Tropical Depression 17E


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                 
     20231018 011314  SSMISF17   13.6 -107.3   101   12%    9.07   -9.07      N/A   45.0  13.8 -107.9 Analysis Plot     
     20231018 143352       GMI   15.1 -107.9    79   49%    3.42    3.42      N/A   60.0  14.7 -108.1 Analysis Plot     
     20231018 205002     AMSR2   15.6 -107.9    57  100%   31.52   46.52  >65 kts   65.0  15.6 -108.0 Analysis Plot     
     20231019 010010  SSMISF17   16.3 -108.0    34  100%   37.60   52.60  >65 kts   80.0  16.1 -108.1 Analysis Plot     
     20231019 090232     AMSR2   16.6 -107.7    23  100%   68.32   83.32  >85 kts  105.0  16.9 -107.6 Analysis Plot     
     20231019 133421  SSMISF17   17.0 -107.9    23  100%   27.26   42.26  >65 kts  115.0  17.4 -107.6 Analysis Plot     
     20231019 231958  SSMISF18   18.0 -108.0    23   92%   13.85   28.85  >65 kts  115.0  17.7 -108.0 Analysis Plot     
     20231020 025744       GMI   17.9 -108.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A  105.0  18.2 -108.1 Analysis Plot     
     20231020 115404  SSMISF18   19.1 -108.7   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   95.0  19.3 -108.9 Analysis Plot     
     20231020 142206       GMI   17.8 -109.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   95.0  19.4 -109.0 Analysis Plot     
     20231020 203853     AMSR2   20.1 -109.8    23  100%   35.89   50.89  >65 kts  105.0  20.2 -109.8 Analysis Plot     
     20231020 230657  SSMISF18   20.5 -109.8    23  100%   34.27   49.27  >65 kts  105.0  20.4 -110.0 Analysis Plot     
     20231021 010013  SSMISF16   20.9 -109.6    12   79%    9.32    9.32      N/A  105.0  21.6 -109.9 Analysis Plot     
     20231021 084919     AMSR2   22.2 -110.2    23   53%    8.34    8.34      N/A  100.0  21.9 -110.1 Analysis Plot     
     20231021 132725       GMI   22.7 -110.3    12   42%    0.87    0.87      N/A   90.0  22.2 -110.1 Analysis Plot     
     20231021 133143  SSMISF16   22.5 -110.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   90.0  22.7 -110.3 Analysis Plot     
     20231021 225430  SSMISF18   23.2 -109.8   235    4%    8.43    8.43      N/A   75.0  23.2 -109.8 Analysis Plot     
     20231022 004713  SSMISF16   23.5 -109.3   168    6%    2.40    2.40      N/A   60.0  23.4 -109.8 Analysis Plot     
     20231022 024641       GMI   23.4 -109.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   60.0  23.5 -109.7 Analysis Plot     
     20231022 093146     AMSR2   24.7 -109.8   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  24.7 -109.8 Analysis Plot     
     20231022 112503  SSMISF18   24.4 -109.4   101   41%    6.18   -6.18      N/A   50.0  24.8 -109.7 Analysis Plot     
     20231022 131740  SSMISF16   24.0 -109.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  24.7 -109.6 Analysis Plot     
     20231022 202759     AMSR2   24.2 -109.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  24.9 -109.4 Analysis Plot     
     20231022 224158  SSMISF18   24.3 -109.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   55.0  25.0 -109.3 Analysis Plot     
     20231023 003422  SSMISF16   25.1 -109.2   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  25.0 -109.2 Analysis Plot     
     20231023 014948  SSMISF17   24.5 -109.6   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   50.0  25.0 -109.2 Analysis Plot     
     20231023 083640     AMSR2   24.5 -108.2   268    2%    0.41   -0.41      N/A   35.0  24.5 -108.2 Analysis Plot     
     20231023 111155  SSMISF18   24.6 -107.9   190    2%    1.90   -1.90      N/A   30.0  24.5 -108.0 Analysis Plot     
     20231023 130423  SSMISF16   24.9 -107.5   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  24.6 -107.8 Analysis Plot     
     20231023 141939  SSMISF17   24.8 -107.3   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  25.0 -107.6 Analysis Plot     
     20231023 222856  SSMISF18   24.9 -107.4   N/A   N/A     N/A     N/A      N/A   30.0  25.3 -107.3 Analysis Plot     
 
 
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  - 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.