These two visualizations use 25 years of MODIS and VIIRS data. The video above shows Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) reprocessing orchestrated by Tilebox, based on Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) data.

Our Earth breathing

The second video visualizes FPAR over the same 25-year period.

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Data source

Seguini, L., Klisch, A., Meroni, M., Vrieling, A., Manfron, G., Atzberger, C., and Rembold, F.: Global near real-time 500 m 10-day FPAR dataset from MODIS and VIIRS for operational agricultural monitoring and crop yield forecasting, Earth System Science Data Discussions, preprint, 2025.