Latvia: 10-Day FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies from VIIRS

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

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by identifying negative FAPAR anomaly values within the 0 to 1 range
• Monitoring vegetation productivity trends using the 10-day composite intervals to track seasonal growth
• Spatial mapping of greenness health across Latvian agricultural zones using GEOTIFF pixel data

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution for frequent monitoring
• Derived from high-quality VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized 0 to 1 biophysical scale for vegetation health

Limitations

• Geographic coverage is limited strictly to Latvia
• Raster format lacks traditional tabular attribute columns
• Susceptible to data gaps caused by cloud cover in optical satellite imagery

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

sensor

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026

Geography

Latvia