Cyprus FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Offering 10-day time composite geospatial data of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Cyprus, produced by Copernicus. Derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the records track vegetation health and greenness to monitor agricultural drought impacts. The data is current through March 2026 and is delivered in GEOTIFF format.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from the 0-1 baseline
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using the 10-day VIIRS time composite intervals
• Assessing crop productivity loss by correlating low FAPAR values with specific geographic coordinates in Cyprus

Strengths

• Derived from standardized VIIRS sensor data
• High-frequency 10-day temporal resolution
• Uses a standardized 0-1 dimensionless scale for biophysical assessment

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Cyprus
• Requires GIS software to interpret GEOTIFF raster files
• 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 as recently as March 2026 with a 10-day temporal frequency.

Geography

Cyprus