Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results
Full domain
American sector
European sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
Asian sector

Validation of sea ice concentration - European sector

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 88834 8048 192 193 34 0 0 0
OW 5 136 44 90 59 3 0 0
VODI 2 143 46 142 99 37 0 0
ODI 0 95 60 241 247 100 1 0
CDI 0 1 4 60 236 723 300 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 22 1859 7005 18

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 87492 9188 176 196 48 0 0 0
OW 8 185 52 140 43 2 0 0
VODI 2 278 74 154 102 16 0 0
ODI 0 28 54 272 316 132 24 0
CDI 0 0 1 12 200 867 383 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 16 2449 6167 2

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 88275 8380 182 217 20 0 0 0
OW 14 210 69 123 57 7 0 0
VODI 1 261 108 201 128 15 0 0
ODI 0 36 38 220 378 209 51 0
CDI 0 0 5 54 164 698 547 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 22 1914 6474 0

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 87088 9109 218 259 30 2 0 0
OW 20 193 64 203 109 7 0 0
VODI 4 128 75 240 227 37 3 0
ODI 0 70 44 244 409 200 56 0
CDI 0 2 8 20 116 550 522 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 1180 7058 583

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 85718 10030 230 236 80 2 0 0
OW 22 154 63 182 137 16 0 0
VODI 4 109 112 285 242 58 0 0
ODI 0 34 44 259 409 222 22 0
CDI 0 0 0 26 199 545 297 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 14 978 7693 657

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 85464 9923 228 280 90 2 0 0
OW 13 212 83 156 134 41 0 0
VODI 3 95 108 300 270 89 1 0
ODI 0 22 27 235 419 282 17 0
CDI 0 0 0 9 203 691 254 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 8 571 7652 1197

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 85086 10142 203 253 92 0 0 0
OW 12 217 61 149 120 17 0 0
VODI 8 119 113 289 246 89 0 0
ODI 1 7 32 217 530 318 34 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 209 693 409 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 465 7567 1373

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 83976 11007 225 244 19 0 0 0
OW 5 277 83 141 73 8 0 0
VODI 1 228 122 231 200 53 0 0
ODI 0 19 48 232 414 359 54 0
CDI 0 0 0 52 412 688 497 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 65 819 7162 1364


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