Nigeria FAPAR Anomaly: 10-Day Vegetation Health Composites

10-day composite geospatial imagery of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Nigeria, produced by Copernicus. The data is derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. It utilizes a dimensionless biophysical scale ranging from 0 to 1 to quantify radiation absorption.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using the 10-day composite time-series
• Assessing regional crop productivity based on the 0 to 1 radiation absorption scale

Strengths

• Derived from standardized VIIRS sensor data
• High temporal resolution with 10-day composite intervals
• Standardized biophysical scale (0-1) for cross-region comparison

Limitations

• Geographic scope is restricted to Nigeria
• Requires specialized GIS software to process GEOTIFF formats
• Lack of accompanying tabular metadata for specific pixel-level attributes

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026 with a 10-day composite frequency.

Geography

Nigeria