Lebanon FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies via 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day composite FAPAR anomaly data for Lebanon derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). This geospatial dataset measures the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The data is delivered as GEOTIFF files representing biophysical quantities on a scale of 0 to 1.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation health trends over 10-day intervals to identify seasonal stress
• Correlating VIIRS-derived greenness values with local crop productivity reports

Strengths

• Derived from standardized VIIRS sensor data
• High temporal resolution with 10-day composite intervals
• Uses a standardized biophysical scale (0 to 1) for comparability

Limitations

• Requires GIS software to process and visualize GEOTIFF formats
• Lack of tabular metadata or specific attribute columns
• Geographic scope is limited strictly to Lebanon

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite)

Freshness

Updated through March 2026 according to source metadata.

Geography

Lebanon