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: 2025-10-23

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 4991 263 322 47 0 0 0
OW 6 87 68 257 229 25 0 0
VODI 1 27 39 213 282 147 0 0
ODI 0 0 9 96 296 317 42 0
CDI 0 0 0 17 127 711 325 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 1751 15093 7181

Date: 2025-10-19:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 12669 5079 205 257 21 0 0 0
OW 14 104 52 290 284 17 0 0
VODI 2 53 38 182 322 117 0 0
ODI 0 2 18 98 240 257 14 0
CDI 0 0 0 14 246 671 215 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 20 2127 13291 8924

Date: 2025-10-21:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 12300 4738 354 468 75 4 0 0
OW 19 114 57 172 232 40 3 0
VODI 2 58 42 128 287 160 40 0
ODI 0 1 7 96 261 274 33 0
CDI 0 0 0 10 291 700 211 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 36 2280 12207 10143

Date: 2025-10-23:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 12204 4478 230 344 41 0 0 0
OW 0 143 65 233 196 19 0 0
VODI 0 43 38 183 188 185 12 0
ODI 0 3 16 87 222 303 48 0
CDI 0 0 2 16 240 830 233 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 36 1686 15446 8072

Date: 2025-10-25:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11587 4407 271 345 93 4 0 0
OW 1 98 64 232 208 16 0 0
VODI 0 31 39 166 272 135 19 0
ODI 0 2 9 113 298 306 57 0
CDI 0 0 2 37 375 1656 301 1
VCDI 0 0 0 3 29 3483 14585 6598

Date: 2025-10-27:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11802 3605 253 385 90 10 0 0
OW 0 146 53 189 224 35 0 0
VODI 0 79 42 161 190 146 9 0
ODI 0 5 9 105 231 270 46 0
CDI 0 0 0 12 203 1105 226 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 10 2569 17661 5972

Date: 2025-10-29:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11117 3860 218 418 159 7 0 0
OW 0 148 61 192 229 44 0 0
VODI 0 69 44 191 177 152 2 0
ODI 0 2 18 117 241 223 38 0
CDI 0 0 1 13 202 962 200 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 44 1999 16099 8596

Date: 2025-10-31:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 10601 4215 248 297 50 3 0 0
OW 0 233 107 282 124 15 0 0
VODI 1 81 84 213 138 42 0 0
ODI 0 9 32 252 275 169 23 0
CDI 0 0 1 65 450 1053 202 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 30 1192 11827 13529


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