Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20160819T045753 ssmis16_85 245.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20160819T072657 ssmis17_85 112.3 16.4% 4.8 -4.8 n/a   35.0 kts
20160819T154048 amsr2_85 245.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20160819T215001 ssmis18_85 134.5 20.6% 1.2 -1.2 n/a   35.0 kts
20160820T024133 amsr2_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20160820T040156 ssmi15_85 179.0 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20160820T062839 ssmis16_85 45.6 0.0% 3.2 -3.2 n/a   35.0 kts
20160820T091237 ssmis18_85 179.0 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20160820T162153 amsr2_85 12.2 0.0% 4.2 -4.2 n/a   31.4 kts
20160820T173641 gmi_85 167.9 1.4% 0.2 -0.2 n/a   30.3 kts
20160820T185219 ssmis16_85 201.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160820T212011 ssmis17_85 279.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160820T213603 ssmis18_85 234.6 0.0% 2.4 -2.4 n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T061715 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T083640 gmi_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T084548 ssmis17_85 56.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T090147 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T164140 gmi_85 12.2 0.0% 0.3 -0.3 n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T170250 amsr2_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T174723 ssmi15_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T183703 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T210501 ssmis17_85 256.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160821T212130 ssmis18_85 5.0 0.0% 0.7 -0.7 n/a   30.0 kts
20160822T023259 amsr2_85 34.5 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160822T060611 ssmis16_85 12.2 0.0% 1.1 -1.1 n/a   30.0 kts
20160822T083430 ssmis17_85 45.6 0.0% 4.9 -4.9 n/a   30.0 kts
20160822T085127 ssmis18_85 45.6 0.0% 5.0 -5.0 n/a   30.0 kts
20160822T155140 gmi_85 5.0 0.0% 0.2 -0.2 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).