Guatemala FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides these 10-day composite GEOTIFF rasters measuring Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies across Guatemala. The data utilizes Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors to track vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts as of early 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural drought impacts using FAPAR anomaly values
• Analyzing vegetation greenness trends via 10-day composite rasters
• Mapping vegetation productivity across Guatemala using the 0-1 absorption scale

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution
• VIIRS sensor source
• Standardized 0-1 biophysical scale

Limitations

• Raster format lacks tabular attribute columns
• Subject to atmospheric interference typical of optical satellite sensors

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Sensor

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026; follows a 10-day composite cycle.

Geography

Guatemala