Belarus FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

This geospatial dataset provides 10-day time composites of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Belarus, produced by Copernicus. The data utilizes Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor readings to measure vegetation greenness and health on a scale of 0 to 1. Updated through March 2026, it serves as a primary indicator for detecting agricultural drought impacts on plant productivity.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by identifying negative FAPAR anomaly deviations in specific regions
• Monitoring seasonal vegetation health cycles in Belarus using 10-day composite intervals
• Assessing crop productivity loss by correlating FAPAR values with known agricultural land-use maps

Strengths

• Derived from standardized VIIRS satellite sensor data
• Provides high-frequency 10-day temporal composites
• Uses a standardized 0-1 dimensionless scale for cross-comparison

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Belarus
• Requires GIS-specialized software to interpret GEOTIFF raster layers
• Lack of accompanying tabular metadata for specific pixel-level attributes

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated through March 2026 with a 10-day temporal resolution.

Geography

Belarus