Jordan FAPAR Vegetation Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

This geospatial dataset provides 10-day time composite FAPAR (Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation) anomalies for Jordan, produced by Copernicus using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) data. Updated as recently as March 2026, the data measures vegetation greenness and health on a scale of 0 to 1 to monitor agricultural drought impacts.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation productivity trends using 10-day composite intervals
• Assessing crop health across Jordan by mapping values between 0 and 1

Strengths

• High temporal resolution with 10-day time composites
• Derived from standardized VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized 0 to 1 scale for vegetation health assessment

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Jordan
• Requires GIS software to process and visualize GEOTIFF formats
• Lack of specific column-level metadata for tabular analysis

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

10-day time composites with updates recorded through March 2026.

Geography

Jordan