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: 2025-11-20

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-11-14:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101958 13148 437 427 110 0 0 0
OW 16 414 145 470 335 19 0 0
VODI 2 540 160 477 560 323 2 0
ODI 0 130 101 307 747 600 25 0
CDI 0 10 16 98 480 1765 419 19
VCDI 0 1 1 8 172 5400 27003 30170

Date: 2025-11-16:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 101924 12735 415 481 95 3 0 0
OW 23 404 134 412 269 13 0 0
VODI 6 311 134 416 642 215 1 0
ODI 0 148 90 387 855 390 11 0
CDI 0 17 17 205 955 1889 194 0
VCDI 0 0 1 10 381 8727 28390 25715

Date: 2025-11-18:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 98676 14722 435 590 268 12 0 0
OW 11 437 131 253 392 65 0 0
VODI 3 379 180 375 539 230 4 0
ODI 0 131 80 331 877 624 52 0
CDI 0 20 18 169 954 2483 458 2
VCDI 0 0 0 15 202 8336 28606 25955

Date: 2025-11-20:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 99873 12710 365 433 111 5 0 0
OW 11 452 124 327 423 80 0 0
VODI 0 510 146 359 299 201 3 0
ODI 0 214 145 525 786 572 40 0
CDI 0 36 21 152 779 2650 639 2
VCDI 0 0 0 2 118 6796 29962 27144

Date: 2025-11-22:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 98946 12636 449 538 89 2 0 0
OW 4 454 106 288 434 69 2 0
VODI 0 434 171 398 393 390 4 0
ODI 0 134 98 544 822 654 52 0
CDI 0 16 6 70 869 2969 836 7
VCDI 0 0 0 11 107 4031 31300 28682

Date: 2025-11-24:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 98213 12587 475 621 184 52 0 0
OW 4 409 152 347 261 114 0 0
VODI 1 395 170 503 475 337 63 0
ODI 0 81 69 385 945 741 79 0
CDI 0 7 1 34 758 2632 1116 2
VCDI 0 4 0 1 219 3930 28475 32173

Date: 2025-11-26:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97270 12967 446 643 148 2 0 0
OW 13 401 160 339 296 38 0 0
VODI 1 347 149 395 410 194 60 0
ODI 0 198 122 434 758 617 146 0
CDI 0 39 50 204 659 1826 1139 0
VCDI 0 3 3 28 335 4462 28867 32846

Date: 2025-11-28:

Best estimate
...observations not yet available


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