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: 2025-10-30

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-10-24:

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 120721 10135 741 1486 164 12 0 0
OW 30 301 279 1462 822 205 4 0
VODI 20 59 62 980 1562 632 91 0
ODI 1 2 3 218 1372 750 162 0
CDI 0 0 0 89 1465 2176 691 0
VCDI 1 0 0 3 205 11065 19838 16934
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Date: 2025-10-26:

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 120068 9314 774 1392 120 1 0 0
OW 36 218 267 1487 639 37 2 0
VODI 23 33 32 903 1671 298 23 0
ODI 3 8 1 155 1627 891 79 0
CDI 0 0 0 23 929 2626 517 0
VCDI 1 0 0 0 279 10828 24102 15336
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-28:

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 118846 9330 565 956 64 0 0 0
OW 7 245 227 1386 359 0 0 0
VODI 3 23 4 1133 1899 140 2 0
ODI 0 3 0 100 1670 1286 87 0
CDI 0 1 0 13 871 2974 567 0
VCDI 0 0 1 0 64 9946 25240 16731
...date precedes bulletin

Date: 2025-10-30:

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 117127 10145 448 825 199 5 0 0
OW 17 376 231 856 333 28 0 0
VODI 3 60 78 856 1021 462 51 0
ODI 0 2 3 217 1128 1453 131 4
CDI 0 0 1 68 713 2127 703 13
VCDI 0 0 0 1 126 8382 24444 22106
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 117119 10175 451 864 223 10 0 0
OW 25 329 204 753 309 19 0 0
VODI 3 75 102 887 911 451 67 0
ODI 0 4 3 245 1173 1365 165 3
CDI 0 0 1 73 778 2142 626 12
VCDI 0 0 0 1 126 8470 24471 22108

Date: 2025-11-01:

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 114643 11766 493 721 63 3 0 0
OW 84 816 309 882 240 12 0 0
VODI 4 77 103 839 708 157 90 0
ODI 0 2 16 385 786 730 485 5
CDI 0 0 0 120 1008 1346 1090 59
VCDI 0 0 0 0 199 5572 22979 27951
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 114592 11868 494 767 113 5 0 0
OW 134 657 310 880 250 18 0 0
VODI 5 136 99 756 624 132 65 0
ODI 0 0 18 400 765 668 441 3
CDI 0 0 0 135 1016 1339 1172 50
VCDI 0 0 0 9 236 5658 22966 27962

Date: 2025-11-03:

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 115283 11165 490 624 42 0 0 0
OW 88 682 385 1174 246 0 0 0
VODI 4 16 22 796 730 11 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 142 1268 273 189 9
CDI 0 0 0 37 841 1387 594 168
VCDI 0 0 0 1 178 6932 22039 28927
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 115240 10904 455 937 130 0 0 0
OW 115 816 276 617 410 2 0 0
VODI 20 123 122 649 660 77 0 0
ODI 0 18 27 339 792 227 372 5
CDI 0 2 17 161 940 1033 926 107
VCDI 0 0 0 71 373 7264 21524 28992

Date: 2025-11-05:

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 114071 11252 620 925 161 0 0 0
OW 104 613 288 1133 459 0 0 0
VODI 7 30 61 681 848 18 0 0
ODI 1 3 10 264 742 159 0 5
CDI 0 0 1 114 843 1230 73 41
VCDI 0 0 0 17 463 7824 22229 29453
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 113968 10597 575 978 266 0 0 0
OW 178 1062 225 866 504 13 0 0
VODI 32 228 147 726 786 65 0 0
ODI 5 9 21 331 671 276 61 88
CDI 0 2 12 198 778 1158 398 309
VCDI 0 0 0 35 511 7719 21843 29102

Date: 2025-11-07:

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 111940 11078 592 990 94 0 0 0
OW 204 897 321 1455 553 50 0 0
VODI 17 82 87 748 925 155 0 0
ODI 0 0 1 335 693 344 6 0
CDI 0 0 0 101 859 1141 193 4
VCDI 0 0 0 8 557 5473 24034 30806
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 111832 10258 526 945 166 0 0 0
OW 295 1467 324 1354 460 60 0 0
VODI 28 317 129 913 1045 317 11 0
ODI 5 12 14 257 799 358 50 4
CDI 1 3 8 130 667 1030 468 321
VCDI 0 0 0 38 544 5398 23704 30485


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