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What is the CIMSS AMSU Tropical Cyclone Intensity Algorithm?


Note: Channel 4 on AMSU-A NOAA-16 has become excessively noisy. Channel 5 imagery for N16 is affected, working to correct

Western North Pacific/Indian Ocean Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean



Southern Indian Ocean/Australia


Archive of CIMSS AMSU Estimates

  • 2004 AMSU Estimates (ATCF format)
  • 2005 AMSU Estimates (ATCF format)
  • 2006 AMSU Estimates (ATCF format)
  • 2007 AMSU Estimates (ATCF format)
  • 2008 AMSU Estimates (ATCF format)


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