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: 2025-11-27

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

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-11-21:

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 104752 11064 325 269 13 0 0 0
OW 117 1541 303 668 106 0 0 0
VODI 8 603 245 1182 583 48 0 0
ODI 1 95 49 580 917 305 3 0
CDI 9 11 1 258 1395 1358 128 6
VCDI 10 13 0 100 584 6200 23386 37507
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Date: 2025-11-23:

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 104392 10336 315 473 42 1 0 0
OW 187 1046 218 633 137 10 0 0
VODI 73 984 252 922 522 160 0 0
ODI 24 112 62 673 818 476 13 0
CDI 20 17 2 249 1189 1506 152 26
VCDI 11 9 3 117 454 5340 20703 42064
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Date: 2025-11-25:

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 101783 12116 426 572 61 3 0 0
OW 57 1044 384 985 120 19 0 0
VODI 3 413 261 1568 402 33 0 0
ODI 0 17 34 553 960 148 7 0
CDI 0 0 1 193 1319 1547 115 23
VCDI 0 1 1 34 510 5182 19430 44418
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Date: 2025-11-27:

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 100899 12031 399 463 46 0 0 0
OW 54 1283 338 891 169 32 0 0
VODI 4 500 259 1402 653 77 0 0
ODI 0 30 55 754 987 161 17 0
CDI 0 1 6 256 1212 1076 93 29
VCDI 0 0 0 50 652 5505 20320 44039
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 100896 12084 433 481 49 0 0 0
OW 56 1242 302 874 154 36 0 0
VODI 5 490 266 1426 651 82 1 0
ODI 0 28 46 722 1041 160 24 0
CDI 0 0 10 256 1169 1132 85 29
VCDI 0 1 0 57 655 5441 20320 44039

Date: 2025-11-29:

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 99578 12493 406 516 65 4 0 0
OW 235 1316 287 896 318 32 0 0
VODI 27 769 267 1011 635 294 0 0
ODI 0 243 82 668 641 323 9 0
CDI 0 66 54 394 1204 865 82 14
VCDI 0 8 15 320 996 7527 23693 38390
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 99584 12625 434 573 101 4 0 0
OW 215 1220 272 830 279 37 0 0
VODI 41 732 250 1064 647 284 0 0
ODI 0 246 82 612 676 347 13 0
CDI 0 65 58 410 1155 886 68 19
VCDI 0 7 15 316 1001 7487 23703 38385

Date: 2025-12-01:

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 96361 15008 423 427 7 0 0 0
OW 277 1597 388 1051 132 5 0 0
VODI 22 569 139 1253 528 36 0 0
ODI 0 84 27 422 1223 101 1 0
CDI 0 60 37 276 1398 1702 54 24
VCDI 1 99 48 222 508 8149 24781 37303
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 96222 14487 348 552 67 2 0 0
OW 362 1400 305 900 337 40 0 0
VODI 75 703 187 1016 933 285 0 0
ODI 1 377 95 516 767 361 3 0
CDI 0 226 25 262 927 1184 105 34
VCDI 1 224 102 405 765 8121 24728 37293

Date: 2025-12-03:

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 92893 16518 495 647 7 0 0 0
OW 48 1373 381 1195 181 0 0 0
VODI 15 300 241 1194 929 55 0 0
ODI 0 60 53 586 1197 184 1 0
CDI 0 51 15 413 1368 1202 119 15
VCDI 0 4 4 279 969 5718 24472 41561
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 92882 15931 404 706 24 0 0 0
OW 56 1476 333 976 347 33 0 0
VODI 14 562 282 924 930 169 0 0
ODI 4 153 85 762 1091 341 9 1
CDI 0 130 70 603 1239 1042 181 34
VCDI 0 54 15 343 1020 5574 24402 41541

Date: 2025-12-05:

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 90211 16911 475 769 20 0 0 0
OW 71 1366 387 1131 326 119 0 0
VODI 2 262 184 1241 630 297 0 0
ODI 0 28 14 687 1136 332 4 0
CDI 0 13 0 284 1859 1374 136 6
VCDI 0 3 0 46 1286 5126 21630 46377
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 89907 16026 437 808 54 0 0 0
OW 363 1920 294 1016 318 116 0 0
VODI 14 537 261 1166 664 299 3 1
ODI 0 70 45 643 1028 583 9 11
CDI 0 23 20 368 1625 1148 100 109
VCDI 0 7 3 157 1568 5102 21658 46262


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