Mauritius Vegetation Health: 10-Day VIIRS FAPAR Anomaly Composites

Copernicus produces these 10-day time composites of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Mauritius using VIIRS sensor data. The dataset measures vegetation greenness on a 0 to 1 scale to detect agricultural drought impacts as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by identifying negative FAPAR anomaly values in specific regions
• Monitoring seasonal vegetation health cycles using 10-day composite intervals
• Mapping spatial distribution of photosynthetic activity across Mauritius to identify environmental stress zones

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution
• VIIRS sensor-derived biophysical measurements
• Standardized 0-1 FAPAR scale for cross-comparison

Limitations

• Cloud cover may affect optical sensor accuracy in the VIIRS source data
• Spatial resolution in meters per pixel is not explicitly defined in the metadata

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated through March 2026

Geography

Mauritius