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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: 2026-05-25

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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Generation of spatio-temporally continuous evapotranspiration and its components by coupling a two-source energy balance model and a deep neural network over the Heihe River Basin Cui, Yaokui, Song, Lisheng, Fan, Wenjie Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, 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), Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance
Functionalities of surface depressions in runoff routing and hydrologic connectivity modeling Wang, Ning, Chu, Xuefeng, Zhang, Xiaodong Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Evapotranspiration in the Amazon: spatial patterns, seasonality, and recent trends in observations, reanalysis, and climate models Baker, Jessica C. A., Garcia-Carreras, Luis, Gloor, Manuel, Marsham, John H., Buermann, Wolfgang, da Rocha, Humberto R., Nobre, Antonio D., de Araujo, Alessandro Carioca, Spracklen, Dominick V. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Porosity
Feedback From Vegetation to Interannual Variations of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall Budakoti, Sachin, Chauhan, Tejasvi, Murtugudde, Raghu, Karmakar, Subhankar, Ghosh, Subimal Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Gross primary productivity of Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) estimated by different remote sensing-based models Biudes, Marcelo Sacardi, Vourlitis, George Louis, Velasque, Maisa Caldas Souza, Machado, Nadja Gomes, Danelichen, Victor Hugo de Morais, Pavao, Vagner Marques, Arruda, Paulo Henrique Zanella, Nogueira, Jose de Souza Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Calibration of FEST-EWB hydrological model using remote sensing data in a climate transition region in Brazil Araujo, Diego Cezar dos Santos, Montenegro, Suzana Maria Gico Lima, Corbari, Chiara, Viana, Jussara Freire de Souza Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Can we use precipitation isotope outputs of isotopic general circulation models to improve hydrological modeling in large mountainous catchments on the ... Nan, Yi, He, Zhihua, Tian, Fuqiang, Wei, Zhongwang, Tian, Lide Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Bark water storage plays key role for growth of mediterranean epiphytic lichens Porada, Philipp, Giordani, Paolo Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Assessing variability of optimum air temperature for photosynthesis across site-years, sites and biomes and their effects on photosynthesis estimation Chang, Qing, Xiao, Xiangming, Doughty, Russell, Wu, Xiaocui, Jiao, Wenzhe, Qin, Yuanwei Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance
Assessment of spatio-temporal variation and driving mechanism of ecological environment quality in the Arid regions of central asia, Xinjiang Bi, Xu, Chang, Bianrong, Hou, Fen, Yang, Zihan, Fu, Qi, Li, Bo Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Assessment of surface roughness and fractional vegetation coverage in the CoLM for modeling regional land surface temperature Yuan, Xiuliang, Hamdi, Rafiq, Ochege, Friday Uchenna, De Maeyer, Philippe, Kurban, Alishir, Chen, Xi Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Leaf area index remote sensing based on Deep Belief Network supported by simulation data Sun, Lin, Wang, Weiyan, Jia, Chen, Liu, Xirong Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance
Long time series of daily evapotranspiration in China based on the SEBAL model and multisource images and validation Cheng, Minghan, Jiao, Xiyun, Li, Binbin, Yu, Xun, Shao, Mingchao, Jin, Xiuliang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Integration of remote-sensing based metrics and econometric models to assess the socio-economic contributions of carbon sequestration in unmanaged tropical dry forests Castro-Magnani, Marissa, Sanchez-Azofeifa, Arturo, Metternicht, Graciela, Laakso, Kati Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Integration of vulnerability and hazard factors for landslide risk assessment Arrogante-Funes, Patricia, Bruzon, Adrian G., Arrogante-Funes, Fatima, Ramos-Bernal, Rocio N., Vazquez-Jimenez, Rene Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Isoscape of surface runoff in high mountain catchments: An alternate model for meteoric water characterization and its implications Dasgupta, Bibhasvata, Ajay, Ajay, Kumar, Anurag, Thamban, Meloth, Sanyal, Prasanta Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Modeling and monitoring wheat crop yield using geospatial techniques: A case study of Potohar region, Pakistan Hassan, Sher Shah, Goheer, Muhammad Arif Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Satellite based fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation is congruent with plant diversity in india Mahanand, Swapna, Behera, Mukunda Dev, Roy, Partha Sarathi, Kumar, Priyankar, Barik, Saroj Kanta, Srivastava, Prashant Kumar Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
The impact of deforestation on rainfall in Africa: a data-driven Duku, Confidence, Hein, Lars Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
The Impacts of Climate and Wildfire on Ecosystem Gross Primary Productivity in Alaska Madani, Nima, Parazoo, Nicholas C., Kimball, John S., Reichle, Rolf H., Chatterjee, Abhishek, Watts, Jennifer D., Saatchi, Sassan, Liu, Zhihua, Endsley, Arthur, Tagesson, Torbern, Rogers, Brendan M., Xu, Liang, Wang, Jonathan A., Magney, Troy, Miller, Charles E. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
The importance of antecedent vegetation and drought conditions as global drivers of burnt area Kuhn-Regnier, Alexander, Voulgarakis, Apostolos, Nowack, Peer, Forkel, Matthias, Prentice, I. Colin, Harrison, Sandy P. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Spatiotemporal dynamics in assimilated-LAI phenology and its impact on subtropical bamboo forest productivity Li, Xuejian, Du, Huaqiang, Zhou, Guomo, Mao, Fangjie, Zheng, Junlong, Liu, Hua, Huang, Zihao, He, Shaobai Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance
The 20-year spatiotemporal trends of remotely sensed soil moisture and vegetation and their response to climate change over the third pole Shi, Pengfei, Zeng, Jiangyuan, Chen, Kun-Shan, Ma, Hongliang, Bi, Haiyun, Cui, Chenyang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Spatiotemporal variations of forest ecohydrological characteristics in the Lancang-Mekong region during 1992-2016 and 2020-2099 under different climate scenarios Kayiranga, Alphonse, Chen, Baozhang, Guo, Lifeng, Measho, Simon, Hirwa, Hubert, Liu, Shuan, Bofana, Jose, Sun, Shaobo, Wang, Fei, Karamage, Fidele, Tuankrua, Venus, Nthangeni, Winny, Dilawar, Adil, Zhang, Huifang, Ndayisaba, Felix Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Plant Phenology, Plant Phenological Changes
Spatiotemporal land use change and environmental degradation surrounding CAFOs in Michigan and North Carolina Miralha, Lorrayne, Muenich, Rebecca L., Schaffer-Smith, Danica, Myint, Soe W. Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Vegetation Cover
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