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American sector
European sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
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Validation of sea ice concentration - European sector

Bulletin date: 2025-10-30

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 84311 4172 108 206 24 0 0 0
OW 1445 151 73 142 130 1 0 0
VODI 2656 13 21 104 233 59 0 0
ODI 0 1 2 35 193 138 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 10 228 577 110 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 58 2236 5134 291
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-26:

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 84056 4219 105 183 54 0 0 0
OW 1407 109 75 147 148 14 0 0
VODI 2705 20 19 90 176 98 1 0
ODI 0 0 3 32 145 139 15 0
CDI 0 0 0 9 95 507 200 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 19 1273 6568 231
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-28:

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 83944 4268 157 94 4 0 0 0
OW 1368 80 90 176 62 1 0 0
VODI 2754 19 28 145 167 43 0 0
ODI 0 1 4 41 268 208 30 0
CDI 0 0 0 13 82 299 108 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 11 1624 6513 260
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-30:

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 83899 4575 63 30 0 0 0 0
OW 1329 182 45 72 26 3 0 0
VODI 2805 67 75 156 105 26 1 0
ODI 0 13 16 66 160 97 7 0
CDI 0 2 4 36 175 266 54 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 56 1304 6466 681
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83899 4565 56 27 0 0 0 0
OW 1322 189 48 63 19 1 0 0
VODI 2812 70 76 146 87 23 0 0
ODI 0 12 19 83 151 81 4 0
CDI 0 3 4 41 198 274 45 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 67 1317 6479 681

Date: 2025-11-01:

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 83267 4981 209 18 0 0 0 0
OW 1304 261 118 58 3 0 0 0
VODI 2838 85 61 152 92 18 0 0
ODI 0 28 20 66 121 64 4 0
CDI 0 7 11 49 155 353 46 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 26 1348 6352 747
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83267 4979 209 22 0 0 0 0
OW 1304 260 119 56 6 0 0 0
VODI 2838 81 50 133 75 13 0 0
ODI 0 35 27 67 108 64 2 0
CDI 0 7 14 65 167 326 48 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 41 1380 6352 747

Date: 2025-11-03:

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 83489 4715 39 12 0 0 0 0
OW 1233 265 132 113 39 1 0 0
VODI 2981 16 35 138 109 34 0 0
ODI 0 1 4 54 129 92 6 0
CDI 0 0 2 15 134 384 60 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 10 1169 6789 662
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83481 4637 47 27 0 0 0 0
OW 1238 293 77 65 35 2 0 0
VODI 2984 58 63 111 97 29 0 0
ODI 0 8 18 82 105 80 0 0
CDI 0 1 6 46 156 398 179 0
VCDI 0 0 1 1 28 1171 6676 662

Date: 2025-11-05:

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 83402 4808 42 21 2 0 0 0
OW 1210 263 98 92 25 0 0 0
VODI 3006 36 48 113 79 27 0 0
ODI 0 11 12 60 107 62 0 0
CDI 0 13 12 37 112 361 20 0
VCDI 0 1 3 13 45 1911 6179 631
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 83389 4732 57 36 4 0 0 0
OW 1228 268 67 60 27 1 0 0
VODI 3001 82 54 117 85 25 0 0
ODI 0 20 15 61 99 74 0 0
CDI 0 28 18 50 111 374 70 0
VCDI 0 2 4 12 44 1887 6129 631

Date: 2025-11-07:

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 82174 5703 90 77 10 0 0 0
OW 1195 186 63 114 82 4 0 0
VODI 3026 41 58 96 108 29 0 0
ODI 0 10 17 77 76 89 1 0
CDI 0 1 7 49 142 404 76 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 27 1421 6781 627
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 82174 5732 117 121 32 5 0 0
OW 1196 182 65 110 55 29 2 0
VODI 3025 26 43 107 143 42 19 0
ODI 0 1 10 53 100 74 30 0
CDI 0 0 0 23 101 403 144 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 14 1394 6663 627


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