North Korea: 10-Day VIIRS Vegetation FAPAR Anomaly Composites

Supplying 10-day composite Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, produced by Copernicus. Derived from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor data, the records track vegetation health and greenness to monitor agricultural drought impacts as recently as March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from the 0-1 baseline
• Monitoring seasonal vegetation productivity trends using the 10-day VIIRS composites
• Assessing regional crop health by overlaying administrative boundaries on the GEOTIFF layers

Strengths

• Uses VIIRS sensor data for consistent 10-day temporal resolution
• Standardized FAPAR scale (0 to 1) allows for direct biophysical comparison
• Geospatial GEOTIFF format supports immediate integration into GIS workflows

Limitations

• Geographic scope is strictly limited to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Lack of local ground-truth validation data for this specific region
• Requires specialized GIS software to process and interpret raster layers

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing via the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated on a 10-day composite cycle with the latest record from March 2026.

Geography

Democratic People's Republic of Korea