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Africa - Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fAPAR) Absolute Values

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Title: Africa - Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fAPAR) Absolute Values
Description: This dataset contains the absolute values of the Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fAPAR). While anomalies show deviations from the norm, these absolute values provide a direct measure of the current state of vegetation density and health. It represents the fraction of incoming solar radiation in the photosynthetically active spectrum that is absorbed by the canopy, ranging theoretically from 0 (bare soil) to 1 (dense, healthy vegetation). Absolute fAPAR is crucial for initializing crop growth models, estimating net primary productivity (NPP), and monitoring the phenological development of crops and natural vegetation throughout the growing season.
Creator: African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD)
Publisher: Humanitarian Data Exchange
Temporal Coverage: 2012-01-01 to 2024-05-31
Date Issued: 2026-03-05
License: http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
Access Rights: Public
Date Added: March 30, 2026
Provenance Statement: The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Humanitarian Data Exchange on 2026-03-30.

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African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) (2026). Africa - Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fAPAR) Absolute Values. Humanitarian Data Exchange. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/2d5549cf-693d-4392-8239-b59a91412743 (dataset)
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