Cameroon Vegetation Health: 10-Day FAPAR Anomaly GEOTIFFs

Copernicus provides these 10-day time composite GEOTIFFs representing Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies across Cameroon. The data utilizes the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to track vegetation health and agricultural drought indicators. Records are updated as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using 10-day time composite rasters
• Assessing crop productivity based on the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation

Strengths

• Uses VIIRS sensor data for high-frequency 10-day composites
• Standardized FAPAR scale (0 to 1) for biophysical assessment
• Produced by Copernicus, a major Earth observation program

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Cameroon
• Requires GIS software to process GEOTIFF formats
• Specific spatial resolution (pixel size) is not defined in the metadata

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Cameroon