Cuba 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 Cuba. Derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), these records monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The data was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly values (0 to 1) across Cuban provinces
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using the 10-day time composite GEOTIFF layers
• Assessing crop productivity impacts by correlating FAPAR greenness indices with historical yield data

Strengths

• 10-day time composite resolution for temporal analysis
• Derived from VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) sensors
• Standardized FAPAR scale from 0 to 1 for biophysical comparison

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited strictly to Cuba
• Lack of tabular metadata or specific column descriptions beyond the raster values
• Potential for cloud cover interference inherent in optical satellite imagery

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026; 10-day composite frequency.

Geography

Cuba