Croatia: Copernicus FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies in 10-Day Composites

This geospatial dataset provides 10-day time composite records of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Croatia. Produced by Copernicus using the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the data tracks vegetation health and greenness to identify agricultural drought. The records are updated through March 2026 and delivered in GEOTIFF format.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by identifying negative deviations in the FAPAR anomaly values
• Monitoring seasonal vegetation health trends using the 10-day composite time-series
• Assessing crop productivity impacts by correlating FAPAR absorption rates with historical yields

Strengths

• Derived from standardized Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor data
• Consistent 10-day time composite intervals for longitudinal study
• Standardized 0 to 1 dimensionless scale for vegetation health comparison

Limitations

• Geographically restricted to the borders of Croatia
• Lack of accompanying tabular metadata for specific pixel-level attributes
• 10-day compositing may mask short-term daily weather fluctuations

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) satellite sensors

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026 with a 10-day temporal resolution.

Geography

Croatia