Validation of sea ice concentration

Bulletin date: 2025-07-03

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-06-27:

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 77556 19139 12074 1144 181 56 374 11
OW 0 365 3442 2804 512 131 451 35
VODI 0 8 690 2294 1378 803 1495 93
ODI 0 0 211 463 625 825 3077 67
CDI 0 0 139 342 362 431 6430 808
VCDI 0 0 0 26 18 115 8341 11528
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Date: 2025-07-01:

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 79868 19022 14504 1687 230 144 206 0
OW 0 281 2835 2983 694 201 419 0
VODI 0 0 515 1273 927 564 1185 0
ODI 0 0 171 424 483 800 2331 0
CDI 0 0 4 315 419 559 6149 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 18 8109 11521
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Date: 2025-07-03:

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 80395 19655 14588 987 176 99 225 0
OW 0 220 3419 2231 410 206 527 0
VODI 0 4 918 1352 760 598 1309 0
ODI 0 0 285 646 564 896 2868 0
CDI 0 0 143 426 392 456 5112 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 27 8095 10851
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 80395 19689 14900 1161 188 105 265 0
OW 0 185 3155 2127 409 202 476 0
VODI 0 5 909 1306 729 542 1262 0
ODI 0 0 283 678 610 925 2880 0
CDI 0 0 106 370 366 490 5221 15
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 18 8032 10836

Date: 2025-07-07:

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 79956 23993 13448 1313 199 53 177 0
OW 2 289 3425 1993 663 190 344 0
VODI 0 0 619 1107 1442 1240 1135 0
ODI 0 0 219 185 423 1486 2518 0
CDI 0 0 10 19 48 185 7468 2849
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 3960 7886
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 79700 23437 12506 1128 166 44 177 0
OW 258 795 3254 1344 432 204 352 0
VODI 0 50 1121 1386 945 745 1202 0
ODI 0 0 429 536 892 1400 2171 0
CDI 0 0 411 223 334 757 5803 92
VCDI 0 0 0 0 6 4 5897 10643

Date: 2025-07-09:

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 79963 24682 13185 1070 193 65 203 0
OW 23 550 3316 1978 510 177 477 0
VODI 0 0 747 1758 1254 920 1316 2
ODI 0 0 133 432 433 1114 2810 36
CDI 0 0 24 71 88 203 7466 2453
VCDI 0 0 0 4 5 5 3350 7828
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 79861 24121 12104 695 148 52 202 0
OW 125 900 3475 1436 338 167 465 0
VODI 0 172 1081 1931 913 675 1360 0
ODI 0 39 377 870 785 1063 2581 26
CDI 0 0 368 381 298 526 5408 656
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 1 5606 9637

Date: 2025-07-11:

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 79274 24480 13929 1122 184 68 175 0
OW 0 534 3071 2204 551 224 455 0
VODI 0 0 792 2050 1382 974 1331 0
ODI 0 0 154 363 578 1147 2886 32
CDI 0 0 35 119 114 142 8473 3592
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 2 1628 6779
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 79245 24043 13017 940 137 65 157 0
OW 29 695 3043 1692 504 238 405 0
VODI 0 207 1011 2261 1039 706 1147 0
ODI 0 67 433 518 738 1129 2829 9
CDI 0 2 477 447 391 419 6459 1399
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 3951 8995


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