Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20150121T000458 amsr2_85 5.0 75.3% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   45.0 kts
20150121T002400 tmi_85 12.2 93.2% 9.1 -24.1 n/a   45.0 kts
20150121T022921 ssmis16_85 12.2 58.9% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   45.0 kts
20150121T025642 gmi_85 12.2 57.5% 2.1 -2.1 n/a   45.0 kts
20150121T043552 ssmis17_85 NaN 24.7% 0.0 -920.0 n/a   45.0 kts
20150121T083156 tmi_85 12.2 74.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   46.1 kts
20150121T105608 amsr2_85 12.2 68.5% 8.6 -8.6 n/a   47.1 kts
20150121T154652 ssmis17_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   49.1 kts
20150121T161141 gmi_85 12.2 49.3% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   49.2 kts
20150121T230848 amsr2_85 23.4 69.9% 16.2 -16.2 n/a   50.0 kts
20150121T231603 tmi_85 156.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   50.0 kts
20150122T021519 ssmis16_85 279.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   50.0 kts
20150122T042140 ssmis17_85 5.0 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   50.0 kts
20150122T072326 tmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   50.6 kts
20150122T152142 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   53.9 kts
20150122T153434 ssmis17_85 23.4 56.2% 3.3 -3.3 n/a   54.0 kts
20150122T234533 tmi_85 12.2 57.5% 0.0 0.0 n/a   55.0 kts
20150122T235028 amsr2_85 12.2 50.7% 2.0 2.0 n/a   55.0 kts
20150123T020048 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   55.0 kts
20150123T040657 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   55.0 kts
20150123T061451 tmi_85 134.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   54.7 kts
20150123T104606 amsr2_85 5.0 52.0% 0.0 0.0 n/a   49.0 kts
20150123T152259 ssmis17_85 23.4 67.1% 0.0 0.0 n/a   43.3 kts
20150124T001411 tmi_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   37.4 kts
20150124T015141 gmi_85 201.2 7.8% 8.7 -8.7 n/a   36.7 kts
20150124T035248 ssmis17_85 167.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.9 kts
20150124T050527 tmi_85 179.0 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.4 kts
20150124T060704 ssmis18_85 256.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20150124T113020 amsr2_85 267.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.2 kts
20150124T124629 ssmi15_85 234.6 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.8 kts
20150124T151125 ssmis17_85 256.8 4.1% 1.0 -1.0 n/a   28.1 kts
20150124T151142 gmi_85 245.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   28.1 kts
20150124T172612 ssmis18_85 245.7 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   25.6 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).