Hungary FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite geospatial data of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Hungary. Derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), these records monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The dataset is maintained with updates through March 2026.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Derived from VIIRS sensor data
• 10-day temporal resolution for monitoring seasonal changes
• Standardized 0-1 FAPAR scale for cross-region comparison

Limitations

• Geographically restricted to Hungary
• Lack of tabular metadata or specific column definitions
• Requires GIS software to process GeoTIFF format

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated through March 2026 with a 10-day composite frequency.

Geography

Hungary