Greece Vegetation Index Anomaly: 10-Day VIIRS FAPAR Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day composite geospatial data of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Greece. Derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), these records monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts through March 2026. The data is delivered in GEOTIFF format to facilitate spatial analysis of photosynthetic activity.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical baselines
• Monitoring seasonal vegetation health across Greece using the 10-day composite intervals
• Assessing photosynthetic productivity levels via the 0 to 1 dimensionless scale in GEOTIFF layers

Strengths

• Derived from high-resolution VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized 0-1 dimensionless scale for cross-region comparison
• Frequent 10-day temporal updates

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Greece
• Requires specialized GIS software to interpret GEOTIFF files
• Lack of tabular metadata for specific pixel-level attributes

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - VIIRS)

Freshness

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

Geography

Greece