Mongolia FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Geospatial 10-day time composites of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Mongolia provide indicators of vegetation health. Produced by Copernicus using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) data, the records measure greenness on a scale of 0 to 1 and were last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly values across Mongolian rangelands
• Assessing vegetation productivity trends using the 10-day time composite layers
• Identifying areas of total absorption versus no absorption using the 0 to 1 dimensionless scale

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution for high-frequency monitoring
• Derived from high-quality VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized 0-1 dimensionless scale for cross-regional comparison

Limitations

• Geographically restricted to the territory of Mongolia
• Requires specialized GIS software for GEOTIFF processing
• Lack of tabular metadata for specific administrative or agricultural zones

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026 with 10-day temporal resolution.

Geography

Mongolia