Tropical cyclone in Vanuatu (2015-03-17)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2015-03-17 13:23:00
Event time (UTC): 2015-03-14 11:00:00
Event type: Wind storm

Activation reason:
Pam, a Category 5 storm, has caused torrential rains and strong winds

over the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, downing power lines and flattening buildings throughout the country.

Reference products: 9
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 9

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2015): Tropical cyclone in Vanuatu (2015-03-17). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/d400124a-f389-4471-9031-8bac40993e64

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR121 Mapping Rapid Mapping Vanuatu VUT Wind storm

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR121]: Tropical cyclone in Vanuatu (2015-03-17)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

GML

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GML

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WKT

POLYGON ((168.258303489 -17.6904944184, 169.798895455 -17.6904944184, 169.798895455 -20.2522718375, 168.258303489 -20.2522718375, 168.258303489 -17.6904944184))

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-19
Modified date: 2021-04-19
Issued date: 2015-03-17
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR121
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/d400124a-f389-4471-9031-8bac40993e64
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