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

Validation of sea ice concentration - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2025-10-16

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-10-10:

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 111670 13101 211 213 40 0 0 0
OW 1764 1534 364 644 270 13 0 0
VODI 2258 423 191 722 860 260 2 0
ODI 0 194 40 242 685 718 117 0
CDI 0 193 102 255 813 2098 1107 0
VCDI 0 1 7 32 146 12152 25341 2027
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-12:

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 109596 13790 297 334 16 2 0 0
OW 1745 1676 358 681 245 82 0 0
VODI 2285 429 267 757 729 331 26 0
ODI 0 160 47 321 678 688 211 0
CDI 0 204 47 202 874 2033 1005 0
VCDI 0 6 4 16 175 8099 29635 2759
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-14:

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 108660 14521 252 189 6 0 0 0
OW 1690 1777 606 861 124 3 0 0
VODI 2319 108 253 874 699 54 0 0
ODI 0 1 34 451 887 416 15 0
CDI 0 0 1 263 850 2858 1138 0
VCDI 0 0 3 13 248 6906 25271 8459
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-16:

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 107764 13723 405 383 117 1 0 0
OW 1719 1712 502 939 308 16 0 0
VODI 2227 270 190 870 1131 186 0 0
ODI 0 99 35 219 889 649 49 0
CDI 0 27 71 255 708 2417 1123 0
VCDI 0 0 0 32 187 10361 24181 7045
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 107762 14040 453 495 166 3 0 0
OW 1722 1415 464 846 320 21 0 0
VODI 2226 249 190 865 1075 218 0 0
ODI 0 93 24 217 931 671 79 0
CDI 0 34 72 256 659 2363 1192 0
VCDI 0 0 0 19 189 10354 24082 7045

Date: 2025-10-18:

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 106290 13771 381 453 147 13 0 0
OW 1660 1889 401 914 389 103 0 0
VODI 2376 390 223 810 962 518 2 0
ODI 0 77 54 252 785 903 114 0
CDI 0 53 44 273 652 2129 939 0
VCDI 0 0 0 11 217 10795 24563 7257
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 106291 14072 419 573 181 29 0 0
OW 1661 1550 372 794 436 127 0 0
VODI 2374 433 199 789 894 502 15 0
ODI 0 80 67 261 831 908 139 0
CDI 0 45 46 284 587 2192 1035 0
VCDI 0 0 0 12 223 10703 24429 7257

Date: 2025-10-20:

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 105214 13697 471 446 59 2 0 0
OW 1611 1291 749 936 256 9 0 0
VODI 2433 20 121 1561 789 140 5 0
ODI 0 0 3 242 1371 432 157 0
CDI 0 0 0 63 938 3871 407 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 84 10649 20114 12666
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 105209 12987 547 810 319 39 0 0
OW 1630 1530 428 831 628 232 15 0
VODI 2419 429 280 903 895 816 82 0
ODI 0 60 65 342 763 939 226 0
CDI 0 2 24 275 521 1984 1116 0
VCDI 0 0 0 90 371 11093 19244 12666

Date: 2025-10-22:

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 104655 11986 790 878 230 23 0 0
OW 1566 697 409 1212 686 134 0 0
VODI 2466 134 140 1193 1057 396 6 0
ODI 0 1 8 344 923 730 109 0
CDI 0 0 0 111 917 2745 808 0
VCDI 0 0 0 5 95 9525 26242 9589
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 104576 11152 668 959 592 171 0 0
OW 1657 1134 357 768 693 538 44 0
VODI 2454 489 277 1065 889 830 279 0
ODI 0 40 40 588 717 807 428 0
CDI 0 3 5 229 630 1653 1013 0
VCDI 0 0 0 134 387 9554 25401 9589

Date: 2025-10-24:

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 103334 10973 642 1043 270 20 0 0
OW 1460 562 340 1071 761 276 3 0
VODI 2656 155 80 861 1337 809 39 0
ODI 0 31 41 181 1101 843 160 0
CDI 0 1 10 92 1021 2144 840 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 217 9744 24137 13551
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 103348 10495 542 851 450 212 3 0
OW 1465 958 351 795 657 633 67 0
VODI 2637 223 189 1051 1092 993 364 0
ODI 0 36 26 472 1225 1004 535 0
CDI 0 10 5 75 713 1579 1153 0
VCDI 0 0 0 8 570 9415 23057 13551


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