Bahrain 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 Bahrain. The data is derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. These records utilize a dimensionless scale from 0 to 1 to quantify photosynthetic activity.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly values across 10-day windows
• Monitoring vegetation health trends in Bahrain using VIIRS-derived composites
• Assessing photosynthetic productivity by identifying deviations from baseline radiation absorption

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution
• VIIRS sensor source data
• Standardized 0-1 biophysical scale

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Bahrain
• Optical satellite data is subject to cloud cover interference
• Lack of accompanying tabular metadata for specific pixel-level attributes

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Bahrain