Validation of sea ice concentration

Bulletin date: 2025-07-10

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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
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Date: 2025-07-08:

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 80324 23554 14001 1080 190 61 199 0
OW 25 249 3647 1697 659 234 408 0
VODI 0 0 640 1358 1279 1106 1343 0
ODI 0 0 167 317 383 1311 2706 37
CDI 0 0 20 38 58 215 7310 2649
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 2 3621 7956
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Date: 2025-07-10:

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 79711 24141 13749 1151 177 60 198 0
OW 12 675 3115 1954 547 210 500 0
VODI 0 29 857 1924 1269 890 1312 0
ODI 0 0 285 415 435 1196 2658 21
CDI 0 0 56 172 130 257 8304 3291
VCDI 0 0 0 2 3 4 2227 6907
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 79723 24169 14231 1190 195 67 230 0
OW 0 666 2753 1944 529 188 460 0
VODI 0 10 731 1859 1266 861 1276 0
ODI 0 0 273 439 428 1242 2706 24
CDI 0 0 74 186 143 257 7962 3762
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 2 2565 6433

Date: 2025-07-14:

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 79819 22716 15542 1667 224 70 187 0
OW 0 364 3280 4417 947 265 394 0
VODI 0 0 305 1832 1770 846 888 1
ODI 0 0 13 365 716 867 2550 16
CDI 0 0 0 26 67 135 8881 8725
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 625 324
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 79819 22362 14638 1286 195 78 209 0
OW 0 664 3055 2739 639 236 401 0
VODI 0 54 1019 3018 1365 663 1018 0
ODI 0 0 344 1032 1400 893 2023 16
CDI 0 0 84 232 125 313 8737 7666
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1137 1384

Date: 2025-07-16:

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 80274 22767 15016 1501 221 71 161 0
OW 0 562 3513 4043 742 294 368 0
VODI 0 0 377 2519 1441 685 849 0
ODI 0 0 25 404 888 1388 1788 0
CDI 0 0 0 69 97 676 11921 5476
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 530 178
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 80274 22303 13727 1187 175 67 149 0
OW 0 936 3542 2656 548 264 401 0
VODI 0 90 1242 3021 1104 576 959 0
ODI 0 0 348 1408 1292 1116 1724 0
CDI 0 0 72 264 269 1050 9991 5576
VCDI 0 0 0 0 1 41 2393 78

Date: 2025-07-18:

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 81427 24462 12174 1716 228 54 118 0
OW 0 397 3091 4160 857 331 272 0
VODI 0 0 222 2408 1634 809 775 0
ODI 0 0 6 374 849 1643 1910 0
CDI 0 0 0 35 126 858 11800 5225
VCDI 0 0 0 0 4 46 768 65
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 81427 23682 10506 1368 185 59 136 0
OW 0 1125 3512 2907 687 318 320 0
VODI 0 52 1229 3052 1265 724 907 0
ODI 0 0 177 1166 1265 1236 1783 20
CDI 0 0 69 200 293 1344 9568 5128
VCDI 0 0 0 0 3 60 2929 142


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