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: 2025-11-06

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 108204 13113 447 558 65 3 0 0
OW 0 579 179 419 244 68 0 0
VODI 1 212 192 431 247 613 133 0
ODI 0 44 65 443 533 712 302 0
CDI 0 0 2 93 848 2073 723 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 117 5940 30632 18771

Date: 2025-11-02:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 107462 13627 348 510 98 3 0 0
OW 5 574 163 306 375 27 0 0
VODI 4 359 211 433 366 138 28 0
ODI 0 81 94 413 758 419 246 0
CDI 0 10 11 102 722 1608 915 1
VCDI 0 0 0 2 81 4235 29450 22821

Date: 2025-11-04:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 108344 12111 379 655 220 0 0 0
OW 17 512 153 229 322 42 0 0
VODI 4 471 196 395 493 177 0 0
ODI 0 170 138 506 654 401 25 0
CDI 0 7 5 126 717 1472 527 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 135 6298 31411 19694

Date: 2025-11-06:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 104971 13980 544 774 206 0 0 0
OW 12 439 119 411 588 60 0 0
VODI 1 383 176 417 433 193 0 0
ODI 0 91 118 540 813 447 46 0
CDI 0 0 2 94 561 1500 465 5
VCDI 0 0 0 13 216 4791 27298 26299

Date: 2025-11-08:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 103944 13685 524 884 147 3 0 0
OW 16 342 118 559 554 90 0 0
VODI 5 321 121 428 463 265 14 0
ODI 0 247 128 484 729 415 81 0
CDI 0 11 17 104 688 1456 516 1
VCDI 0 0 0 7 123 3838 28087 27591

Date: 2025-11-10:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101774 14564 549 1014 312 4 0 0
OW 8 368 99 354 715 85 0 0
VODI 1 442 136 392 613 277 5 0
ODI 0 160 91 433 886 379 54 0
CDI 0 9 1 72 817 1452 522 4
VCDI 0 0 0 3 79 3699 26593 30040

Date: 2025-11-12:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101187 13897 455 1006 586 35 0 0
OW 32 319 79 232 493 123 0 0
VODI 25 504 164 353 614 371 2 0
ODI 11 123 133 434 687 574 28 0
CDI 0 8 15 80 440 1957 540 10
VCDI 0 0 0 7 67 4003 26127 31285

Date: 2025-11-14:

Best estimate
...observations not yet available


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