Afghanistan FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite geospatial data of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Afghanistan. These records are derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to monitor vegetation health and detect agricultural drought impacts. The data is delivered as GEOTIFF files representing biophysical values ranging from 0 to 1.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly values across Afghan provinces
• Monitoring seasonal vegetation health trends using 10-day composite GEOTIFF layers
• Assessing crop productivity impacts by identifying deviations in photosynthetically active radiation absorption

Strengths

• High temporal resolution with 10-day time composites
• Standardized FAPAR index on a 0-1 scale
• Derived from the specialized VIIRS sensor suite

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Afghanistan
• Optical satellite data is subject to interference from cloud cover
• Lack of accompanying tabular metadata for specific regional statistics

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Last updated March 2026

Geography

Afghanistan