Terrestrial vegetation dynamics [in “State of the Climate in 2024”]
The fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) measures the amount of radiation absorbed by plant canopies. FAPAR is a key indicator of vegetation density, health, and productivity, and plays a crucial role in evaluating how effectively plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. According to the FAPAR record in 2024, extreme deviations from the 1998-20 average (above 0.04 and below −0.04) accounted for 13% of land areas with 11% showing an increase and 2% a decrease in productivity.
GOBRON Nadine;
CAPPUCCI Fabrizio;
2025-11-06
AMER METEOROLOGICAL SOC
JRC142714
1520-0477 (online),
https://ametsoc.net/sotc2024/02GlobalClimate_SotC2024.pdf,
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/106/8/BAMS-D-25-0102.1.xml#d6410912e10157,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC142714,
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0102.1 (online),
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