Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20160121T094612 ssmi15_85 101.2 1.4% 3.5 -3.5 n/a   35.0 kts
20160121T133239 ssmis17_85 179.0 21.9% 0.2 -0.2 n/a   37.6 kts
20160121T140747 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.5 kts
20160121T201818 amsr2_85 12.2 76.7% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   48.8 kts
20160121T232328 ssmis16_85 223.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   54.0 kts
20160122T004505 ssmis17_85 156.8 34.2% 5.4 5.4 n/a   55.6 kts
20160122T005141 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   55.7 kts
20160122T082956 amsr2_85 5.0 31.5% 12.9 12.9 n/a   62.1 kts
20160122T115724 ssmis16_85 245.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   65.0 kts
20160122T131831 ssmis17_85 179.0 19.2% 7.5 7.5 n/a   66.1 kts
20160122T140641 gmi_85 145.7 2.7% 3.2 3.2 n/a   66.8 kts
20160122T231133 ssmis16_85 112.3 11.0% 9.1 9.1 n/a   74.3 kts
20160123T020003 ssmis19_85 134.5 16.4% 4.1 4.1 n/a   75.0 kts
20160123T020004 ssmis19_85 134.5 17.8% 4.1 4.1 n/a   75.0 kts
20160123T091152 amsr2_85 212.4 8.2% 4.0 4.0 n/a   75.0 kts
20160123T114309 ssmis16_85 123.4 0.0% 8.3 8.3 n/a   75.0 kts
20160123T143108 ssmis19_85 156.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   70.8 kts
20160123T200817 amsr2_85 179.0 1.4% 6.4 6.4 n/a   61.4 kts
20160123T225928 ssmis16_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   56.7 kts
20160124T003641 gmi_85 212.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   54.7 kts
20160124T014739 ssmis19_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   54.3 kts
20160124T081541 amsr2_85 256.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   51.6 kts
20160124T112859 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   50.2 kts
20160124T135641 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   49.2 kts
20160124T141646 ssmis19_85 23.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   49.1 kts
20160124T224647 ssmis16_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.5 kts
20160124T234140 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.1 kts
20160125T000748 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   44.9 kts
20160125T013442 ssmis19_85 23.4 0.0% 2.0 -2.0 n/a   44.3 kts
20160125T085814 amsr2_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   41.3 kts
20160125T111530 ssmis16_85 245.7 0.0% 2.7 -2.7 n/a   40.3 kts
20160125T130640 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20160125T140322 ssmis19_85 290.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20160125T195559 amsr2_85 56.7 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   40.0 kts
20160125T223318 ssmis16_85 256.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 kts
20160126T012051 ssmis19_85 167.9 0.0% 2.5 -2.5 n/a   40.0 kts
20160126T021417 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   40.0 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).