Tropical Depression 05W


Passive Microwave (PMW) Intensity Information
Advanced Dvorak Technique
Version 9.1
 

       --Overpass--              --ARCHER--   Ring  Ring            Eye              BT   -Forecast-  
       Date    Time      Sat     Lat    Lon   Diam   Pct  TbDiff   Score  Meaning   Vmax  Lat    Lon                 
     20230721 164103     AMSR2   14.9  131.0    12    7%    0.86   -0.86      N/A   30.0  14.5  131.0 Analysis Plot     
     20230721 202429  SSMISF16   14.3  130.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  14.5  131.3 Analysis Plot     
     20230722 072230  SSMISF18   14.5  129.9   112   N/A    0.57   -0.57      N/A   35.0  14.6  130.4 Analysis Plot     
     20230722 092955  SSMISF17   14.1  129.8   112   21%    0.56   -0.56      N/A   35.0  14.6  130.2 Analysis Plot     
     20230722 132755       GMI   14.8  128.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   40.0  14.6  130.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230722 172405     AMSR2   14.3  129.0   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  14.7  129.6 Analysis Plot     
     20230722 195908  SSMISF18   14.6  129.4    34   N/A    2.16   -2.16      N/A   45.0  14.7  129.5 Analysis Plot     
     20230723 090241  SSMISF16   15.0  128.0   112   61%    8.91    8.91      N/A   65.0  15.1  127.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230723 091717  SSMISF17   15.1  127.8   123   53%    8.52    8.52      N/A   65.0  15.1  127.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230723 194441  SSMISF18   15.0  126.8   101   65%   21.17   21.17  >65 kts   90.0  15.5  126.5 Analysis Plot     
     20230723 215201  SSMISF17   15.0  126.5   101  100%   28.69   43.69  >65 kts   90.0  15.5  126.4 Analysis Plot     
     20230724 045816     AMSR2   15.6  126.4    68  100%   34.55   49.55  >65 kts  100.0  15.7  126.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230724 065717  SSMISF18   16.0  126.1    68  100%   38.25   53.25  >65 kts  115.0  15.9  126.0 Analysis Plot     
     20230724 084945  SSMISF16   16.3  126.1    68  100%   32.04   47.04  >65 kts  115.0  16.0  125.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230724 131545       GMI   16.6  125.5    68  100%   37.90   52.90  >65 kts  115.0  16.2  125.6 Analysis Plot     
     20230724 171100     AMSR2   16.9  125.2    57  100%   41.43   56.43  >65 kts  120.0  17.2  125.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230724 193123  SSMISF18   17.0  124.8    57  100%   54.69   69.69  >85 kts  130.0  17.3  124.8 Analysis Plot     
     20230724 212423  SSMISF16   17.1  124.9    46  100%   52.81   67.81  >85 kts  130.0  17.5  124.5 Analysis Plot     
     20230725 083812  SSMISF16   18.7  123.2    46  100%   51.76   66.76  >85 kts  125.0  18.7  123.0 Analysis Plot     
     20230725 175332     AMSR2   19.0  121.6    46  100%   33.01   48.01  >65 kts  120.0  19.1  121.4 Analysis Plot     
     20230725 211133  SSMISF16   18.7  121.3    34  100%   48.01   63.01  >85 kts  120.0  19.3  121.2 Analysis Plot     
     20230725 234645       GMI   18.9  121.4    23  100%   33.30   48.30  >65 kts  120.0  19.4  121.0 Analysis Plot     
     20230726 044843     AMSR2   19.1  121.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  110.0  19.6  120.6 Analysis Plot     
     20230726 081338  SSMISF18   19.9  120.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  100.0  19.7  120.4 Analysis Plot     
     20230726 101814  SSMISF17   19.6  120.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  120.0  19.8  120.3 Analysis Plot     
     20230726 130400       GMI   19.7  120.6    23   N/A    4.58    4.58      N/A  100.0  20.0  120.5 Analysis Plot     
     20230726 225053  SSMISF17   20.4  119.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   90.0  20.6  119.7 Analysis Plot     
     20230727 053041     AMSR2   21.0  119.3     5   74%   11.87   11.87      N/A   80.0  21.4  119.3 Analysis Plot     
     20230727 075958  SSMISF18   21.4  119.1   179   67%   19.45   19.45      N/A   80.0  21.4  119.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230727 100519  SSMISF17   21.6  119.2     5   99%   19.70   34.70  >65 kts   80.0  21.9  118.9 Analysis Plot     
     20230727 174016     AMSR2   22.8  119.0     5   75%    6.40    6.40      N/A  105.0  23.0  118.7 Analysis Plot     
     20230727 203119  SSMISF18   23.0  118.6   179  100%   36.98   51.98  >65 kts  105.0  23.4  118.6 Analysis Plot     
     20230727 233248       GMI   24.0  118.5    68   13%   14.37   14.37      N/A  105.0  24.2  118.5 Analysis Plot     
     20230728 094148  SSMISF16   26.1  117.7    90   N/A    5.91    5.91      N/A   75.0  26.8  118.1 Analysis Plot     
     20230728 095333  SSMISF17   26.2  117.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0  27.3  118.0 Analysis Plot     
     20230728 125316       GMI   27.1  117.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   75.0  27.6  117.9 Analysis Plot     
     20230728 182139     AMSR2   29.0  117.1   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  29.4  117.5 Analysis Plot     
     20230728 201623  SSMISF18   29.3  117.1   157   N/A    0.91   -0.91      N/A   45.0  29.8  117.4 Analysis Plot     
     20230728 223818       GMI   30.4  117.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   45.0  30.0  117.3 Analysis Plot     
 
 
Legend

  - Overpass Date/Time are determined from satellite overpass of targeted TC (position determined from Best Track Lat/Lon position). Date is YYYYMMDD and time in HHMMSS (UTC).

  - Forecast (Best Track) and ARCHER positions (deg) of the TC center at overpass day/time. Positive/Negative: Latitude = North/South Hemisphere; Longitude = Eastern/Western Hemisphere.

  - BT Vmax is the concurrent ATCF Best Track (BT) wind speed intensity estimate (Vmax) value from either NOAA/National Hurricane Center (NHC) (North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific), NOAA/Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) (North-central Pacific) or Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) (Northwest Pacific, Indian Ocean, or Southwest Pacific).

  - Sat is the satellite descriptor providing the overpass. Currently the satellites used are the DMSP/SSMIS-16/17/18, GPM/GMI, and GCOM/AMSR2.

  - Ring Diam (km) indicates the estimated surface eyewall diameter if one is analyzed in the PMW imagery. The value listed is the average PMW-estimated inner eyewall edge diameter minus 10 km for eyewall slope. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed.

  - Ring Pct is the percentage of the analyzed "ring" (eyewall inner boundary) that is 1) colder than the eye Tb (the "hot spot" -- warmest eye pixel) by at least 20K, or 2) that is colder than 232K and colder than the eye Tb by 10K, whichever is greater. Values are red if Ring % ≤65,yellow/brown if Ring % ≤85 and green if Ring % >85. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed. A value over 85% is used in the intensity score by adding 15 points to it.

  - TbDiff is the difference between the warmest eye pixel and the warmest pixel on the eyewall. This value is used in the Intensity Score. N/A indicates no appreciable eyewall is analyzed.

  - Eye Score values are based on the strength and organization of the convective/eyewall signatures in the PMW imagery, and based on the ARCHER center location. They normally range from 0 to 100 with empirically-determined thresholds related to intensity (Vmax) in the "Meaning" column (≥20 suggests ≥65kts; ≥60 suggests ≥85kts). Scores are listed as negative, and not used by the ADT, when the NHC, CPHC, or JTWC Best Track Vmax is <55 kts in order to filter out occasional "false eye" cases. A value of -920 is used when the warmest eye pixel is <200K to prevent false positives; -930 means edge of overpass and <85% of eyewall is captured and therefore can't fully be analyzed.