{"id":17871,"date":"2015-03-12T23:59:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T23:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=17871"},"modified":"2015-03-14T18:24:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T18:24:57","slug":"category-5-cyclone-pam-in-the-south-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/17871","title":{"rendered":"Category 5 Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150312_mtsat_ir_Pam_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150312_MTSAT_IR_PAM_25.GIF\" alt=\"MTSAT-2 10.8 \u00b5m IR images (click to play animation)\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MTSAT-2 10.8 \u00b5m IR images (click to play animation)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific Ocean was rated at Category 5 intensity by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center at 18 UTC on 12 March 2015. MTSAT-2 10.8 \u00b5m IR channel images <em><strong>(above; click image to play animation; also available as an <a title=\"MP4 movie file\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150312_mtsat_ir_Pam_anim.mp4\">MP4 movie file<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em> showed the well-defined eye as the storm moved southwestward across the Vanuatu archipelago during the 12-13 March time period.<\/p>\n<p>The corresponding MTSAT-2 0.7 \u00b5m visible channel images <em><strong>(below; click image to play animation)<\/strong><\/em> revealed a complex structure of gravity waves and transverse banding surrounding the eye.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150312-13_mtsat_visible_Pam_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150312_MTSAT_VIS_PAM_02.GIF\" alt=\"MTSAT-2 0.7 \u00b5m visible channel images (click to play animation)\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MTSAT-2 0.7 \u00b5m visible channel images (click to play animation)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A comparison of the 12 March 21:32 UTC MTSAT-2 visible image and the 21:44 UTC Metop ASCAT surface scatterometer winds from the <a title=\"CIMSS Tropical Cyclones site\" href=\"tropic.ssec.wisc.edu\/\"><strong>CIMSS Tropical Cyclones<\/strong><\/a> site is shown below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150312_2132z_mtsat_visible_ascat_Pam_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150312_2132z_mtsat_visible_ascat_Pam_anim.gif\" alt=\"MTSAT-2 visible image and Metop ASCAT surface scatterometer winds\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MTSAT-2 visible image and Metop ASCAT surface scatterometer winds<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just prior to the time when Pam was beginning to enter a period of rapid intensification (<strong><a title=\"Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) intensity estimate plot\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/Cyclone_Pam_ADT.gif\">ADT intensity estimate plot<\/a><\/strong>), a nighttime comparison of Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.7 \u00b5m Day\/Night Band and 11.45 \u00b5m Infrared images at 13:37 UTC on 11 March is shown below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150311_1337z_suomi_npp_viirs_ir_dnb_Pam_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/03\/150311_1337z_suomi_npp_viirs_ir_dnb_Pam_anim.gif\" alt=\"Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.7 \u00b5m Day\/Night Band and 11.45 \u00b5m Infrared images\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.7 \u00b5m Day\/Night Band and 11.45 \u00b5m Infrared images<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific Ocean was rated at Category 5 intensity by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center at 18 UTC on 12 March 2015. 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