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: 2025-10-30

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-10-24:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 112737 12273 602 922 283 10 0 0
OW 15 352 176 570 757 155 0 0
VODI 5 221 186 668 795 738 83 0
ODI 0 17 46 852 1533 982 138 0
CDI 0 0 3 89 1222 3086 770 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 115 8865 24188 13551

Date: 2025-10-26:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 112164 11520 647 820 187 7 0 0
OW 8 318 179 761 513 62 0 0
VODI 1 183 139 570 709 337 20 0
ODI 0 69 47 558 1288 802 117 0
CDI 0 1 4 128 1499 3329 888 0
VCDI 0 0 1 23 273 8053 31131 9650

Date: 2025-10-28:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 110633 11678 472 1028 361 3 0 0
OW 1 342 139 428 723 76 0 0
VODI 0 189 132 441 590 423 10 0
ODI 0 81 41 356 912 655 92 0
CDI 0 1 8 51 1204 2542 784 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 187 8725 33865 9832

Date: 2025-10-30:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 109107 12482 394 561 151 22 0 0
OW 1 481 151 388 413 206 8 0
VODI 0 178 156 404 335 851 54 0
ODI 0 32 80 390 535 803 118 0
CDI 0 0 1 80 764 2135 723 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 125 7509 30268 17100

Date: 2025-11-01:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 107697 13465 350 461 96 3 0 0
OW 4 694 198 449 256 26 0 0
VODI 1 346 181 352 238 270 101 0
ODI 0 73 109 511 646 490 435 0
CDI 0 1 7 128 802 1872 786 2
VCDI 0 0 0 2 70 4245 27480 24159

Date: 2025-11-03:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 108724 12071 368 575 141 1 0 0
OW 14 531 131 286 386 31 0 0
VODI 4 419 181 443 461 156 0 0
ODI 0 203 96 391 710 346 55 0
CDI 0 4 14 105 763 1382 840 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 161 5486 29028 22498

Date: 2025-11-05:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 108300 11588 414 723 345 3 0 0
OW 17 474 141 231 331 39 0 0
VODI 1 471 180 434 491 149 3 0
ODI 0 81 135 534 759 416 29 0
CDI 0 2 11 109 561 1541 422 2
VCDI 0 0 0 15 158 6322 26063 25511

Date: 2025-11-07:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 103899 14352 514 860 124 5 0 0
OW 8 388 147 518 596 72 0 0
VODI 1 364 148 420 477 231 6 0
ODI 0 126 129 515 801 446 58 0
CDI 0 2 3 103 611 1354 501 4
VCDI 0 0 0 8 311 4142 29208 25554


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