Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20150130T222432 tmi_85 56.7 23.3% 15.8 -15.8 n/a   38.7 kts
20150131T022014 amsr2_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   41.9 kts
20150131T033142 gmi_85 223.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   42.9 kts
20150131T063136 tmi_85 90.1 42.5% 2.4 -2.4 n/a   45.9 kts
20150131T072736 ssmis17_85 23.4 83.6% 15.5 -15.5 n/a   47.4 kts
20150131T145125 amsr2_85 90.1 49.3% 9.9 -9.9 n/a   59.8 kts
20150131T155635 ssmi15_85 12.2 21.9% 1.9 -1.9 n/a   61.6 kts
20150131T184105 ssmis17_85 34.5 52.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   65.9 kts
20150131T210150 ssmis18_85 78.9 95.9% 18.0 33.0 >65 kts   68.8 kts
20150201T024140 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   75.9 kts
20150201T030235 amsr2_85 5.0 93.2% 7.7 22.7 >65 kts   76.3 kts
20150201T042835 ssmi15_85 12.2 76.7% 10.4 10.4 n/a   78.1 kts
20150201T052148 tmi_85 34.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   79.2 kts
20150201T071401 ssmis17_85 23.4 84.9% 1.3 1.3 n/a   79.0 kts
20150201T093512 ssmis18_85 112.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   77.0 kts
20150201T154140 ssmi15_85 67.8 35.6% 4.3 4.3 n/a   71.9 kts
20150201T155641 gmi_85 56.7 28.8% 4.9 4.9 n/a   71.7 kts
20150201T182850 ssmis17_85 245.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   69.8 kts
20150201T205011 ssmis18_85 56.7 39.7% 0.0 0.0 n/a   68.8 kts
20150201T214314 tmi_85 23.4 35.6% 0.0 0.0 n/a   68.4 kts
20150202T041131 ssmi15_85 145.7 4.1% 0.6 0.6 n/a   65.8 kts
20150202T070014 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   64.2 kts
20150202T092156 ssmis18_85 45.6 1.4% 2.5 2.5 n/a   62.2 kts
20150202T144040 amsr2_85 34.5 100.0% 11.1 26.1 >65 kts   57.8 kts
20150202T152634 ssmi15_85 23.4 79.5% 15.1 15.1 n/a   57.1 kts
20150202T175217 ssmis16_85 23.4 72.6% 7.3 7.3 n/a   55.1 kts
20150202T203853 ssmis18_85 67.8 37.0% 3.4 3.4 n/a   51.7 kts
20150202T221100 tmi_85 212.4 13.7% 3.4 -3.4 n/a   49.8 kts
20150203T022642 gmi_85 101.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   44.4 kts
20150203T035443 ssmi15_85 45.6 54.8% 7.1 -7.1 n/a   42.6 kts
20150203T062155 ssmis16_85 NaN 49.3% 0.0 -920.0 n/a   40.0 kts
20150203T090816 ssmis18_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   39.8 kts
20150203T134649 amsr2_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   34.7 kts
20150203T151157 ssmi15_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   33.1 kts
20150203T155141 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.4 kts
20150203T174033 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.4 kts
20150203T202741 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20150203T223832 tmi_85 167.9 NaN% NaN NaN 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).