Validation of sea ice concentration

Bulletin date: 2025-06-26

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-06-20:

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 75168 20266 8478 911 152 70 367 0
OW 0 384 3626 2704 786 359 501 0
VODI 0 6 794 2382 1744 2033 1777 0
ODI 0 0 82 271 494 1646 3933 0
CDI 0 0 165 242 340 535 6660 116
VCDI 0 0 44 132 106 67 10657 10846
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Date: 2025-06-24:

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 76390 17685 12423 1508 210 89 425 5
OW 0 120 3140 2968 800 334 510 30
VODI 0 0 406 1685 1926 1816 1658 96
ODI 0 0 116 241 399 1230 3677 75
CDI 0 0 484 146 178 328 6252 93
VCDI 0 0 142 32 24 25 8701 12477
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Date: 2025-06-26:

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 76647 17766 13427 1179 173 63 386 1
OW 0 184 3741 2720 583 147 436 29
VODI 0 9 681 2665 1322 1033 1450 115
ODI 0 0 146 397 498 1045 3054 66
CDI 0 0 176 327 343 455 6641 1161
VCDI 0 0 0 12 25 127 8289 11325
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 76647 17784 13702 1340 201 80 406 1
OW 0 165 3449 2580 547 126 382 33
VODI 0 10 719 2657 1329 1071 1465 109
ODI 0 0 169 358 477 1023 3225 68
CDI 0 0 132 349 359 439 7027 1660
VCDI 0 0 0 16 31 131 7751 10826

Date: 2025-06-30:

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 79900 18918 14352 1291 175 87 369 0
OW 0 252 3345 2893 673 207 364 0
VODI 0 0 404 1307 938 663 1127 0
ODI 0 0 188 390 542 914 2355 0
CDI 0 0 8 303 350 496 6220 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 20 8231 11558
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 79900 18495 13146 1085 177 98 371 0
OW 0 667 3585 2114 492 167 416 0
VODI 0 8 1166 1527 794 551 1302 0
ODI 0 0 371 564 650 842 2668 0
CDI 0 0 29 852 527 643 6255 56
VCDI 0 0 0 42 42 86 7654 11502

Date: 2025-07-02:

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 80528 19538 14226 1140 204 147 189 0
OW 0 208 3391 2485 445 206 477 0
VODI 0 0 710 1306 730 680 1259 0
ODI 0 0 166 536 488 799 2576 0
CDI 0 0 27 370 360 527 5601 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 8 24 8391 11102
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 80528 18954 12783 985 200 149 199 0
OW 0 792 3659 1953 357 196 521 0
VODI 0 0 1493 1295 621 606 1372 0
ODI 0 0 445 721 501 673 2922 0
CDI 0 0 140 815 462 592 6083 184
VCDI 0 0 0 68 94 167 7396 10918

Date: 2025-07-04:

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 79920 19887 14930 1076 179 73 219 0
OW 0 173 3450 2282 402 217 444 0
VODI 0 0 854 1508 778 566 1375 0
ODI 0 0 289 553 565 1049 3125 0
CDI 0 0 207 439 325 369 5139 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 9 21 7560 10860
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 79920 19437 13786 1018 203 70 213 0
OW 0 623 3722 2179 385 202 554 0
VODI 0 0 1351 1185 726 706 1411 0
ODI 0 0 518 630 455 764 2682 0
CDI 0 0 326 771 426 462 6529 467
VCDI 0 0 27 76 63 91 6473 10393


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