State of Palestine: 10-Day VIIRS Vegetation FAPAR Anomalies

Copernicus provides 10-day time composite FAPAR anomaly data for the State of Palestine derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). This geospatial dataset measures the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation to monitor vegetation health and agricultural drought impacts. The data is current through early 2026 and is formatted for spatial analysis.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by analyzing FAPAR anomaly deviations from historical norms
• Monitoring vegetation health trends using 10-day composite intervals
• Assessing crop productivity based on photosynthetic radiation absorption levels

Strengths

• Derived from standardized VIIRS sensor data
• Consistent 10-day time composite intervals
• Uses the biophysical FAPAR metric for objective health assessment

Limitations

• Geographically restricted to the State of Palestine
• Requires GIS software to interpret raster values
• Lack of tabular metadata for individual pixel coordinates

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Remote sensing via Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

State of Palestine