Türkiye FAPAR Anomaly: 10-Day Vegetation Health Composites

Copernicus provides 10-day composite FAPAR anomaly data for Türkiye derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). This geospatial dataset measures vegetation health and greenness to monitor agricultural drought impacts, with records updated as recently as March 2026. The data is delivered in GEOTIFF format for spatial analysis of vegetation productivity.

Use Cases

• Detecting agricultural drought by identifying negative FAPAR anomaly values in specific regions
• Monitoring vegetation growth cycles using 10-day composite time-series data
• Assessing the impact of environmental stressors on vegetation productivity using the 0-1 health index

Strengths

• Utilizes VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) sensor data
• Standardized biophysical scale (0 to 1) allows for objective cross-regional comparison
• High temporal resolution with 10-day composite intervals

Limitations

• Geographic restriction to Türkiye prevents regional cross-border analysis
• GEOTIFF format requires specialized GIS software or libraries for data extraction
• Lack of tabular metadata for specific land-use types

Provenance

Source

Copernicus

Collection Method

Satellite sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite)

Freshness

Updated on a 10-day composite cycle with the latest record dated March 2026.

Geography

Türkiye