Namibia FAPAR Vegetation Index Anomalies in 10-Day Composites

10-day time composite geospatial data measuring Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies across Namibia. Produced by Copernicus using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensors, the data tracks vegetation health and greenness. The records are updated with a 10-day frequency and were last modified in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by identifying negative FAPAR anomaly values
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using 10-day time composite rasters
• Estimating biomass productivity based on the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution for high-frequency monitoring
• Derived from VIIRS sensor data
• Standardized 0-1 dimensionless scale for vegetation health

Limitations

• Geographic scope limited to Namibia
• Potential for cloud cover interference in optical sensor data
• No tabular metadata provided for individual pixel attributes

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite - VIIRS)

Freshness

10-day update frequency

Geography

Namibia