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: 2025-12-04

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-11-28:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 97154 12530 446 441 77 0 0 0
OW 27 504 175 336 305 13 0 0
VODI 24 416 116 350 360 144 1 0
ODI 4 319 163 595 763 450 62 0
CDI 0 85 40 309 939 1793 866 3
VCDI 0 0 0 19 265 5715 31137 30062

Date: 2025-11-30:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 93197 15636 392 483 100 2 0 0
OW 35 568 160 393 208 84 0 0
VODI 3 616 165 383 292 120 10 0
ODI 0 488 163 615 680 324 63 0
CDI 0 237 74 240 844 2396 687 3
VCDI 0 0 0 12 195 7438 29400 30302

Date: 2025-12-02:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 92094 15511 409 585 155 1 0 0
OW 39 406 147 264 385 12 0 0
VODI 7 453 183 436 498 145 0 0
ODI 0 641 142 635 967 419 65 0
CDI 0 234 40 231 890 2053 825 4
VCDI 0 3 0 4 144 6570 30940 30471

Date: 2025-12-04:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 90164 15735 532 705 125 3 0 0
OW 62 303 111 396 403 69 0 0
VODI 36 271 144 441 582 277 3 0
ODI 2 479 122 596 1427 597 69 0
CDI 0 98 12 176 984 1740 861 2
VCDI 0 0 0 29 146 4442 33116 31748

Date: 2025-12-06:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 88564 16382 476 559 165 3 0 0
OW 79 272 117 405 374 31 0 0
VODI 35 300 180 493 606 220 0 0
ODI 10 457 106 548 1188 724 45 0
CDI 2 17 4 82 1072 2200 753 0
VCDI 0 0 0 15 357 4152 33935 32080

Date: 2025-12-08:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 88095 16274 476 510 157 4 0 0
OW 105 400 159 350 293 70 0 0
VODI 15 421 179 532 525 188 1 0
ODI 0 352 137 516 1067 765 22 0
CDI 0 1 1 89 989 2219 753 1
VCDI 0 0 0 9 395 4529 28266 38143

Date: 2025-12-10:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 87936 16073 356 474 181 34 0 0
OW 88 414 96 284 265 51 0 0
VODI 35 386 191 500 453 221 2 0
ODI 2 132 89 441 959 830 39 0
CDI 0 12 11 105 810 2274 742 4
VCDI 0 1 0 8 174 3845 32880 35610

Date: 2025-12-12:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 86488 16656 417 527 56 0 0 0
OW 115 451 110 288 201 71 2 0
VODI 45 360 158 375 413 197 0 0
ODI 9 123 70 345 732 670 60 0
CDI 0 68 26 182 990 2291 708 0
VCDI 0 1 0 5 380 5533 31297 36588


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