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

Validation of sea ice concentration - Full domain

Bulletin date: 2025-08-14

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-08-08:

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 121784 13157 90 163 2 0 0 0
OW 304 5083 809 1497 69 0 0 0
VODI 0 571 481 5518 1828 30 0 0
ODI 0 22 17 818 9086 1399 53 0
CDI 0 0 0 40 3971 19410 3066 0
VCDI 0 0 0 18 66 244 3559 1588
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Date: 2025-08-10:

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 123494 11646 87 65 0 0 0 0
OW 393 5535 901 1096 32 2 0 0
VODI 3 720 635 6382 1160 18 0 0
ODI 0 41 42 1076 8496 2286 33 0
CDI 0 5 1 88 6078 15410 3519 3
VCDI 0 0 0 11 79 825 3824 757
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-12:

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 126177 11538 117 75 1 0 0 0
OW 565 4713 1192 1408 15 0 0 0
VODI 2 260 300 5986 983 1 0 0
ODI 0 5 2 424 12290 676 1 0
CDI 0 2 0 17 3387 16273 1188 0
VCDI 0 0 0 25 125 2122 4816 57
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-14:

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 126997 10869 128 67 6 0 0 0
OW 773 5007 1048 1036 35 0 0 0
VODI 25 331 426 6335 738 1 0 0
ODI 0 8 1 583 12235 854 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 19 3828 15596 883 0
VCDI 0 9 0 15 108 1531 4494 756
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 127043 11105 157 128 5 0 0 0
OW 717 4807 1058 1033 43 0 0 0
VODI 35 294 388 6124 896 1 0 0
ODI 0 9 0 736 11947 1427 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 20 3943 15136 1021 0
VCDI 0 9 0 14 116 1418 4356 756

Date: 2025-08-16:

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 127732 10284 73 40 3 0 0 0
OW 831 5446 814 715 46 0 0 0
VODI 4 674 726 6202 944 1 0 0
ODI 0 20 2 908 12247 693 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 50 4670 13191 1030 0
VCDI 0 4 0 6 92 1451 4547 1296
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 127787 10494 113 86 5 0 0 0
OW 764 5282 778 795 50 0 0 0
VODI 16 626 719 5876 1171 1 0 0
ODI 0 22 5 1098 12042 1539 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 60 4614 12376 1404 0
VCDI 0 4 0 6 120 1420 4173 1296

Date: 2025-08-18:

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 129119 11593 74 53 2 0 0 0
OW 461 4299 1523 1907 11 0 0 0
VODI 3 53 91 5411 1254 1 0 0
ODI 0 3 2 233 15710 423 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 37 2454 12186 289 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 47 1138 5423 941
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 128700 9548 111 68 4 0 0 0
OW 859 5461 725 752 43 0 0 0
VODI 23 915 848 5500 1613 11 0 0
ODI 1 24 5 1242 13095 995 3 0
CDI 0 0 1 65 4613 11119 1156 0
VCDI 0 0 0 16 110 1623 4553 941

Date: 2025-08-20:

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 129656 11199 73 50 1 0 0 0
OW 476 5492 1174 1139 5 0 0 0
VODI 9 213 482 5123 1308 4 0 0
ODI 0 5 0 618 13359 2269 4 0
CDI 0 0 0 71 2578 10982 1189 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 77 1822 5236 129
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 129154 9161 92 86 3 0 0 0
OW 970 5882 559 654 25 1 0 0
VODI 17 1818 1059 4660 1709 26 1 0
ODI 0 48 19 1465 11419 2218 16 0
CDI 0 0 0 124 4046 10833 1522 0
VCDI 0 0 0 12 126 1999 4890 129

Date: 2025-08-22:

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 130106 10919 71 38 0 0 0 0
OW 662 5863 1016 910 5 0 0 0
VODI 8 363 608 4907 1539 1 0 0
ODI 0 2 0 814 11827 2878 1 0
CDI 0 0 0 108 3210 10734 1537 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 75 1970 4387 184
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 129547 8806 80 46 1 0 0 0
OW 1098 6071 513 866 52 2 0 0
VODI 131 2192 1070 3987 2049 67 0 0
ODI 0 78 32 1697 9634 2779 114 0
CDI 0 0 0 170 4820 10776 1744 2
VCDI 0 0 0 11 100 1959 4067 182


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