French Polynesia FAPAR Vegetation Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day composite GEOTIFF files of FAPAR anomalies for French Polynesia derived from VIIRS sensor data. These records measure vegetation greenness and health on a 0-1 scale to monitor agricultural drought impacts. The data is updated through early 2026, providing a recent temporal window for environmental analysis.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly values across the archipelago
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using 10-day temporal composites
• Mapping spatial distribution of photosynthetic activity using VIIRS-derived raster pixels

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution for frequent monitoring
• Standardized 0-1 biophysical scale for FAPAR values
• Derived from high-quality VIIRS sensor imagery

Limitations

• Geographic scope limited to French Polynesia
• Requires specialized GIS software to interpret GEOTIFF format
• Lack of ground-truth validation data in the source description

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated through March 2026.

Geography

French Polynesia