Norfolk Island FAPAR Vegetation Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides this geospatial dataset containing 10-day time composite anomalies of the Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) for Norfolk Island. The data is derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The records are updated through March 2026 and provided in GEOTIFF format.

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 photosynthetic productivity across Norfolk Island using GEOTIFF raster values

Strengths

• Derived from standardized VIIRS sensor data
• High temporal frequency with 10-day composite intervals
• Uses standardized FAPAR index values (0-1)

Limitations

• Geographically restricted to Norfolk Island
• Unknown spatial resolution in meters per pixel
• Lack of tabular metadata or specific column headers

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

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

Geography

Norfolk Island