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: 2025-10-30

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 11927 4493 224 300 74 0 0 0
OW 2 110 65 269 184 6 0 0
VODI 0 29 44 147 264 150 20 0
ODI 0 3 14 96 241 292 49 0
CDI 0 0 0 17 310 995 219 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 31 2974 11334 10956

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 11587 4027 241 366 159 7 0 0
OW 1 109 61 178 240 41 0 0
VODI 0 39 45 158 204 176 12 0
ODI 0 4 4 92 248 384 54 0
CDI 0 1 4 22 280 1716 454 0
VCDI 0 0 1 6 23 1998 16117 6781

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 11741 3463 218 461 87 0 0 0
OW 1 163 54 198 207 33 0 0
VODI 0 87 34 140 199 143 7 0
ODI 0 21 15 100 212 194 50 0
CDI 0 1 8 39 272 1017 193 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 53 2255 17842 6331

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 10761 4035 233 423 128 21 0 0
OW 1 147 84 232 170 41 0 0
VODI 0 48 56 204 172 110 0 0
ODI 0 6 26 181 282 222 35 0
CDI 0 0 0 22 243 1054 184 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 22 1899 12265 12533

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 10679 4101 191 246 17 1 0 0
OW 4 415 118 278 88 2 0 0
VODI 1 208 84 182 110 30 0 0
ODI 0 51 72 264 341 89 33 0
CDI 0 1 6 106 544 913 145 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 44 1122 8925 16429

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 10267 4120 218 398 117 0 0 0
OW 12 320 65 183 161 4 0 0
VODI 4 268 80 257 213 31 0 0
ODI 0 192 76 257 353 84 6 0
CDI 0 4 14 94 450 599 159 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 91 1382 11209 14151

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 9831 3726 259 560 308 3 0 0
OW 13 292 65 118 178 20 0 0
VODI 0 344 95 232 224 33 1 0
ODI 0 69 116 423 529 86 16 0
CDI 0 2 9 83 386 714 146 0
VCDI 0 0 0 13 118 1695 9779 15354

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 9528 3481 254 452 73 5 0 0
OW 8 235 92 315 328 50 0 0
VODI 1 248 93 230 279 67 2 0
ODI 0 88 105 377 541 181 22 0
CDI 0 1 2 92 471 565 144 0
VCDI 0 0 0 8 303 1512 10572 15115


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