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

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

Bulletin date: 2025-07-31

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-07-25:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 10607 3634 85 37 1 0 0 0
OW 14 860 346 524 39 1 0 0
VODI 0 109 89 1576 1078 25 0 0
ODI 0 19 5 129 4210 1493 0 0
CDI 0 62 33 61 4600 11813 50 0
VCDI 0 6 18 96 977 3088 181 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-07-27:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11075 3445 61 44 2 0 0 0
OW 11 1027 336 469 52 1 0 0
VODI 1 171 147 1857 735 39 0 0
ODI 0 30 8 456 3917 899 0 0
CDI 0 87 38 85 4789 9959 759 0
VCDI 0 27 13 100 654 4008 564 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-07-29:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 10840 4273 106 31 0 0 0 0
OW 22 916 446 561 13 0 0 0
VODI 5 63 75 2309 721 1 0 0
ODI 0 44 18 433 5882 219 1 0
CDI 0 41 30 86 3182 11981 498 0
VCDI 0 2 1 10 119 2202 735 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-07-31:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11197 3779 74 19 0 0 0 0
OW 21 1139 417 463 25 0 0 0
VODI 4 129 217 2186 1381 5 0 0
ODI 0 51 10 258 5247 646 0 0
CDI 0 41 33 100 3290 11048 921 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 172 2419 571 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11197 3894 64 23 0 0 0 0
OW 21 1019 424 500 35 0 0 0
VODI 4 133 221 2153 1330 5 0 0
ODI 0 50 6 241 5212 691 7 0
CDI 0 43 36 109 3378 10937 917 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 160 2485 568 0

Date: 2025-08-02:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11228 3812 63 24 0 0 0 0
OW 34 1313 486 463 16 0 0 0
VODI 3 202 331 2784 1121 62 0 0
ODI 0 67 21 876 2459 2298 370 0
CDI 0 85 36 120 2086 7694 4244 125
VCDI 0 1 0 0 156 766 2520 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11229 3958 61 37 0 0 0 0
OW 32 1166 500 488 18 0 0 0
VODI 4 196 318 2546 1212 91 1 0
ODI 0 69 17 1071 2350 2028 588 0
CDI 0 90 41 125 2114 7825 3952 124
VCDI 0 1 0 0 144 876 2593 1

Date: 2025-08-04:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11205 4316 88 45 5 0 0 0
OW 36 1237 730 536 14 0 0 0
VODI 0 64 94 4094 706 0 0 0
ODI 0 10 8 269 4050 127 0 0
CDI 0 7 10 41 1258 9325 311 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 11 944 5819 506
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11190 3936 95 67 5 0 0 0
OW 41 1192 462 654 15 0 0 0
VODI 10 320 310 3316 1028 45 0 0
ODI 0 90 31 767 2215 2515 204 0
CDI 0 90 23 159 2700 7540 3408 367
VCDI 0 6 9 22 81 296 2518 139

Date: 2025-08-06:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11092 4413 122 98 16 0 0 0
OW 24 1234 593 586 48 0 0 0
VODI 0 117 167 3571 1176 23 0 0
ODI 0 10 8 337 3373 583 68 0
CDI 0 6 6 39 1684 7465 2924 0
VCDI 0 0 1 4 8 921 4746 403
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11072 4084 151 132 18 0 0 0
OW 42 1155 427 653 43 0 0 0
VODI 2 353 252 3111 1366 155 48 0
ODI 0 109 36 554 2160 2372 526 0
CDI 0 76 27 163 2673 6289 5440 209
VCDI 0 3 4 22 45 176 1724 194

Date: 2025-08-08:

Best estimate Forecast
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11402 4184 116 66 6 0 0 0
OW 24 1418 468 484 64 1 0 0
VODI 0 311 508 3200 1066 215 0 0
ODI 0 13 13 576 3582 658 114 0
CDI 0 4 10 38 1291 7794 3157 0
VCDI 0 1 4 4 14 131 3329 1600
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 11394 3748 104 64 3 0 0 0
OW 30 1337 412 616 69 2 0 0
VODI 2 620 532 2766 1443 178 0 0
ODI 0 120 28 678 1857 2377 789 0
CDI 0 104 36 226 2626 6160 4908 1033
VCDI 0 2 7 18 25 82 903 567


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