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: 2025-11-27

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-11-21:

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 89696 10264 177 177 34 2 0 0
OW 1109 1647 252 318 129 20 0 0
VODI 3296 721 282 764 602 95 2 0
ODI 0 108 111 395 819 354 23 0
CDI 0 11 19 226 1018 1469 256 0
VCDI 0 20 26 80 505 6652 31029 28102
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Date: 2025-11-23:

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 89155 9847 209 215 124 16 0 0
OW 1109 1120 171 317 159 54 1 0
VODI 3307 1134 243 580 509 238 1 0
ODI 0 233 136 389 701 505 51 0
CDI 0 31 39 239 812 1650 264 1
VCDI 0 29 30 73 327 5421 30022 31348
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Date: 2025-11-25:

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 88154 10388 198 166 42 23 0 0
OW 1039 1492 321 382 77 27 0 0
VODI 3316 668 383 1020 380 25 13 0
ODI 0 65 75 409 789 208 25 0
CDI 0 23 39 181 925 1633 254 20
VCDI 0 2 11 47 280 5370 29582 32758
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-11-27:

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 87492 10195 162 152 41 0 0 0
OW 1030 1607 306 331 179 35 0 0
VODI 3330 865 341 738 569 113 7 0
ODI 0 174 128 500 758 244 31 0
CDI 0 32 58 208 765 1300 165 0
VCDI 0 0 8 84 375 5618 32608 30261
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 87491 10303 161 145 23 0 0 0
OW 1031 1525 320 327 181 38 0 0
VODI 3330 853 323 786 569 103 16 0
ODI 0 152 130 462 800 261 34 0
CDI 0 39 56 209 744 1332 170 0
VCDI 0 1 13 84 370 5576 32591 30261

Date: 2025-11-29:

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 85787 11027 268 235 97 12 0 0
OW 1118 1644 267 342 282 89 0 0
VODI 3344 1139 269 447 543 325 10 0
ODI 0 400 131 403 442 364 24 0
CDI 0 145 127 335 698 1040 112 0
VCDI 0 49 85 322 731 7493 30672 29992
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 85785 11209 293 255 104 19 0 0
OW 1113 1540 241 326 249 85 2 0
VODI 3351 1059 279 484 553 320 8 0
ODI 0 396 124 368 476 394 33 0
CDI 0 150 128 328 689 1018 108 0
VCDI 0 50 82 323 722 7487 30667 29992

Date: 2025-12-01:

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 82680 13747 216 210 16 2 0 0
OW 1039 2003 404 363 181 12 0 0
VODI 3346 645 249 761 492 49 0 0
ODI 0 117 46 332 901 237 1 0
CDI 0 91 47 172 827 2079 110 5
VCDI 0 160 69 168 325 8002 32907 27799
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 82602 13171 235 296 83 11 0 0
OW 1110 1656 253 380 370 65 0 0
VODI 3353 892 236 487 732 473 2 0
ODI 0 474 135 309 502 470 15 0
CDI 0 247 42 241 515 1298 204 13
VCDI 0 323 130 293 540 8064 32797 27791

Date: 2025-12-03:

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 81258 13950 275 211 30 0 0 0
OW 1010 1615 301 474 208 12 0 0
VODI 3363 467 307 684 748 119 2 0
ODI 0 92 73 427 844 350 1 0
CDI 0 41 64 291 789 1443 247 0
VCDI 0 6 6 294 621 6020 33106 31061
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 81259 13339 248 245 70 1 0 0
OW 1005 1577 255 426 309 77 2 0
VODI 3367 763 242 467 646 272 0 0
ODI 0 221 156 462 758 511 20 0
CDI 0 203 83 448 737 1183 359 0
VCDI 0 68 42 333 720 5900 32975 31061

Date: 2025-12-05:

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 79555 13966 241 207 47 0 0 0
OW 1033 1611 305 534 194 49 0 0
VODI 2903 436 282 701 538 178 5 0
ODI 479 76 79 489 968 247 5 0
CDI 0 15 18 300 1341 1227 376 0
VCDI 0 5 2 84 1050 5111 32611 33542
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 79287 13128 242 305 99 4 0 0
OW 1293 2039 238 483 250 111 4 0
VODI 2861 749 273 525 552 208 9 1
ODI 529 130 119 428 801 440 31 8
CDI 0 47 40 376 1090 1037 314 56
VCDI 0 16 15 198 1346 5012 32639 33477


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