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Description

The MOD16A2 Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 31, 2023. Users are encouraged to use the MOD16A2 Version 6.1 data product.

The MOD16A2 Version 6 Evapotranspiration/Latent Heat Flux product is an 8-day composite dataset produced at 500 meter (m) pixel resolution. The algorithm used for the MOD16 data product collection is based on the logic of the Penman-Monteith equation, which includes inputs of daily meteorological reanalysis data along with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) remotely sensed data products such as vegetation property dynamics, albedo, and land cover.

Provided in the MOD16A2 product are layers for composited Evapotranspiration (ET), Latent Heat Flux (LE), Potential ET (PET) and Potential LE (PLE) along with a quality control layer. Two low resolution browse images, ET and LE, are also available for each MOD16A2 granule.

The pixel values for the two Evapotranspiration layers (ET and PET) are the sum of all eight days within the composite period and the pixel values for the two Latent Heat layers (LE and PLE) are the average of all eight days within the composite period. Note that the last acquisition period of each year is a 5 or 6-day composite period, depending on the year.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6 evapotranspiration and latent heat flux data products: (1) Spatial resolution of Version 6 products has increased to nominal 500 m from nominal 1,000 m in Version 5, and (2) Version 5 data products were previously distributed by the Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group at the University of Montana. The Version 6 products are a continuation of this project.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Projects
TERRA
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
2001-01-01 to 2023-02-09
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
C2763298093-LPCLOUD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Evapotranspiration ,
Latent Heat Flux

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

Running, S., Mu, Q., & Zhao, M. (2017). MOD16A2 MODIS/Terra Net Evapotranspiration 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD16A2.006 Date Accessed: 2026-08-08

File Naming Convention

MOD16A2.A2002273.h13v01.006.2017078223259.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD16A2) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2002273), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h13v01), the Version of the data collection (006), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2017078223259), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

DATA PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Local-level impacts of Cyclone Yaas on the Islands of the Indian Sundarbans Delta Roy, Shouraseni Sen, Ghosh, Tuhin Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Mapping long-term spatial impact of ENSO on hydroclimatic variables in Yang, Pengfei, Fok, Hok Sum, Ma, Zhongtian Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Monitoring of carbon-water fluxes at Eurasian meteorological stations Xie, Mingjuan, Ma, Xiaofei, Wang, Yuangang, Li, Chaofan, Shi, Haiyang, Yuan, Xiuliang, Hellwich, Olaf, Chen, Chunbo, Zhang, Wenqiang, Zhang, Chen, Ling, Qing, Gao, Ruixiang, Zhang, Yu, Ochege, Friday Uchenna, Frankl, Amaury, De Maeyer, Philippe, Buchmann, Nina, Feigenwinter, Iris, Olesen, Jrgen E., Juszczak, Radoslaw, Jacotot, Adrien, Korrensalo, Aino, Pitacco, Andrea, Varlagin, Andrej, Shekhar, Ankit, Lohila, Annalea, Carrara, Arnaud, Brut, Aurore, Kruijt, Bart, Loubet, Benjamin, Heinesch, Bernard, Chojnicki, Bogdan, Helfter, Carole, Vincke, Caroline, Shao, Changliang, Bernhofer, Christian, Brummer, Christian, Wille, Christian, Tuittila, Eeva-Stiina, Nemitz, Eiko, Meggio, Franco, Dong, Gang, Lanigan, Gary, Niedrist, Georg, Wohlfahrt, Georg, Zhou, Guoyi, Goded, Ignacio, Gruenwald, Thomas, Olejnik, Janusz, Jansen, Joachim, Neirynck, Johan, Tuovinen, Juha-Pekka, Zhang, Junhui, Klumpp, Katja, Pilegaard, Kim, Sigut, Ladislav, Klemedtsson, Leif, Tezza, Luca, Hortnagl, Lukas, Urbaniak, Marek, Roland, Marilyn, Schmidt, Marius, Sutton, Mark A., Hehn, Markus, Saunders, Matthew, Mauder, Matthias, Aurela, Mika, Korkiakoski, Mika, Du, Mingyuan, Vendrame, Nadia, Kowalska, Natalia, Leahy, Paul G., Alekseychik, Pavel, Shi, Peili, Weslien, Per, Chen, Shiping, Fares, Silvano, Friborg, Thomas, Tallec, Tiphaine, Kato, Tomomichi, Sachs, Torsten, Maximov, Trofim, di Cella, Umberto Morra, Moderow, Uta, Li, Yingnian, He, Yongtao, Kosugi, Yoshiko, Luo, Geping 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, Reflectance
Most Global Gauging Stations Present Biased Estimations of Total Catchment Discharge Huang, Peng, Wang, Genxu, Guo, Li, Mello, Carlos R., Li, Kai, Ma, Jiapei, Sun, Shouqin Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Patterns and controls of foliar nutrient stoichiometry and flexibility Dynarski, Katherine A., Soper, Fiona M., Reed, Sasha C., Wieder, William R., Cleveland, Cory C. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Optimal soil organic matter mapping using an ensemble model incorporating moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer, portable X-ray fluorescence, and visible ... Yan, Yang, Li, Baoguo, Rossel, Raphael Viscarra, Sun, Fujun, Huang, Yuanfang, Shen, Chongyang, Shi, Zhan, Ji, Wenjun 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, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
On the Potential of Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Tracking Seasonal Dynamics of Evapotranspiration Jagdhuber, T., Fluhrer, A., Chaparro, D., Dubois, C., Hellwig, F. M., Bayat, B., Montzka, C., Baur, M. J., Ramati, M., Kubert, A., Mueller, M. M., Schellenberg, K., Boehm, M., Jonard, F., Steele-Dunne, S., Piles, M., Entekhabi, D. Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Large Scale Crop Water Footprint Evaluation Based on Remote Sensing Methods: A Case Study of Maize Li, Zheng, Sun, Shikun, Zhao, Jinfeng, Li, Chong, Gao, Zihan, Yin, Yali, Wang, Yubao, Wu, Pute Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Modeling compound hydrologic disturbances in the Rio Grande Headwaters Schneider, Katie E., Rust, Ashley, Hogue, Terri Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Multivariate Calibration of the SWAT Model Using Remotely Sensed Dangol, Sijal, Zhang, Xuesong, Liang, Xin-Zhong, Anderson, Martha, Crow, Wade, Lee, Sangchul, Moglen, Glenn E., McCarty, Gregory W. Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Pollination supply models from a local to global scale Gimenez-Garcia, Angel, Allen-Perkins, Alfonso, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Balbi, Stefano, Knapp, Jessica L., Hevia, Violeta, Woodcock, Ben Alex, Smagghe, Guy, Minarro, Marcos, Eeraerts, Maxime, Colville, Jonathan F., Hipolito, Juliana, Cavigliasso, Pablo, Nates-Parra, Guiomar, Herrera, Jose M., Cusser, Sarah, Simmons, Benno I., Wolters, Volkmar, Jha, Shalene, Freitas, Breno M., Horgan, Finbarr G., Artz, Derek R., Sidhu, C. Sheena, Otieno, Mark, Boreux, Virginie, Biddinger, David J., Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Joshi, Neelendra K., Stewart, Rebecca I. A., Albrecht, Matthias, Nicholson, Charlie C., O'Reilly, Alison D., Crowder, David William, Burns, Katherine L. W., Nabaes Jodar, Diego Nicolas, Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro, Sutter, Louis, Dupont, Yoko L., Dalsgaard, Bo, da Encarnacao Coutinho, Jeferson Gabriel, Lazaro, Amparo, Andersson, Georg K. S., Raine, Nigel E., Krishnan, Smitha, Dainese, Matteo, van der Werf, Wopke, Smith, Henrik G., Magrach, Ainhoa Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
A comparative analysis of MODIS-derived drought indices for Northern and Central Namibia Wyss, Daniel, Negussie, Kaleb, Staacke, Antonia, Karnagel, Amade, Engelhardt, Malin, Kappas, Martin Reflectance, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
The driving factors of grassland water use efficiency along degradation gradients on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China Ji, Zhenxia, Pei, Tingting, Chen, Ying, Wu, Huawu, Hou, Qingqing, Shi, Fangzhong, Xie, Baopeng, Zhang, Jiaxin Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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, Terrain Elevation, 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)
Regionalscale partitioning of transmission losses and groundwater recharge using satellite estimates of actual evapotranspiration in an arid environment Crosbie, Russell S., Holland, Kate L., McVicar, Tim R. Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
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
Targeted land management strategies could halve peatland fire occurrences in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Horton, Alexander J., Lehtinen, Jaakko, Kummu, Matti Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Temporal and Spatial Changes in Evapotranspiration and Its Potential Ersi, Cha, Bayaer, Tubuxin, Bao, Yuhai, Bao, Yulong, Yong, Mei, Zhang, Xiang Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Photosynthesis, Primary Production
Temporal and spatial differences and driving factors of evapotranspiration from terrestrial ecosystems of the Qinghai Province in the past 20 years Song, Zhiyuan, Feng, Qi, Gao, Ziyi, Cao, Shengkui, Cao, Guangchao, Wang, Zhigang Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Revising precipitationwater storagesvegetation signatures with GRACE-based data assimilation Gerdener, Helena, Kusche, Jurgen, Schulze, Kerstin, Ghazaryan, Gohar, Dubovyk, Olena Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, 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)
Spatial patterns of environmental degradation and demographic changes in Salhi, Adil, Vila Subiros, Josep, Insalaco, Eleonora Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Soil moisture as an essential component for delineating and forecasting agricultural rather than meteorological drought Chatterjee, Sumanta, Desai, Ankur R., Zhu, Jun, Townsend, Philip A., Huang, Jingyi Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Sentinel-1 Backscatter Time Series for Characterization of Mueller, Marlin M., Dubois, Clemence, Jagdhuber, Thomas, Hellwig, Florian M., Pathe, Carsten, Schmullius, Christiane, Steele-Dunne, Susan Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
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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