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Description

The MOD15A2H Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 31, 2023. Users are encouraged to use the MOD15A2H Version 6.1 data product.

The MOD15A2H Version 6 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) combined Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) product is an 8-day composite dataset with 500 meter (m) pixel size. The algorithm chooses the “best” pixel available from all the acquisitions of the Terra sensor from within the 8-day period.

LAI is defined as the one-sided green leaf area per unit ground area in broadleaf canopies and as one-half the total needle surface area per unit ground area in coniferous canopies. FPAR is defined as the fraction of incident photosynthetically active radiation, 400-700 nanometers (nm), absorbed by the green elements of a vegetation canopy.

Science Datasets (SDSs) in the Level 4 (L4) MOD15A2H product include LAI, FPAR, two quality layers, and standard deviation for LAI and FPAR. Two low resolution browse images, LAI and FPAR, are also available for each MOD15A2H granule.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6 LAI and FPAR data products: (1) The Version 6 product uses the daily L2G-lite surface reflectance as input as opposed to MODAGAGG used in Version 5, (2) Products are generated at native resolution of 500 m rather than the 1000 m of the Version 5, and (3) Version 6 uses an improved multi-year land cover product.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
500 Meters x 500 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
MODIS Sinusoidal Tiling System
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2000-02-18 to 2023-02-17
Temporal Resolution
8 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
C2763298089-LPCLOUD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar) ,
Leaf Area Index (LAI)

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

Myneni, R., Knyazikhin, Y., & Park, T. (2015). MOD15A2H MODIS/Terra Leaf Area Index/FPAR 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD15A2H.006 Date Accessed: 2026-05-22

File Naming Convention

MOD15A2H.A2002273.h20v06.006.2015151112325.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD15A2H) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2002273), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h20v06), the Version of the data collection (006), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2015151112325), and the Data Format (hdf).

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Publications Citing This Dataset

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Quantitative assessment of vegetation-driven removal of key air Liu, Tong, Yao, Jiaqi, Cao, Yongqiang, Lu, Lijun, Chang, Huanyu, Ren, He, Mo, Fan, Wang, Xuan, Xu, Nan Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate, Snow/Ice, Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Regional vs local LSTM models for short-term streamflow forecasting Saavedra-Garrido, Jorge, Arevalo, Jorge, De La Fuente, Luis, Tapia, Aldo, Paredes-Arroyo, Christopher, Cordova, Ana Maria, Velandia, Daira, Alvarez, Pablo, Reyes-Serrano, Hector, Salas, Rodrigo Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Plant Phenology
Crop productivity under heat stress: a structural analysis of light use Lai, Peiyu, Marshall, Michael, Darvishzadeh, Roshanak, Nelson, Andrew Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Comparison of Deep Learning Models for LAI Simulation and Interpretable Yu, Junpo, Si, Yajun, Zhao, Wen, Zhou, Zeyu, Jin, Jiming, Yan, Wenjun, Shao, Xiangyu, Xu, Zhixiang, Gan, Junwei Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Evaluating Vegetation Greening and Browning across the Rio Grande Basin Talchabhadel, Rocky, Rhodes, Edward C., Palmate, Santosh S., Kumar, Saurav Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, 24 Hour Precipitation Amount, Snow Water Equivalent, Shortwave Radiation, Vapor Pressure
Estimating GPP in China using different site-level datasets, vegetation classification and vegetation indices Xu, Jiahui, Chen, Tiexi, Chen, Xin, Zhou, Shengjie, Gu, Zhe, Li, Wenhui, Cui, Yingying, Wang, Shengzhen, Liu, Shuci Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Estimation of irrigation water use in arid areas by leveraging the Liu, Zhiying, Shi, Liangsheng, He, Leilei, Shen, Jiawen, Xu, Haolin, Zhang, Shengwei, Liu, Tingxi, Hu, Xiaolong, Xu, Hongwei, Zha, Yuanyuan Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Evaluation of the performance of multiple reanalysis forcing data in Xie, Yuxuan, Kong, Dongdong, Zhang, Yongqiang, Zhong, Yulong, Ma, Ning, Gong, Rouyan, Ci, Hui, Xiao, Mingzhong, Gu, Xihui Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Albedo, Anisotropy, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Firestorm in California: The new reality for wildland-urban interface regions Amiri, Afshin, Gumiere, Silvio, Bonakdari, Hossein Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area
Identifying differences in evapotranspiration and ecosystem water use Shao, Rui, Li, Jiaqi, Shao, Weiwei, Wang, Yicheng Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Hydroclimatic Rebound Drives Extreme Fire in California's Non-Forested McNorton, Joe, Moreno, Alberto, Turco, Marco, Keune, Jessica, Di Giuseppe, Francesca Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Hydrological and hydraulic modelling of flash flood induced by extreme rainfall in Liulin town, Hubei province, China, 2021 Xu, Zexing, Wang, Xiekang, He, Bingshun Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Improved evapotranspiration estimation using the Penman-Monteith Jawad, Muhammad, Behrangi, Ali, Farmani, Mohammad Ali, Qiu, Yuan, Sohi, Hossein Yousefi, Gupta, Aniket, Niu, Guo-Yue Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Improving the simulation of maize growth using WRF-Crop model based on Bao, Lun, Yu, Lingxue, Yu, Entao, Li, Rongping, Cai, Zhongquan, Yu, Jiaxin, Li, Xuan Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
How do geological map details influence the identification of geology-streamflow relationships in large-sample hydrology studies? do Nascimento, Thiago V. M., Rudlang, Julia, Gnann, Sebastian, Seibert, Jan, Hrachowitz, Markus, Fenicia, Fabrizio Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Snow Cover
How does the mixing assumption influence the distributed tracer-aided Nan, Yi, Tian, Fuqiang, Li, Zongxing Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Greening of the Thar Desert driven by climate change and human interventions Mishra, Vimal, Solanki, Hiren, Nemani, Ramakrishna Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Implementing a process-based representation of soil water movement in a Verbruggen, Wim, Warlind, David, Horion, Stephanie, Meunier, Felicien, Verbeeck, Hans, Wieckowski, Aleksander, Tagesson, Torbern, Schurgers, Guy Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Impacts of meteorological drought on peak vegetation productivity of grasslands from perspectives of canopy structure and leaf physiology Bai, Wenrui, Wang, Huanjiong, Xiao, Jingfeng, Li, Xing, Ge, Quansheng Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Impact of model physics, meteorological forcing, and soil property data Zhang, Pei, Zheng, Donghai, van der Velde, Rogier, Wen, Jun, Su, Zhongbo Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), 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
Integrating the Interconnections Between Groundwater and Land Surface Maina, Fadji Z., Rosen, Dan, Abbaszadeh, Peyman, Yang, Chen, Kumar, Sujay V., Rodell, Matthew, Maxwell, Reed Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
A comparison of machine learning algorithms for predicting gross primary Agarwal, Geetika, Deb Burman, Pramit Kumar, Kulkarni, Vrushali Y, Kosamkar, Pranali K Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Differentiating the impacts of natural growth and artificial restoration of vegetation on water use efficiency in the Yellow River basin Luan, Jinkai, Ma, Ning, Wu, Jiefeng, Zhang, Ran Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Effectiveness of Predicting EventLevel Interception Losses Across Diverse Vegetated Sites Using Statistical Models Sandquist, Abigail G., Good, Stephen P., Barinas, Gabriel, Allen, Scott T. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Terrestrial Ecosystems, LIDAR WAVEFORM, Biomass, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation
Ecohydrological Land Reanalysis: Vegetation Water Content and Soil Sawada, Yohei, Fujii, Hideyuki, Tsutsui, Hiroyuki, Aida, Kentaro, Shimada, Rigen, Kachi, Misako, Koike, Toshio Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
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