Description of algorithm
Full domain
American sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
European sector
Asian sector
GODAE regions

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

Bulletin date: 2025-08-07

Data source: OSI SAF N.H. multi-product sea ice concentration

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-08-01:

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 26243 3518 67 15 0 0 0 0
OW 87 1058 365 768 2 0 0 0
VODI 2 159 122 3185 877 5 0 0
ODI 0 48 15 462 4236 1455 45 0
CDI 0 28 13 263 3069 8700 2629 90
VCDI 0 0 0 1 120 1066 1866 652
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-03:

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 26251 3572 64 15 0 0 0 0
OW 72 1230 448 786 0 0 0 0
VODI 1 257 127 3968 512 0 0 0
ODI 0 85 9 712 3029 1890 196 0
CDI 0 67 41 203 2886 7528 3208 724
VCDI 0 8 0 23 248 367 1817 887
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-05:

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 26407 3965 79 29 0 0 0 0
OW 41 1128 551 960 4 0 0 0
VODI 0 92 39 3896 1078 10 0 0
ODI 0 15 2 155 3812 252 0 0
CDI 0 9 1 28 1852 8947 1124 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 30 1064 4338 1323
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-07:

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 26859 3617 61 33 0 0 0 0
OW 32 1403 467 766 7 0 0 0
VODI 0 130 72 4046 924 10 0 0
ODI 0 20 3 431 3648 498 0 0
CDI 0 2 0 51 2076 8057 2410 124
VCDI 0 0 0 9 62 539 3252 1622
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 26854 3798 110 50 0 0 0 0
OW 37 1220 413 813 6 0 0 0
VODI 0 131 76 3916 960 15 0 0
ODI 0 17 4 483 3764 481 0 0
CDI 0 6 0 65 1922 7987 2375 69
VCDI 0 0 0 9 65 621 3287 1677

Date: 2025-08-09:

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 27003 3518 46 37 0 0 0 0
OW 25 1558 494 559 7 0 0 0
VODI 0 200 372 3992 990 2 0 0
ODI 0 24 2 506 4086 708 23 0
CDI 0 0 0 49 719 8250 2809 3
VCDI 0 0 0 18 81 558 3400 1192
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 27006 3697 95 59 0 0 0 0
OW 22 1386 438 620 11 0 0 0
VODI 0 193 378 3802 1021 2 0 0
ODI 0 21 3 605 3822 679 22 0
CDI 0 3 0 57 946 8216 2617 4
VCDI 0 0 0 18 83 621 3593 1191

Date: 2025-08-11:

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 27356 3879 66 24 0 0 0 0
OW 5 1543 739 915 2 0 0 0
VODI 0 44 37 4295 470 0 0 0
ODI 0 6 1 152 4813 120 0 0
CDI 0 2 1 16 630 8887 91 0
VCDI 0 0 0 21 84 1262 5739 31
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 27332 3391 68 31 0 0 0 0
OW 29 1677 441 551 13 0 0 0
VODI 0 374 332 4236 823 10 0 0
ODI 0 30 2 550 3868 597 13 0
CDI 0 2 1 30 1209 8022 1878 0
VCDI 0 0 0 25 86 1640 3939 31

Date: 2025-08-13:

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 28054 3375 34 20 2 0 0 0
OW 25 1968 635 683 7 0 0 0
VODI 3 210 104 4264 370 0 0 0
ODI 0 5 0 396 4843 58 1 0
CDI 0 2 1 18 1686 6864 1012 0
VCDI 0 9 0 2 129 1069 4610 772
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 28032 2855 48 25 1 0 0 0
OW 45 1886 411 557 1 0 0 0
VODI 5 796 313 4022 622 0 1 0
ODI 0 20 1 730 4042 286 9 0
CDI 0 3 1 41 2256 6528 2165 2
VCDI 0 9 0 8 115 1177 3448 770

Date: 2025-08-15:

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 28506 2799 25 24 3 0 0 0
OW 207 2550 381 399 7 0 0 0
VODI 0 366 396 4213 186 0 0 0
ODI 0 14 0 611 4764 150 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 26 1757 6166 1119 0
VCDI 0 9 1 12 108 1349 4425 657
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 28413 2564 51 47 2 0 0 0
OW 261 2025 242 485 8 0 0 0
VODI 39 1116 494 3929 414 5 0 0
ODI 0 24 15 762 3385 286 4 0
CDI 0 1 0 44 2884 6203 1818 61
VCDI 0 9 1 18 132 1171 3722 596


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