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Description

The Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Indices (MOD13Q1) Version 6.1 data are generated every 16 days at 250 meter (m) spatial resolution as a Level 3 product. The MOD13Q1 product provides 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 algorithm chooses the best available pixel value from all the acquisitions from the 16 day period. The criteria used is low clouds, low view angle, and the highest NDVI/EVI value.

Along with the vegetation layers and the two quality layers, the HDF file will have MODIS reflectance bands 1 (red), 2 (near-infrared), 3 (blue), and 7 (mid-infrared), as well as four observation layers.

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
250 Meters x 250 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
MODIS Sinusoidal Tiling System
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
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
C1748066515-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
177482
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 250m SIN Grid V061 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13Q1.061 Date Accessed: 2026-08-24

File Naming Convention

MOD13Q1.A2025193.h31v08.061.2025209132825.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD13Q1) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2025193), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h31v08), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025209132825), 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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Spatial Clustering and Risk Factors for Malaria Infections and Marker of Hamre, Karen E. S., Dismer, Amber M., Rogier, Eric, van den Hoogen, Lotus L., Williamson, John, Kishore, Nishant, Travers, Anyess, McGee, Kathleen, Pierre, Baby, Fouche, Bernadette, Impoinvil, Daniel, Holmes, Kathleen, Stresman, Gillian, Druetz, Thomas, Eisele, Thomas P., Drakeley, Chris, Lemoine, Jean Frantz, Chang, Michelle A. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Spatial patterns and climatic drivers of leaf spring phenology of maple in eastern North America Butto, Valentina, Khare, Siddhartha, Jain, Pratiksha, de Lima Santos, Gian, Rossi, Sergio Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Spatial prediction of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus Telford, Carson, Nyakarahuka, Luke, Waller, Lance, Kitron, Uriel, Shoemaker, Trevor Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Spatial and temporal sampling strategy connecting NEON Terrestrial Meier, Courtney L., Thibault, Katherine M., Barnett, David T. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Reliability of vegetation resilience estimates depends on biomass density Smith, Taylor, Boers, Niklas Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, 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), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Seasonal controlling factors of CO2 exchange in a semiarid shrubland in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico Flores-Renteria, Dulce, Delgado-Balbuena, Josue, Campuzano, Emmanuel F., Curiel Yuste, Jorge Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Remotely Sensed Agriculture Drought Indices for Assessing the Impact on Khlif, Manel, Escorihuela, Maria Jose, Chahbi Bellakanji, Aicha, Paolini, Giovanni, Lili Chabaane, Zohra Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Remotely sensed localised primary production anomalies predict the Jackson, Joseph A., Bajer, Anna, BehnkeBorowczyk, Jolanta, Gilbert, Francis S., Grzybek, Maciej, Alsarraf, Mohammed, Behnke, Jerzy M. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Retrieval and validation of the dawn-dusk land surface temperature from FY-3E MERSI-LL Cheng, Yuanliang, Ni, Li, Li, Xiujuan, Feng, Rui, Wu, Hua Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Res-CN (Reservoir dataset in China): hydrometeorological time series and landscape attributes across 3254 Chinese reservoirs Shen, Youjiang, Nielsen, Karina, Revel, Menaka, Liu, Dedi, Yamazaki, Dai Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Unintended effects of preferential tax assessment on farmland protection: Evidence from Utah's farmland assessment act Siu, Wai Yan, Li, Man, Caplan, Arthur J. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Urban and Peri-Urban Vegetation Monitoring Using Satellite MODIS NDVI Telesca, Luciano, Lovallo, Michele, Cardettini, Gianfranco, Aromando, Angelo, Abate, Nicodemo, Proto, Monica, Loperte, Antonio, Masini, Nicola, Lasaponara, Rosa Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Reflectance
Vegetation structural shift tells environmental changes on the Tibetan Plateau over 40 years Wang, Yanfen, Xue, Kai, Hu, Ronghai, Ding, Boyang, Zeng, Hong, Li, Ruijin, Xu, Bin, Pang, Zhe, Song, Xiaoning, Li, Congjia, Du, Jianqing, Yang, Xiuchun, Zhang, Zelin, Hao, Yanbin, Cui, Xiaoyong, Guo, Ke, Gao, Qingzhu, Zhang, Yangjian, Zhu, Juntao, Sun, Jian, Li, Yaoming, Jiang, Lili, Zhou, Huakun, Luo, Caiyun, Zhang, Zhenhua, Gao, Qingbo, Chen, Shilong, Ji, Baoming, Xu, Xingliang, Chen, Huai, Li, Qi, Zhao, Liang, Xu, Shixiao, Liu, Yali, Hu, Linyong, Wu, Jianshuang, Yang, Qien, Dong, Shikui, He, Jinsheng, Zhao, Xinquan, Wang, Shiping, Piao, Shilong, Yu, Guirui, Fu, Bojie Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
To move or not to movefactors influencing small-scale herder and livestock movements in the Dzungarian Gobi, Mongolia Michler, Lena M., Kaczensky, Petra, Oyunsaikhan, Ganbaatar, Bartzke, Gundula S., Devineau, Olivier, Treydte, Anna C. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Snow Cover
Traditional ecological knowledge-based calendar system for sustainable Yang, Huizhao, Zhai, Deli, Ranjitkar, Sailesh, Zhong, Micai, Guo, Chang'an, Zhang, Xiong, Yang, Jianwei, Yang, Weikang, Xu, Jianchu, Wang, Yuhua Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation Engel, Thore, Bruelheide, Helge, Hoss, Daniela, Sabatini, Francesco M., Altman, Jan, ArfinKhan, Mohammed A. S., Bergmeier, Erwin, Cerny, Tomas, Chytry, Milan, Dainese, Matteo, Dengler, Jurgen, Dolezal, Jiri, Field, Richard, Fischer, Felicia M., Huygens, Dries, Jandt, Ute, Jansen, Florian, Jentsch, Anke, Karger, Dirk N., Kattge, Jens, Lenoir, Jonathan, Lens, Frederic, Loos, Jaqueline, Niinemets, Ulo, Overbeck, Gerhard E., Ozinga, Wim A., Penuelas, Josep, Peyre, Gwendolyn, Phillips, Oliver, Reich, Peter B., Romermann, Christine, Sandel, Brody, Schmidt, Marco, Schrodt, Franziska, VelezMartin, Eduardo, Violle, Cyrille, Pillar, Valerio Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Trophic interactions between primary consumers appear to weaken during periods of synchrony Hooker, Katie R., Conner, L. Mike, Jack, Steven B., Morris, Gail, Palmer, William E., Rutledge, Brandon T., Sisson, D. Clay, Terhune, Theron M., Wellendorf, Shane D., McCleery, Robert A. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
The responses of ecological indicators to compound extreme climate indices in Southwestern China Lu, Qingao, Zhang, Yuandong, Song, Bochao, Shao, Hui, Tian, Xiaorui, Liu, Shirong 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), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
The role of crop classification in detecting wheat yield variation for index-based agricultural insurance in arid and semiarid environments Eltazarov, Sarvarbek, Bobojonov, Ihtiyor, Kuhn, Lena, Glauben, Thomas Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
The fate of vegetation carbon stocks of India: Insights from a remote-sensed evaluation of carbon use efficiency Chakraborty, Abhishek, Sekhar, M., Rao, Lakshminarayana Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff
Time lag effect of vegetation response to seasonal precipitation in the Mara River Basin Feng, Shouming, Zhang, Zhenke, Zhao, Shuhe, Guo, Xinya, Zhu, Wanyi, Das, Priyanko Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Time-series analysis of satellite imagery for detecting vegetation cover changes in Indonesia Furusawa, Takuro, Koera, Takuya, Siburian, Rikson, Wicaksono, Agung, Matsudaira, Kazunari, Ishioka, Yoshinori Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Veg-W2TCN: A parallel hybrid forecasting framework for non-stationary Rhif, Manel, Abbes, Ali Ben, Martinez, Beatriz, Farah, Imed Riadh Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Urban green space and mental health among people living alone: The mediating roles of relational and collective restoration in an 18-country sample Pasanen, Tytti P., White, Mathew P., Elliott, Lewis R., van den Bosch, Matilda, Bratman, Gregory N., Ojala, Ann, Korpela, Kalevi, Fleming, Lora E. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Urban soil quality deteriorates even with low heavy metal levels: An arthropodbased multiindices approach Toth, Zsolt, Dombos, Miklos, Hornung, Elisabeth Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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