Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20151015T045552 ssmis16_85 134.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20151015T062951 ssmis19_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20151015T072247 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20151015T160520 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.0 kts
20151016T044224 ssmis16_85 190.1 8.2% 5.1 -5.1 n/a   35.0 kts
20151016T061706 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.1 kts
20151016T071012 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.5 kts
20151016T144230 ssmi15_85 190.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   38.6 kts
20151016T155249 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   39.1 kts
20151016T190737 ssmis19_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   39.5 kts
20151016T200212 ssmis18_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   39.2 kts
20151017T031652 ssmi15_85 201.2 0.0% 7.5 -7.5 n/a   36.1 kts
20151017T042833 ssmis16_85 267.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   35.6 kts
20151017T074305 ssmis19_85 190.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   34.3 kts
20151017T185528 ssmis19_85 301.3 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20151017T185645 ssmis17_85 201.2 0.0% 4.1 -4.1 n/a   30.0 kts
20151017T195105 ssmis18_85 78.9 0.0% 6.1 -6.1 n/a   30.0 kts
20151017T225140 gmi_85 90.1 0.0% 7.8 -7.8 n/a   29.0 kts
20151018T072805 ssmis17_85 101.2 0.0% 4.0 -4.0 n/a   25.0 kts
20151018T082357 ssmis18_85 301.3 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).