Guadeloupe FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies in 10-Day Composites

Copernicus provides these 10-day time composites of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Guadeloupe. The data utilizes the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts through 2026. It presents biophysical measurements on a dimensionless scale from 0 to 1 to indicate the intensity of radiation absorption by plants.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical means
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using 10-day composite intervals to identify growth cycles
• Assessing crop productivity impacts based on photosynthetically active radiation absorption levels

Strengths

• Derived from standardized VIIRS satellite sensor data
• 10-day temporal resolution allows for seasonal monitoring
• Standardized 0 to 1 biophysical scale for cross-comparison

Limitations

• Geographically restricted to Guadeloupe
• GEOTIFF format requires specialized GIS software for visualization and analysis
• Lack of tabular metadata for individual raster layers

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Guadeloupe