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: 2025-10-30

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 26905 3851 261 499 14 0 0 0
OW 0 199 90 378 142 9 0 0
VODI 3 39 61 282 374 64 0 0
ODI 0 2 3 148 259 175 19 0
CDI 0 0 0 79 463 678 179 0
VCDI 0 0 0 2 120 3379 10360 12194
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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 26735 3252 285 523 68 1 0 0
OW 13 126 83 397 180 21 1 0
VODI 3 27 18 277 478 54 12 0
ODI 0 8 1 71 359 202 6 0
CDI 0 0 0 18 401 780 120 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 186 3297 12426 10802
...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 26630 3117 244 565 54 0 0 0
OW 2 92 90 515 147 0 0 0
VODI 3 5 3 350 468 23 2 0
ODI 0 1 0 26 562 345 53 0
CDI 0 0 0 4 204 1148 175 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 30 1885 11966 12522
...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 25746 3448 231 562 195 0 0 0
OW 0 73 85 536 252 6 0 0
VODI 3 1 11 312 457 28 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 107 481 230 7 0
CDI 0 0 0 12 291 886 231 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 27 1749 9526 15738
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 25746 3444 242 577 219 1 0 0
OW 0 75 74 474 240 3 0 0
VODI 3 3 11 360 421 29 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 108 506 227 20 0
CDI 0 0 0 10 298 874 190 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 19 1765 9554 15738

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 25599 3592 321 365 20 0 0 0
OW 5 364 131 456 169 0 0 0
VODI 3 48 69 416 312 13 0 0
ODI 0 0 7 216 422 81 1 0
CDI 0 0 0 67 605 410 18 0
VCDI 0 0 0 0 165 1497 7581 18278
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 25600 3571 308 385 46 0 0 0
OW 4 319 151 452 198 0 0 0
VODI 3 114 61 408 261 8 0 0
ODI 0 0 8 216 410 82 1 0
CDI 0 0 0 55 614 394 32 1
VCDI 0 0 0 4 164 1517 7567 18277

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 25002 3879 286 526 31 0 0 0
OW 34 333 236 694 179 0 0 0
VODI 4 11 12 473 440 9 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 69 718 117 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 18 299 503 172 0
VCDI 0 0 0 1 68 1366 7362 18389
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 24985 3738 267 735 90 0 0 0
OW 43 373 135 315 273 2 0 0
VODI 12 92 92 334 437 62 0 0
ODI 0 18 23 211 330 90 3 0
CDI 0 2 17 119 344 356 42 0
VCDI 0 0 0 67 261 1485 7489 18389

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 24201 3813 374 673 161 0 0 0
OW 25 272 166 723 355 0 0 0
VODI 7 24 42 417 549 8 0 0
ODI 1 3 6 178 446 55 0 0
CDI 0 0 0 63 411 442 11 0
VCDI 0 0 0 10 335 2082 8555 16823
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 24136 3731 358 753 245 0 0 0
OW 62 298 118 518 320 0 0 0
VODI 31 82 95 408 525 26 0 0
ODI 5 1 15 231 386 124 0 0
CDI 0 0 2 130 394 383 18 0
VCDI 0 0 0 24 387 2054 8548 16823

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 23864 3492 342 630 60 0 0 0
OW 34 197 122 869 403 50 0 0
VODI 8 20 43 461 585 105 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 195 447 143 4 0
CDI 0 0 0 50 486 406 83 0
VCDI 0 0 0 3 452 1632 8644 17401
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 23756 3390 286 635 130 0 0 0
OW 116 245 141 852 312 21 0 0
VODI 28 59 58 422 645 154 11 0
ODI 5 12 14 154 479 220 19 0
CDI 1 3 8 107 361 297 99 0
VCDI 0 0 0 38 506 1644 8602 17401


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