Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10-Day FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Bosnia and Herzegovina derived from VIIRS sensor data. These geospatial records measure vegetation health and greenness on a scale of 0 to 1 to monitor agricultural drought impacts.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural drought impacts using FAPAR anomaly values
• Analyzing vegetation health trends over 10-day intervals
• Detecting anomalies in photosynthetically active radiation absorption across Bosnia and Herzegovina

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution from VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized biophysical index (FAPAR) for cross-regional comparison
• Geospatial format (GEOTIFF) allows for direct integration into GIS workflows

Limitations

• No specific row count or file size provided in metadata
• Absence of tabular attribute data limits non-spatial analysis
• Spatial resolution (pixel size) is not explicitly defined in the source description

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026

Geography

Bosnia and Herzegovina