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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: 2026-05-24

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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A transiting temperate-subtropical mixed forest: carbon cycle projection Kim, JiHyun, Kim, Yeonjoo, Kim, Jeongbin, Cho, Kyeungwoo, Hong, Jinkyu, Hong, Je-Woo, Jo, Sungsoo, Park, Chanwoo, Chun, Jung Hwa Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
A union of dynamic hydrological modeling and satellite remotely-sensed data for spatiotemporal assessment of sediment yields Preetha, Pooja, Al-Hamdan, Ashraf Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Reflectance
A new global land productivity dynamic product based on the consistency of various vegetation biophysical indicators Cui, Yuran, Li, Xiaosong Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
A daily and 500 m coupled evapotranspiration and gross primary production product across China during 20002020 He, Shaoyang, Zhang, Yongqiang, Ma, Ning, Tian, Jing, Kong, Dongdong, Liu, Changming Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Terrestrial Water Storage, 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, Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Emissivity, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Functional evaluation of digital soil hydraulic property maps through comparison of simulated and remotely sensed maize canopy cover Kalumba, Mulenga, Dondeyne, Stefaan, Vanuytrecht, Eline, Nyirenda, Edwin, Van Orshoven, Jos Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Functional traits and metacommunity theory reveal that habitat filtering Eyster, Harold N., Srivastava, Diane S., Kreitzman, Maayan, Chan, Kai M. A. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Global water availability boosted by vegetation-driven changes in atmospheric moisture transport Cui, Jiangpeng, Lian, Xu, Huntingford, Chris, Gimeno, Luis, Wang, Tao, Ding, Jinzhi, He, Mingzhu, Xu, Hao, Chen, Anping, Gentine, Pierre, Piao, Shilong Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Global land surface 250 m 8 d fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) product from 2000 to 2021 Ma, Han, Liang, Shunlin, Xiong, Changhao, Wang, Qian, Jia, Aolin, Li, Bing Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Fine scale variability in Green Vegetation Fraction Over the Southern Great Plains using Sentinel-2 satellite: A case study Chand, Duli, Berg, Larry K., Tagestad, Jerry D., Putzenlechner, Birgitta, Yang, Zhao, Tai, Sheng-Lun, Fast, Jerome D. 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
Grazing influences biomass production and protein content of alpine meadows Jarque-Bascunana, Laia, Calleja, Juan Antonio, Ibanez, Miguel, Bartolome, Jordi, Albanell, Elena, Espunyes, Johan, Galvez-Ceron, Arturo, Lopez-Martin, Josep Maria, Villamuelas, Miriam, Gasso, Diana, Fernandez-Aguilar, Xavier, Colom-Cadena, Andreu, Krumins, Jennifer Adams, Serrano, Emmanuel Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Biophysical impact of sunflower crop rotation on agricultural fields Kussul, Nataliia, Deininger, Klaus, Shumilo, Leonid, Lavreniuk, Mykola, Ali, Daniel Ayalew, Nivievskyi, Oleg Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Reflectance
BushfireInduced Water Balance Changes Detected by a Modified Paired Catchment Method Xu, Zhenwu, Zhang, Yongqiang, Zhang, Xuanze, Ma, Ning, Tian, Jing, Kong, Dongdong, Post, David 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, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Latent Heat Flux, Albedo, Anisotropy
Assessment of JSBACHv4.30 as a land component of ICON-ESM-V1 in Schneck, Rainer, Gayler, Veronika, Nabel, Julia E. M. S., Raddatz, Thomas, Reick, Christian H., Schnur, Reiner Albedo, Anisotropy, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Productivity
Applications of a thermal-based two-source energy balance model coupled to surface soil moisture Song, Lisheng, Ding, Zhonghao, Kustas, William P., Xu, Yanhao, Zhao, Gengle, Liu, Shaomin, Ma, Mingguo, Xue, Kejia, Bai, Yan, Xu, Ziwei Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Assessing the influence of water sampling strategy on the performance of tracer-aided hydrological modeling in a mountainous basin on the Tibetan Plateau Nan, Yi, He, Zhihua, Tian, Fuqiang, Wei, Zhongwang, Tian, Lide Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Assessment of vegetation productivity under the implementation of ecological programs in the Loess Plateau based on the solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence XUE, Jin-Ru, LU, Xiao-Liang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Large-scale hydrological modeling in a multi-objective uncertainty frameworkAssessing the potential for managed aquifer recharge in the North China Plain Martinsen, Grith, He, Xin, Koch, Julian, Guo, Wensi, Refsgaard, Jens Christian, Stisen, Simon Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Modeling bulk surface resistance and evaluation of evapotranspiration using remote sensing and MATLAB Shekar, N. C. Sanjay, Raju, B. C. Kumar Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
The Coupling of Soil Water and Leaf Phenology Observed by Satellite During Australian Bushfires in 20192020 Liu, Yuqing, Shi, Wenzhong, Zhang, Min, Hao, Ming, Zhang, Hua, Sun, Yangjie Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Fire Occurrence, Surface Thermal Properties, Land Surface Temperature, THERMAL ANOMALIES, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Temperature Mediates the Dynamic of MODIS NPP in Alpine Grassland on the Tibetan Plateau, 20012019 Cui, Jinxia, Wang, Yanding, Zhou, Tiancai, Jiang, Lili, Qi, Qingwen Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Spatiotemporal variation in gross primary productivity and their responses to climate in the great lakes region of Sub-Saharan Africa during 20012020 Kayiranga, Alphonse, Chen, Baozhang, Wang, Fei, Nthangeni, Winny, Dilawar, Adil, Hategekimana, Yves, Zhang, Huifang, Guo, Lifeng Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Secondary organic aerosol formation and source contributions over east China in summertime Li, Jie, Han, Zhiwei, Wu, Jian, Tao, Jun, Li, Jiawei, Sun, Yele, Liang, Lin, Liang, Mingjie, Wang, Qin'geng Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Spatial-temporal variations of terrestrial evapotranspiration across China from 2000 to 2019 Fu, Jing, Gong, Yueqi, Zheng, Wenwu, Zou, Jun, Zhang, Meng, Zhang, Zhongbo, Qin, Jianxin, Liu, Jianxiong, Quan, Bin Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Latent Heat Flux
Spatio-temporal variability of water use efficiency and its drivers in major forest formations in India Nandy, Subrata, Saranya, M., Srinet, Ritika Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Seasonal and long-term variations in leaf area of Congolese rainforest Sun, Yuanheng, Knyazikhin, Yuri, She, Xiaojun, Ni, Xiangnan, Chen, Chi, Ren, Huazhong, Myneni, Ranga B. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation
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