WAPOR Dekadal Evaporation 3.0

  • The dataset contains dekadal evaporation data in mm/day representing the average daily actual evaporation of the soil surface.

  • Data is available from January 1, 2018, to October 1, 2025, updated every 10 days.

  • The dataset is provided by FAO UN and is part of the WaPOR portal, available free for scientific and research purposes.

  • Citations for the WaPOR Database Methodology are provided.
FAO/WAPOR/3/L1_E_D
Dataset Availability
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z–2025-10-01T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("FAO/WAPOR/3/L1_E_D")
Cadence
10 Days
Tags
agriculture fao wapor water water-vapor

Description

The evaporation (E) data component (dekadal, in mm/day) is the actual evaporation of the soil surface. The value of each pixel represents the average daily actual evaporation for that specific dekad.

Bands

Pixel Size
248.2 meters

Bands

Name Units Scale Pixel Size Description
L1-E-D mm 0.1 meters

Evaporation (Dekadal) [mm]

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is mandated to collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate information related to nutrition, food, and agriculture. In this regard, it publishes a number of databases on topics related to FAO's mandate, and encourages the use of them for scientific and research purposes. Consistent with the principles of openness and sharing envisioned under the Open Data Licensing For Statistical Databases, and consistent with the mandate of FAO, data from the Water Productivity Open Access Portal (WaPOR), as part of AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, is available free to the user community.

Citations

Citations:

  • FAO 2018. WaPOR Database Methodology: Level 1. Remote Sensing for Water Productivity Technical Report: Methodology Series. Rome, FAO. 72 pages.

  • FAO 2020. WaPOR V2 Database Methodology. Remote Sensing for Water Productivity Technical Report: Methodology Series. Rome, FAO. https://www.fao.org/3/ca9894en/CA9894EN.pdf

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var coll = ee.ImageCollection('FAO/WAPOR/3/L1_E_D');
var image = coll.first();
Map.setCenter(17.5, 20, 3);
Map.addLayer(image, {min: 0, max: 10});
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The evaporation (E) data component (dekadal, in mm/day) is the actual evaporation of the soil surface. The value of each pixel represents the average daily actual evaporation for that specific dekad.
FAO/WAPOR/3/L1_E_D, agriculture,fao,wapor,water,water-vapor
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z/2025-10-01T00:00:00Z
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