Grenada FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies via 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus produces these 10-day time composites of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) data for Grenada. The records measure Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies to track vegetation health and agricultural drought.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly values across Grenada
• Monitoring seasonal vegetation productivity using 10-day VIIRS time composites
• Assessing greenness levels through the 0 to 1 biophysical dimensionless quantity scale

Strengths

• Uses 10-day time composites for high temporal frequency
• Standardized biophysical scale ranging from 0 to 1
• Derived from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor data

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Grenada
• Optical sensor data is subject to interference from cloud cover
• Specific spatial resolution is not explicitly defined in the metadata

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing via VIIRS

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026; uses 10-day time composites.

Geography

Grenada