Validation of sea ice concentration

Bulletin date: 2025-07-17

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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
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Date: 2025-07-15:

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 80564 22733 14982 1433 208 66 160 0
OW 0 452 3647 4126 728 278 335 0
VODI 0 0 376 2249 1650 701 784 0
ODI 0 0 24 336 888 1463 1834 0
CDI 0 0 0 53 73 574 12017 5427
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 1 519 163
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Date: 2025-07-17:

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 80638 22166 15123 1587 220 57 131 0
OW 0 361 3775 3866 778 306 274 0
VODI 0 0 261 2645 1534 774 810 0
ODI 0 0 9 427 870 1528 1862 0
CDI 0 0 0 44 119 672 11709 5479
VCDI 0 0 0 0 2 16 655 146
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 80638 22408 15469 1835 254 67 153 0
OW 0 119 3471 3625 737 320 281 0
VODI 0 0 223 2600 1514 785 815 0
ODI 0 0 5 456 875 1416 2001 0
CDI 0 0 0 53 138 726 11496 5440
VCDI 0 0 0 0 5 39 695 185

Date: 2025-07-21:

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 86236 25078 10423 1426 180 55 118 0
OW 8 172 2329 3838 1033 189 211 0
VODI 0 0 58 1644 1547 1000 494 2
ODI 0 0 0 154 612 1419 1235 15
CDI 0 0 0 8 106 1000 9829 4256
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 2 1888 2279
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 86226 24379 9292 954 143 36 108 0
OW 18 871 3135 3116 849 215 240 0
VODI 0 0 382 2339 1493 764 562 4
ODI 0 0 1 633 822 1499 2314 44
CDI 0 0 0 28 171 1151 10211 6398
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 340 106

Date: 2025-07-23:

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 85759 26132 9307 1674 262 70 131 0
OW 0 261 2157 3682 934 245 219 0
VODI 0 0 51 1796 1454 948 545 0
ODI 0 0 0 214 690 1468 1548 12
CDI 0 0 0 18 193 1010 8664 5030
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1773 2597
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 85749 25136 8465 1296 257 56 154 0
OW 10 1249 2758 3122 842 252 266 0
VODI 0 8 292 2230 1383 784 638 0
ODI 0 0 0 688 792 1502 3160 455
CDI 0 0 0 48 259 1147 8417 6952
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 0 245 232

Date: 2025-07-25:

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 86253 25941 9437 1426 183 33 116 0
OW 0 448 2491 3392 627 115 242 0
VODI 0 3 167 1999 1362 871 579 0
ODI 0 0 0 265 775 1428 2188 39
CDI 0 0 0 19 194 1000 8377 4798
VCDI 0 0 0 0 0 6 1747 2323
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 86253 25093 8348 1372 182 68 179 0
OW 0 1299 3074 2906 661 163 355 0
VODI 0 0 599 2153 1223 734 808 0
ODI 0 0 74 584 914 1521 3735 390
CDI 0 0 0 84 159 966 7701 6544
VCDI 0 0 0 2 2 1 471 226


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