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: 2025-10-09

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 14420 5691 423 571 48 0 0 0
OW 0 840 242 750 439 10 0 0
VODI 0 46 46 288 519 187 15 0
ODI 0 7 6 77 325 358 53 0
CDI 0 0 2 5 189 1467 377 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 18 1458 9149 7816

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 14164 4970 269 612 221 0 0 0
OW 0 179 96 415 966 63 0 0
VODI 0 34 34 241 543 327 0 0
ODI 0 10 11 122 561 361 41 0
CDI 0 0 0 17 205 952 267 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 11 4259 15396 495

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 14361 4995 227 408 36 0 0 0
OW 0 201 98 532 370 8 0 0
VODI 0 44 28 195 461 115 0 0
ODI 0 14 10 66 488 640 7 0
CDI 0 0 0 9 170 1086 520 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 1920 13417 5414

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 14234 5137 202 231 28 0 0 0
OW 0 189 104 383 244 10 0 0
VODI 0 28 27 214 379 107 0 0
ODI 0 5 5 97 326 153 6 0
CDI 0 0 0 5 413 1236 240 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 54 4147 14711 2927

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 13623 5082 234 292 40 0 0 0
OW 1 130 115 347 222 46 0 0
VODI 0 17 24 172 347 124 3 0
ODI 0 2 11 63 265 245 16 0
CDI 0 0 0 7 264 1505 248 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 20 3930 17161 1286

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 13427 5023 214 272 47 5 0 0
OW 2 88 68 282 218 18 0 0
VODI 0 15 23 131 318 139 9 0
ODI 0 0 3 47 261 344 53 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 114 1013 541 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 1921 15576 5663

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 13297 4963 207 317 31 0 0 0
OW 6 114 73 307 133 7 0 0
VODI 3 25 44 207 314 61 1 0
ODI 0 7 14 100 369 245 14 0
CDI 0 1 5 25 164 939 333 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 22 1377 16248 5866

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 12872 4990 265 320 44 0 0 0
OW 6 88 66 259 233 25 0 0
VODI 1 27 39 212 277 146 0 0
ODI 0 0 9 98 299 322 42 0
CDI 0 0 0 16 126 707 329 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 1751 15089 7181


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