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American sector
European sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
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Asian sector

Validation of sea ice concentration - European sector

Bulletin date: 2025-08-14

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 85656 3255 44 21 1 0 0 0
OW 2180 1811 235 236 28 2 0 0
VODI 1845 239 71 323 217 28 0 0
ODI 0 13 25 105 1914 147 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 6 1053 2304 864 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 38 200 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-10:

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 85917 3348 39 20 0 0 0 0
OW 2131 1763 244 225 40 8 0 0
VODI 1812 238 62 274 185 49 0 0
ODI 0 22 26 122 1919 140 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 13 1127 2826 164 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 77 68 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-12:

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 86616 3626 68 24 0 0 0 0
OW 2246 1286 217 208 25 0 0 0
VODI 1723 5 47 310 192 18 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 87 2590 283 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 1 693 1932 499 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 47 119 0
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-14:

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 86516 4013 99 50 3 0 0 0
OW 2318 1162 212 188 35 5 0 0
VODI 1555 7 34 288 192 18 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 86 2539 345 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 621 2315 54 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 97 108 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 86442 4124 153 75 3 0 0 0
OW 2264 1050 147 161 43 4 0 0
VODI 1683 8 45 280 177 25 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 93 2670 390 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 497 2278 64 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 83 98 0

Date: 2025-08-16:

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 86672 4066 50 7 2 0 0 0
OW 2338 1090 149 179 35 3 0 0
VODI 1514 20 57 325 216 7 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 132 2817 237 1 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 562 1748 91 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 31 479 34 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 86680 4158 86 38 4 0 0 0
OW 2331 984 114 151 46 2 0 0
VODI 1513 34 56 307 187 10 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 147 2876 292 2 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 518 1616 90 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 32 554 34 0

Date: 2025-08-18:

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 87120 4241 18 3 0 0 0 0
OW 2449 438 146 103 7 1 0 0
VODI 1379 0 36 348 90 6 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 68 2735 217 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 359 2175 45 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 327 551 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 87024 3774 47 31 4 0 0 0
OW 2316 857 95 140 28 6 0 0
VODI 1608 48 57 291 264 23 0 0
ODI 0 0 1 60 2656 545 5 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 239 1814 62 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 338 529 0

Date: 2025-08-20:

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 87376 3877 32 8 0 0 0 0
OW 2462 470 134 85 7 0 0 0
VODI 1342 12 61 310 159 8 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 76 2195 548 3 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 266 1753 612 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 11 1047 5
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 87353 3357 52 24 5 0 0 0
OW 2388 922 99 97 13 2 0 0
VODI 1439 80 76 289 274 54 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 69 2146 898 24 0
CDI 0 0 0 0 189 1355 585 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 11 1053 5

Date: 2025-08-22:

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 87178 3994 25 6 0 0 0 0
OW 2475 465 134 131 1 0 0 0
VODI 1305 29 68 338 189 6 0 0
ODI 0 0 2 85 1563 831 9 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 482 1931 606 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 7 206 790 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 87158 3477 40 24 0 0 0 0
OW 2400 929 98 148 6 0 0 0
VODI 1400 82 90 323 296 57 0 0
ODI 0 0 1 65 1525 1128 48 0
CDI 0 0 0 3 409 1578 604 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 6 211 753 0


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