domain

Reference date: 2025-10-09

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-10-03:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 120673 17459 680 774 74 0 0 0
OW 0 1123 346 985 531 12 0 0
VODI 0 182 179 657 811 239 15 0
ODI 0 9 21 287 801 748 88 0
CDI 0 0 4 36 499 2759 680 3
VCDI 0 0 0 6 56 5667 19403 11200

Date: 2025-10-05:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 119396 17247 610 1013 254 2 0 0
OW 0 487 183 651 1104 81 0 0
VODI 0 204 136 629 897 401 2 0
ODI 0 15 31 291 1112 752 79 0
CDI 0 0 0 24 382 2488 877 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 11 8317 28412 919

Date: 2025-10-07:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 120540 16250 526 804 84 0 0 0
OW 0 492 210 753 515 25 0 0
VODI 0 163 166 564 802 166 0 0
ODI 0 18 31 220 1125 928 18 0
CDI 0 0 0 23 646 3776 1138 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 60 8897 22418 5649

Date: 2025-10-09:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 121527 15680 430 557 91 0 0 0
OW 5 435 185 576 369 26 0 0
VODI 1 191 168 510 580 196 2 0
ODI 0 18 42 351 885 394 29 0
CDI 0 0 0 28 1003 4641 1757 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 66 10100 22845 3319

Date: 2025-10-11:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 118954 17208 586 700 101 2 0 0
OW 7 372 224 589 351 70 0 0
VODI 2 198 126 567 599 190 11 0
ODI 0 25 41 304 909 562 80 0
CDI 0 0 0 13 779 5088 1895 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 22 8481 26527 1424

Date: 2025-10-13:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 117762 17702 575 682 107 5 0 0
OW 9 549 190 518 311 23 0 0
VODI 0 275 164 504 616 163 9 0
ODI 0 32 26 320 1012 638 65 0
CDI 0 0 0 52 669 3650 1245 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 17 6128 27075 5914

Date: 2025-10-15:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 116673 17477 664 988 183 3 0 0
OW 6 393 167 611 349 34 0 0
VODI 3 302 209 689 701 90 1 0
ODI 0 51 26 371 1053 526 27 0
CDI 0 1 5 55 752 2463 639 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 50 7433 27552 6457

Date: 2025-10-17:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 115717 16693 710 855 140 0 0 0
OW 7 437 181 807 843 72 1 0
VODI 1 322 173 705 682 383 5 0
ODI 0 43 28 249 1046 709 61 0
CDI 0 0 1 23 582 3893 985 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 5 8171 24976 7501


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