Fractional Vegetation Cover - (fCover)
The Fraction of Vegetation Cover (fCover) corresponds to the fraction of ground covered by green vegetation. fCover quantifies the spatial extent of the vegetation. Because it is independent from the illumination direction and it is sensitive to the vegetation amount,
fCover is a good candidate for the replacement of classical vegetation indices for the monitoring of ecosystems. fCover varies from 0 (bare soil) to 1 (full cover). Its inter-annual variations allow monitoring the land-use changes
Properties
Sensor | SPOT/PROBA-V |
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Since | 21-05-2014 |
Spatial Resolution | 1 km |
Temporal Resolution | 10 Days, Monthly |
Extent | Eastern Africa |
Format | Geotiff |
Source | JRC via MESA Station |
Derived Products
Derived sub-product | Description | Available |
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fCover | 10day fCover | since 21/5/2014 |
10davg | Statistic: multi-years average for each dekad | 36 dekads |
10dmin | Statistic: multi-years minimum for each dekad | 36 dekads |
10dmax | Statistic: multi-years maximum for each dekad | 36 dekads |
10ddiff | Anomaly: ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCE (10d – 10davg) | since 21/5/2014 |
10dperc | Anomaly: RELATIVE DIFFERENCE % ((10d – 10davg)/10davg) | since 21/5/2014 |
10dratio | Anomaly: RELATIVE RATIO to LTA % (10d/10davg) | since 21/5/2014 |