{"id":50918,"date":"2023-03-05T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T12:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=50918"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:14:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T17:14:04","slug":"sar-data-over-american-samoa-part-vii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/50918","title":{"rendered":"SAR data over American Samoa, part VII"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/RSAT2_GSS_2023_03_05_05_52_16_0731310736_171.36W_14.57S_VV_C_windc_nrcstoggle.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1812\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/RSAT2_GSS_2023_03_05_05_52_16_0731310736_171.36W_14.57S_VV_C_windc_nrcstoggle.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50919\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Derived Winds and Normalized Radar Cross Section over the Samoan Islands, 0552 UTC on 5 March 2023 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RADARSAT-2 overflew the Samoan Islands shortly after sunset on 4 March 2023, as shown above.  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov\/socd\/mecb\/sar\/AKDEMO_products\/APL_winds\/wind_images_nic\/2023-03\/RSAT2_GSS_2023_03_05_05_52_16_0731310736_171.36W_14.57S_VV_C_nrcs.png\">NRCS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov\/socd\/mecb\/sar\/AKDEMO_products\/APL_winds\/wind_images_nic\/2023-03\/RSAT2_GSS_2023_03_05_05_52_16_0731310736_171.36W_14.57S_VV_C5_GFS025CDF_wind.png\">derived wind fields<\/a> show light winds over the entire region.  The toggle below show Metop-B and Metop-C ASCAT winds between 0800 and 1000 UTC on 5 March.  Those instruments also detect light winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/MetopB_C_Ascending_05March2022_0848_0935UTC_toggle.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50922\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) winds from the ascending pass of Metop C (0848 UTC) and Metop-B (0935 UTC) on 5 March 2023 (click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tropic.ssec.wisc.edu\/real-time\/mtpw2\/product.php?color_type=tpw_nrl_colors&amp;prod=spac&amp;timespan=24hrs&amp;anim=html5\">MIMIC Total Precipitable water fields<\/a>, below, from 0000 UTC 04 March through 0000 UTC 06 March, show the Samoan islands north of an active storm path (cyclone Kevin moves from 170<sup>o<\/sup>E to 170<sup>o<\/sup>W during the animation, the remains of cyclone Judy move from 170<sup>o<\/sup>W to 150<sup>o<\/sup>W during the animation), and south of a region of moisture moving in slowly from the east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/03\/comp20230304.0000_to_0306.0000anim.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50921\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MIMIC Total Precipitable Water fields, 0000 UTC 04 March &#8211; 0000 UTC 06 March 2023 (Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RADARSAT-2 overflew the Samoan Islands shortly after sunset on 4 March 2023, as shown above. The NRCS and derived wind fields show light winds over the entire region. The toggle below show Metop-B and Metop-C ASCAT winds between 0800 and 1000 UTC on 5 March. Those instruments also detect light winds. 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