Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20151127T181032 ssmis19_85 134.5 48.0% 1.2 -1.2 n/a   35.1 kts
20151128T014916 amsr2_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151128T021248 ssmi15_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151128T034331 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151128T064207 ssmis18_85 223.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151128T064655 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151128T094641 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151128T175636 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151128T175735 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151128T180428 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151129T005324 amsr2_85 101.2 0.0% 10.7 -10.7 n/a   40.0 kts
20151129T015557 ssmi15_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20151129T032939 ssmis16_85 167.9 0.0% 5.0 -5.0 n/a   40.0 kts
20151129T062904 ssmis18_85 56.7 0.0% 5.6 -5.6 n/a   39.8 kts
20151129T063257 ssmis19_85 179.0 0.0% 5.0 -5.0 n/a   39.8 kts
20151129T085640 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.8 kts
20151129T174438 ssmis19_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.1 kts
20151129T174449 ssmis19_85 290.2 0.0% 4.7 -4.7 n/a   35.1 kts
20151129T175149 ssmis17_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.1 kts
20151129T221141 gmi_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   34.3 kts
20151130T031550 ssmis16_85 279.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   31.5 kts
20151130T061550 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20151130T061840 ssmis19_85 301.3 0.0% 4.9 -4.9 n/a   30.0 kts

Key:

Diameter values indicate the estimated surface eyewall diameter (the MI eyewall edge diameter minus 10 km).

Diameter values are red if Ring % <= 65, yellow/brown if Ring % <= 85 and green if Ring % > 85.

"Ring %" is the percentage of the "ring" (eyewall inner boundary) that is 1) colder than the "hot spot" (warmest eye pixel) in the eye by 20K, or 2) the percentage that is a) colder than 232K and b) colder than the "hot spot" by 10K, whichever is greater.

"Tb diff" is the difference between the "hot spot" (warmest eye pixel) and the warmest pixel on the eyewall.

Scores are listed as negative, and not used, when the JTWC or NHC estimated Vmax is <50 kts in order to rule out weak but highly symmetric TCs.

Error messages in intensity scores: -920 is used when the hottest pixel in the eye is <200K, to prevent false positives; -909 is a failure to process (bad input data).