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: 2025-08-21

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

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 128054 9885 103 61 3 0 0 0
OW 934 5186 827 884 33 0 0 0
VODI 13 484 599 6349 714 1 0 0
ODI 0 14 2 848 12170 760 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 26 3627 15138 1121 0
VCDI 0 9 1 12 108 1605 4514 657
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-17:

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 127777 10224 56 39 3 0 0 0
OW 772 5657 834 623 34 0 0 0
VODI 9 769 947 5940 1078 2 0 0
ODI 0 20 8 944 12394 1004 0 0
CDI 0 1 0 47 4797 11956 1130 0
VCDI 0 4 1 16 94 1217 5014 1332
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-19:

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 129088 11606 63 60 1 0 0 0
OW 530 4762 1415 1513 9 0 0 0
VODI 4 112 273 5186 1493 2 0 0
ODI 0 3 1 412 14468 1818 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 72 2229 11458 654 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 60 2153 5139 158
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-08-21:

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 130524 10463 69 57 0 0 0 0
OW 608 5741 1125 874 5 0 0 0
VODI 14 299 622 4943 1315 4 0 0
ODI 0 3 0 726 12587 2515 7 0
CDI 0 0 2 102 2975 10233 2103 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 67 1047 5441 272
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 130490 11143 115 99 0 0 0 0
OW 636 5023 1117 1028 15 0 0 0
VODI 20 337 584 4698 1614 4 0 0
ODI 0 3 0 778 11964 2081 10 0
CDI 0 0 2 99 3283 10706 2081 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 73 1008 5460 272

Date: 2025-08-23:

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 129765 11268 59 54 0 0 0 0
OW 877 6141 797 680 7 0 0 0
VODI 10 606 674 4827 1500 0 0 0
ODI 0 5 5 1054 11893 2826 0 0
CDI 0 20 1 110 2998 11099 786 0
VCDI 0 0 0 4 68 1629 4964 16
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 129805 11842 89 84 1 0 0 0
OW 832 5559 808 862 26 0 0 0
VODI 15 613 634 4644 1878 0 0 0
ODI 0 6 4 1029 10877 2392 1 0
CDI 0 20 1 108 3617 11471 829 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 67 1691 4920 16

Date: 2025-08-25:

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 130681 13278 58 91 6 0 0 0
OW 375 4963 1169 1753 12 0 0 0
VODI 6 58 162 4909 1199 0 0 0
ODI 0 5 0 319 12365 443 0 0
CDI 0 5 0 26 3298 13023 378 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 24 2806 3331 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 130182 11244 62 91 7 0 0 0
OW 874 5975 616 801 25 0 0 0
VODI 6 1055 699 4783 1714 0 0 0
ODI 0 12 11 1317 10910 2244 20 0
CDI 0 23 1 106 4177 10649 593 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 71 3379 3096 0

Date: 2025-08-27:

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 131064 12900 82 90 0 0 0 0
OW 326 5227 1222 1396 5 0 0 0
VODI 5 118 163 4711 1554 0 0 0
ODI 0 7 0 356 11360 1153 0 0
CDI 0 6 1 24 3057 13979 901 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 24 3417 1595 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 130653 10543 67 80 0 0 0 0
OW 736 6199 671 848 36 0 0 0
VODI 6 1364 701 4225 2065 3 0 0
ODI 0 117 24 1332 10076 3443 84 0
CDI 0 35 5 82 3780 10796 629 0
VCDI 0 0 0 10 43 4307 1783 0

Date: 2025-08-29:

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 132548 11403 78 61 0 0 0 0
OW 288 5569 967 1238 13 0 0 0
VODI 3 301 313 4783 1422 1 0 0
ODI 0 18 6 403 10129 1584 2 0
CDI 0 7 0 26 2997 15874 395 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 27 3526 761 0
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 132105 8901 54 52 0 0 0 0
OW 732 6341 589 1039 60 0 0 0
VODI 2 1820 624 3880 2168 258 0 0
ODI 0 199 94 1334 9281 3743 36 0
CDI 0 37 3 199 3044 10983 265 0
VCDI 0 0 0 7 35 6001 857 0


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