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: 2025-12-18

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 2515 3859 99 159 19 0 0 0
OW 113 130 14 74 48 58 2 0
VODI 44 114 18 87 66 39 0 0
ODI 9 97 13 69 145 81 1 0
CDI 0 68 26 111 470 876 80 0
VCDI 0 1 0 2 260 3856 14485 17745

Date: 2025-12-14:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 1995 3674 134 235 38 0 0 0
OW 37 135 18 84 203 72 0 0
VODI 15 179 12 72 68 106 0 0
ODI 3 98 25 93 149 139 0 0
CDI 0 41 27 68 298 1043 432 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 108 3518 15362 17368

Date: 2025-12-16:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 63 3852 409 562 391 67 0 0
OW 2 107 26 40 138 216 35 0
VODI 0 147 16 46 51 163 44 0
ODI 0 216 23 70 81 292 35 0
CDI 0 12 12 53 230 1363 352 0
VCDI 0 0 0 8 94 3053 11493 22091

Date: 2025-12-18:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 17 1211 143 472 1183 900 6 0
OW 3 129 18 36 57 214 4 0
VODI 16 82 14 45 82 437 5 0
ODI 4 75 23 25 96 347 23 0
CDI 1 169 59 94 91 1128 332 0
VCDI 0 2 9 51 210 3615 14793 19632

Date: 2025-12-20:

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Date: 2025-12-22:

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Date: 2025-12-24:

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Date: 2025-12-26:

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