Puerto Rico FAPAR Vegetation Anomalies: 10-Day VIIRS Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite geospatial data of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) anomalies for Puerto Rico. Derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), these records monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The data is updated as of March 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural drought impacts using FAPAR anomaly values
• Assessing vegetation health trends via 10-day VIIRS composites
• Analyzing crop productivity through photosynthetically active radiation absorption rates

Strengths

• 10-day temporal resolution
• Standardized 0-1 biophysical scale
• Derived from VIIRS sensor data

Limitations

• Limited geographic scope to Puerto Rico
• Raster format lacks associated tabular attribute metadata
• Requires GIS-specific software for interpretation

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026

Geography

Puerto Rico