Aruba: 10-Day FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomaly Records

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite geospatial data of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Aruba. These records measure vegetation greenness and health on a scale of 0 to 1 using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought impacts by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations
• Monitoring vegetation productivity trends using 10-day composite intervals
• Assessing environmental health in Aruba through greenness index mapping

Strengths

• Uses VIIRS sensor data for 10-day composites
• Standardized biophysical scale (0 to 1)
• GeoTIFF format for GIS compatibility

Limitations

• Geographic scope limited to Aruba
• Unknown spatial resolution in metadata

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026; follows a 10-day composite cycle.

Geography

Aruba