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Description

The Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Indices 16-Day (MOD13C1) Version 6.1 product provides a Vegetation Index (VI) value at a per pixel basis. There are two primary vegetation layers. The first is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) which is referred to as the continuity index to the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NOAA-AVHRR) derived NDVI. The second vegetation layer is the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), which has improved sensitivity over high biomass regions.

The Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) consists 3,600 rows and 7,200 columns of 5,600 meter (m) pixels. Global MOD13C1 data are cloud-free spatial composites of the gridded 16-day 1 kilometer MOD13A2 data, and are provided as a Level 3 product projected on a 0.05 degree (5,600 m) geographic CMG. The MOD13C1 has data fields for NDVI, EVI, VI QA, reflectance data, angular information, and spatial statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and number of used input pixels at the 0.05 degree CMG resolution.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6.1 vegetation indices data products: (1) Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 – 2017, and (2) A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB).

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Projects
TERRA
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
MODIS Climate Modeling Grid (CMG)
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2000-02-18 to Present
Temporal Resolution
16 Day
Data Partner
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) ,
MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/MODAPS)
Concept ID
C2565788912-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
609
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Vegetation Index ,
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) ,
Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Didan, K. (2021). MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13C1.061 Date Accessed: 2026-08-22

File Naming Convention

MOD13C1.A2025193.061.2025212174201.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD13C1) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2025193), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025212174201), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Improving the forecasting of winter wheat yields in northern China with machine learning-dynamical hybrid subseasonal-to-seasonal ensemble prediction Cao, Junjun, Wang, Huijing, Li, Jinxiao, Tian, Qun, Niyogi, Dev Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Improved soil moisture estimationSynergistic use of satellite observations and land surface models over CONUS based on machine learning Lee, Jaese, Park, Sumin, Im, Jungho, Yoo, Cheolhee, Seo, Eunkyo Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature
Interannual variability in the Australian carbon cycle over 20152019, based on assimilation of Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite data Villalobos, Yohanna, Rayner, Peter J., Silver, Jeremy D., Thomas, Steven, Haverd, Vanessa, Knauer, Jurgen, Loh, Zoe M., Deutscher, Nicholas M., Griffith, David W. T., Pollard, David F. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Parameterizing Vegetation Traits with a ProcessBased Ecohydrological Model and Xylem Water Isotopic Observations Li, K., Kuppel, S., Knighton, J. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Passive Microwave Retrieval of Soil Moisture Below Snowpack at L-Band Kumawat, Divya, Olyaei, Mohammadali, Gao, Lun, Ebtehaj, Ardeshir Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Observed water and light limitation across global ecosystems Jonard, Francois, Feldman, Andrew F., Short Gianotti, Daniel J., Entekhabi, Dara Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Heat Flux, Liquid Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Surface Soil Moisture
Strong controls of daily minimum temperature on the autumn photosynthetic phenology of subtropical vegetation in China Ren, Peixin, Liu, Zelin, Zhou, Xiaolu, Peng, Changhui, Xiao, Jingfeng, Wang, Songhan, Li, Xing, Li, Peng Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Spring and autumn phenology across the Tibetan Plateau inferred from normalized difference vegetation index and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence Meng, Fandong, Huang, Ling, Chen, Anping, Zhang, Yao, Piao, Shilong Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance
Revisiting daily MODIS evapotranspiration algorithm using flux tower measurements in China Huang, Lei, Steenhuis, Tammo S., Luo, Yong, Tang, Qiuhong, Tang, Ronglin, Zheng, Junqing, Shi, Wen, Qiao, Chen Reflectance, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Albedo, Anisotropy, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Revisiting global vegetation controls using multi-layer soil moisture Li, Wantong, Migliavacca, Mirco, Forkel, Matthias, Walther, Sophia, Reichstein, Markus, Orth, Rene Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Landscape Patterns, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance
Recent greening of grasslands in northern China driven by increasing precipitation Di, Kai, Hu, Zhongmin, Wang, Mei, Cao, Ruochen, Liang, Minqi, Wu, Genan, Chen, Ruru, Hao, Guangcun, Zhao, Yaolong Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Remote sensing of global daily evapotranspiration based on a surface energy balance method and reanalysis data Chen, Xuelong, Su, Zhongbo, Ma, Yaoming, Trigo, Isabel, Gentine, Pierre Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Regional evaluation of satellite-based methods for identifying leaf unfolding date Shen, Ruoque, Chen, Xiuzhi, Chen, Lei, He, Bin, Yuan, Wenping Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Plant Phenology
Vulnerability of European ecosystems to two compound dry and hot summers in 2018 and 2019 Bastos, Ana, Orth, Rene, Reichstein, Markus, Ciais, Philippe, Viovy, Nicolas, Zaehle, Sonke, Anthoni, Peter, Arneth, Almut, Gentine, Pierre, Joetzjer, Emilie, Lienert, Sebastian, Loughran, Tammas, McGuire, Patrick C., O, Sungmin, Pongratz, Julia, Sitch, Stephen Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Validation and inter-comparison of MODIS and VIIRS aerosol optical depth products against data from multiple observation networks over East China Su, Yi, Xie, Yong, Tao, Zui, Hu, Qiaoli, Yu, Tao, Gu, Xingfa Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Estimating global maximum gross primary productivity of vegetation based on the combination of MODIS greenness and temperature data Tang, Yan, Xu, Xiaojun, Zhou, Zhongsheng, Qu, Yiling, Sun, Yue Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
A Scalable Earth Observations-Based Decision Support System for Koppa, Akash, Gebremichael, Mekonnen, Hopson, Thomas M., Riddle, Emily, Boehnert, Jennifer, Broman, Daniel P. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A record-breaking trans-Atlantic African dust plume associated with atmospheric circulation extremes in June 2020 Pu, Bing, Jin, Qinjian Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
8-day and daily maximum and minimum air temperature estimation via machine learning method on a climate zone to global scale Zeng, Linglin, Hu, Yuchao, Wang, Rui, Zhang, Xiang, Peng, Guozhang, Huang, Zhenyu, Zhou, Guoqing, Xiang, Daxiang, Meng, Ran, Wu, Weixiong, Hu, Shun Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
Combined control of multiple extreme climate stressors on autumn vegetation phenology on the Tibetan Plateau under past and future climate change Li, Peng, Liu, Zelin, Zhou, Xiaolu, Xie, Binggeng, Li, Zhongwu, Luo, Yunpeng, Zhu, Qiuan, Peng, Changhui Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Desertification of Iran in the early twenty-first century: assessment using climate and vegetation indices Eskandari Dameneh, Hadi, Gholami, Hamid, Telfer, Matt W., Comino, Jesus Rodrigo, Collins, Adrian L., Jansen, John D. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Development of a Random Forest model for forecasting allergenic pollen in North America Lo, Fiona, Bitz, Cecilia M., Hess, Jeremy J. Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Precipitation Rate, 24 Hour Maximum Temperature, 24 Hour Minimum Temperature, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Deep Learning Estimation of Daily GroundLevel NO2 Concentrations From Remote Sensing Data Ghahremanloo, Masoud, Lops, Yannic, Choi, Yunsoo, Yeganeh, Bijan Population Density, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Effect of environmental covariable selection in the hydrological modeling using machine learning models to predict daily streamflow Reis, Guilherme Barbosa, da Silva, Demetrius David, Fernandes Filho, Elpidio Inacio, Moreira, Michel Castro, Veloso, Gustavo Vieira, Fraga, Micael de Souza, Pinheiro, Savio Augusto Rocha Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Diurnal and seasonal variability of CO2 and CH4 concentration in a semi-urban environment of western India Metya, Abirlal, Datye, Amey, Chakraborty, Supriyo, Tiwari, Yogesh K., Sarma, Dipankar, Bora, Abhijit, Gogoi, Nirmali Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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