Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20150410T024007 amsr2_85 145.7 52.0% 8.3 -8.3 n/a   45.0 kts
20150410T053128 ssmis16_85 267.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20150410T072142 gmi_85 23.4 45.2% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   45.0 kts
20150410T072905 ssmis17_85 12.2 64.4% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   45.0 kts
20150410T075203 ssmis19_85 23.4 75.3% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   45.0 kts
20150410T090508 ssmis18_85 45.6 100.0% 26.5 -41.5 n/a   45.0 kts
20150410T160900 ssmi15_85 5.0 42.5% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   48.5 kts
20150410T201717 ssmis18_85 12.2 75.3% 2.2 -2.2 n/a   51.9 kts
20150411T032206 amsr2_85 23.4 50.7% 9.2 9.2 n/a   53.6 kts
20150411T063141 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   52.3 kts
20150411T071459 ssmis17_85 279.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   52.0 kts
20150411T073804 ssmis19_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   51.8 kts
20150411T141526 amsr2_85 34.5 48.0% 7.0 -7.0 n/a   47.2 kts
20150411T155347 ssmi15_85 167.9 0.0% 6.7 -6.7 n/a   45.1 kts
20150411T182824 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   41.9 kts
20150411T194642 gmi_85 279.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.3 kts
20150411T200555 ssmis18_85 279.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   39.9 kts
20150412T050318 ssmis16_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   33.9 kts
20150412T070049 ssmis17_85 279.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.8 kts
20150412T072346 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.6 kts
20150412T083452 ssmis18_85 267.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   31.9 kts
20150412T161828 ssmis16_85 90.1 0.0% 0.8 -0.8 n/a   28.2 kts
20150412T181554 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   27.4 kts
20150412T183856 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   27.2 kts
20150412T183858 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   27.2 kts
20150412T185642 gmi_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   27.1 kts
20150412T195256 ssmis18_85 179.0 0.0% 1.7 -1.7 n/a   26.7 kts
20150413T044141 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 kts
20150413T044843 ssmis16_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 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).