Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning NHC estimate
20160828T083855 ssmis16_85 90.1 6.8% 2.0 -2.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160828T110600 ssmis17_85 179.0 11.0% 6.6 -6.6 n/a   30.0 kts
20160828T112812 ssmis18_85 190.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160828T181923 amsr2_85 190.1 2.7% 13.3 -13.3 n/a   30.0 kts
20160828T184946 ssmi15_85 223.5 4.1% 9.2 -9.2 n/a   30.0 kts
20160828T195936 ssmis16_85 256.8 5.5% 5.0 -5.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160828T222639 ssmis17_85 190.1 9.6% 7.7 -7.7 n/a   30.0 kts
20160828T224917 ssmis18_85 90.1 0.0% 6.0 -6.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160829T062328 amsr2_85 190.1 0.0% 7.8 -7.8 n/a   30.0 kts
20160829T201640 gmi_85 67.8 42.5% 5.0 -5.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160830T060141 gmi_85 145.7 11.0% 4.2 -4.2 n/a   30.0 kts
20160830T070558 amsr2_85 123.4 10.0% 5.4 -5.4 n/a   30.0 kts
20160830T095319 ssmis16_85 23.4 0.0% 1.3 -1.3 n/a   30.0 kts
20160830T121958 ssmis17_85 34.5 34.2% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160830T124354 ssmis18_85 156.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160830T180741 amsr2_85 56.7 4.1% 3.0 -3.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160830T211527 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160831T000702 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160831T050640 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160831T082240 ssmi15_85 134.5 13.7% 5.4 -5.4 n/a   30.0 kts
20160831T093949 ssmis16_85 167.9 23.2% 7.2 -7.2 n/a   30.0 kts
20160831T120614 ssmis17_85 179.0 16.4% 7.8 -7.8 n/a   29.9 kts
20160831T123102 ssmis18_85 179.0 20.6% 5.1 -5.1 n/a   29.6 kts
20160831T210244 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T041641 gmi_85 134.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T065222 amsr2_85 245.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T080535 ssmi15_85 23.4 0.0% 5.5 -5.5 n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T092535 ssmis16_85 23.4 0.0% 4.4 -4.4 n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T115146 ssmis17_85 12.2 0.0% 1.6 -1.6 n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T121723 ssmis18_85 12.2 0.0% 2.5 -2.5 n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T175640 amsr2_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T190900 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T191640 gmi_85 12.2 0.0% 10.6 -10.6 n/a   25.0 kts
20160901T213540 ssmis17_85 234.6 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).