Date/Time Sat Diameter (km) Ring % Tb diff (K) Score Meaning JTWC estimate
20160419T153912 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160419T182746 ssmis17_85 290.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160419T183836 ssmis18_85 290.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160420T023637 ssmi15_85 101.2 43.8% 5.3 -5.3 n/a   32.2 kts
20160420T041540 ssmis16_85 123.4 64.4% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   33.6 kts
20160420T051140 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   34.3 kts
20160420T071536 ssmis18_85 78.9 46.6% 0.0 -0.0 n/a   35.0 kts
20160420T152554 ssmis16_85 101.2 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   37.9 kts
20160420T181414 ssmis17_85 78.9 8.2% 5.5 -5.5 n/a   40.2 kts
20160420T182602 ssmis18_85 67.8 6.8% 1.4 -1.4 n/a   40.4 kts
20160421T040252 ssmis16_85 45.6 54.8% 12.8 -12.8 n/a   45.0 kts
20160421T042141 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   45.0 kts
20160421T065104 ssmis17_85 23.4 100.0% 22.4 -37.4 n/a   46.4 kts
20160421T070320 ssmis18_85 23.4 100.0% 21.0 -36.0 n/a   46.8 kts
20160421T180048 ssmis17_85 201.2 53.5% 9.2 9.2 n/a   55.0 kts
20160422T034937 ssmis16_85 34.5 100.0% 57.9 72.8 >85 kts# 71.4 kts
20160422T063756 ssmis17_85 23.4 100.0% 42.7 57.7 >65 kts   76.6 kts
20160422T065058 ssmis18_85 12.2 100.0% 37.8 52.8 >65 kts   77.1 kts
20160422T145641 gmi_85 5.0 86.3% 14.2 29.1 >65 kts   90.0 kts
20160422T174732 ssmis17_85 90.1 20.6% 1.4 1.4 n/a   90.0 kts
20160423T033625 ssmis16_85 134.5 21.9% 10.1 10.1 n/a   90.0 kts
20160423T062432 ssmis17_85 179.0 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   90.0 kts
20160423T063822 ssmis18_85 190.1 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   90.0 kts
20160423T173419 ssmis17_85 223.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   90.0 kts
20160424T032141 gmi_85 267.9 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   61.6 kts
20160424T032247 ssmis16_85 5.0 0.0% 4.1 4.1 n/a   61.6 kts
20160424T061038 ssmis17_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   54.6 kts
20160424T062527 ssmis18_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   53.9 kts
20160424T121606 amsr2_85 312.4 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   39.8 kts
20160424T172102 ssmis17_85 190.1 0.0% 3.2 -3.2 n/a   35.5 kts
20160425T002950 amsr2_85 234.6 15.2% 1.9 -1.9 n/a   33.1 kts
20160425T022640 gmi_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   32.0 kts
20160425T030913 ssmis16_85 323.5 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   31.6 kts
20160425T055656 ssmis17_85 245.7 NaN% NaN NaN n/a   30.0 kts
20160425T061231 ssmis18_85 267.9 NaN% NaN NaN 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).