Greenland FAPAR Anomaly: 10-Day VIIRS Vegetation Health Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day composite GEOTIFF files measuring FAPAR anomalies across Greenland to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought. The data is derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought impacts by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations
• Monitoring seasonal vegetation growth patterns in Greenland using 10-day composites
• Correlating VIIRS-derived greenness with local climate data

Strengths

• Derived from VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized 0 to 1 dimensionless scale
• 10-day temporal resolution

Limitations

• Geographic scope limited to Greenland
• Lack of tabular metadata or specific column descriptions
• Potential cloud cover interference typical of optical satellite sensors

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026 with a 10-day composite frequency

Geography

Greenland