Date/Time Sat MW Eye diam (km) Est RMW (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20220308T000634 ssmis18_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.5 kts
20220308T011942 ssmis16_85 166.5 6.1 83.6% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   31.9 kts
20220308T032915 ssmis17_85 33.3 6.1 38.4% 6.7 -6.7 n/a   31.0 kts
20220308T093519 gmi_85 310.8 150.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20220308T124215 ssmis18_85 299.7 145.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20220308T135523 ssmis16_85 277.5 128.4 15.9% 0.1 -0.1 n/a   30.0 kts
20220308T221104 amsr2_85 77.7 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.2 kts
20220309T010650 ssmis16_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.9 kts
20220309T031531 ssmis17_85 166.5 78.4 30.1% 10.2 -10.2 n/a   41.6 kts
20220309T102435 amsr2_85 33.3 11.7 5.5% 9.6 -9.6 n/a   50.5 kts
20220309T134242 ssmis16_85 111.0 45.0 27.4% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   54.6 kts
20220309T155059 ssmis17_85 55.5 28.4 76.7% 0.5 -0.5 n/a   57.3 kts
20220309T225413 amsr2_85 33.3 11.7 76.7% 15.4 15.4 n/a   60.0 kts
20220310T012204 ssmis18_85 33.3 11.7 42.5% 5.9 5.9 n/a   61.1 kts
20220310T030232 ssmis17_85 44.4 17.2 46.6% 2.8 2.8 n/a   62.5 kts
20220310T092518 gmi_85 155.4 72.8 32.9% 4.7 4.7 n/a   70.7 kts
20220310T110721 amsr2_85 77.7 2.5 58.9% 0.0 0.0 n/a   73.5 kts
20220310T153745 ssmis17_85 66.6 28.4 91.8% 12.3 27.3 >65 kts   78.0 kts
20220311T010946 ssmis18_85 44.4 11.7 100.0% 39.2 54.2 >65 kts   96.1 kts
20220311T022216 ssmis16_85 44.4 17.2 100.0% 38.3 53.3 >65 kts   92.1 kts
20220311T224209 amsr2_85 33.3 39.5 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   39.1 kts
20220312T020905 ssmis16_85 55.5 22.8 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   34.8 kts
20220312T041656 ssmis17_85 266.4 106.2 0.0% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   32.1 kts
20220312T091019 gmi_85 66.6 28.4 0.0% 3.7 -3.7 n/a   28.7 kts
20220312T105520 amsr2_85 111.0 89.5 0.0% 2.0 -2.0 n/a   27.9 kts
20220312T133224 ssmis18_85 210.9 139.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   26.9 kts
20220312T144443 ssmis16_85 122.1 145.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   26.4 kts
20220312T232519 amsr2_85 266.4 128.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 kts
20220313T015639 ssmis16_85 333.0 161.8 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   25.0 kts
20220313T040337 ssmis17_85 133.2 61.7 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).