Time series of validation results for sea ice

Results below are for the daily average for the 1^st day after the day when the bulletin was issued. The bulletin date is given as the x-axis coordinate in the images below. Average values for the time series that are displayed, are given in parenthesis in the line label legend.

The observational product for sea ice concentration/ice edge position is only available for working days. Hence, data are missing for forecast days that correspond to Saturdays and Sundays. Note that the week day of the bulletin may change during the period that is displayed. Due to major changes in the production of metrics, results prior to December 2012 are not shown.

The observational product for sea ice drift is missing in the period 2012-04-08 - 2012-06-17.