Finding intensity from wavelength and amplitude in Pascals

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Can someone tell me how to find the intensity given only the wavelength in meters and amplitude in Pascals? Thanks.
 
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Does anyone know?

I found the frequency, but I'm a bit confused about why amplitude is in Pascals and how I would find the intensity.
 
The intensity in dB is
[tex] I = 20 log_{20} \left[ \frac{P}{P_{0} \right][/tex]
Where [tex]P[/tex] is the pressure of the wave in pascals and [tex]P_{0} = 2x 10^{-5} \frac{N}{m^2}[/tex].

Actually I've got a conflicting source that says "Intensity is a measure of the sound energy that passes through a given area each second."
 
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