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Description

The MOD17A2H Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 31, 2023. Users are encouraged to use the MOD17A2H Version 6.1 data product.

The MOD17A2H Version 6 Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) product is a cumulative 8-day composite of values with 500 meter (m) pixel size based on the radiation use efficiency concept that can be potentially used as inputs to data models to calculate terrestrial energy, carbon, water cycle processes, and biogeochemistry of vegetation. The data product includes information about GPP and Net Photosynthesis (PSN). The PSN band values are the GPP less the Maintenance Respiration (MR). The data product also contains a PSN Quality Control (QC) layer. The quality layer contains quality information for both the GPP and the PSN.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6 gross primary productivity data products: (1) The product uses updated Biome Property look-up tables (BPLUT) and an updated version of the daily Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) meteorological data, and (2) The products are now generated at the native resolution of 500 m using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Leaf Area Index(LAI)/Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) (MOD15A2H) 8-day composite at 500 m resolution.

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
C2763298100-LPCLOUD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Photosynthesis ,
Primary Production ,
Vegetation Productivity

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. (2015). MOD17A2H MODIS/Terra Gross Primary Productivity 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD17A2H.006 Date Accessed: 2026-05-07

File Naming Convention

MOD17A2H.A2002273.h12v01.006.2015151211045.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD17A2H) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2002273), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h12v01), the Version of the data collection (006), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2015151211045), and the Data Format (hdf).

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Increasing Aridity and Interannual Precipitation Variability Drives Wang, Wanting, Liu, Shiliang, Zhang, Qiang, Zhao, Yifei, Dong, Yuhong, Wu, Gang, Li, Yetong, Fan, Jingyang, Lin, Jiayi, Tian, Ziang, Phan Tran, LamSon 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
Increasing Ecosystem Fluxes Observed from Eddy Covariance and Zheng, Jiao, Zhou, Hao, Yue, Xu, Liu, Xichuan, Xia, Zhuge, Wang, Jun, Xiao, Jingfeng, Li, Xing, Zhang, Fangmin Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Solar Induced Fluorescence, Chlorophyll, Leaf Characteristics
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
Desertification expansion significantly suppresses photosynthetic peak capacity of arid ecosystems at the global scale Qiu, Kaiyang, Zhang, Qingbin, Xie, Yingzhong, Shi, Mingjie, Wang, Chengyun, Dong, Tong, Ma, Jun, He, Panxing Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Determining the influence of meteorological, environmental, and Mousavi, Seyed Mohsen, Dinan, Naghmeh Mobarghaee, Khoshbakht, Korous, Ansarifard, Saeed, Sonnentag, Oliver, Naghibi, Amir Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Developing a Lagrangian Frame Transformation on Satellite Data to Study Seppala, Hannah, Zhang, Zhibo, Zheng, Xue Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
Exploring the effects of climatic and environmental heterogeneity on the spatial activity of Patagonian bats Gimenez, Analia Laura, Grech, Marta Gladys, De Paz, Oscar Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Drought assessment and development trend in Mu Us Sandy Land based on Lie, Liang, Xiaohan, Wang, Yan, Chao, Jiamin, Li, Yonghua, Zhu Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Wind Speed, Rain, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Cover, Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
DroughtInduced Weakening of Temperature Control on Ecosystem Carbon Uptake Across Northern Lands Wu, Haohao, Fu, Congsheng, Yu, Kailiang, Ciais, Philippe, Ballantyne, Ashley, Liu, Zhihua, Rogers, Brendan M., Piao, Shilong, Chen, Yizhao, Zhang, Lingling, Wu, Huawu, Fan, Xingwang, Chen, Jianyao, Yang, Guishan Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Dynamic assessment and zoning strategies for ecosystem health in Poyang Zou, Zhiyao, Luo, Songkai, Duan, Ping Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Elevation and Vegetation Cover Dominate Inter-Basin Water Use Efficiency Patterns in China Hu, Jun, Su, Hongjun, Chen, Yiping, Qin, Yuanwei, Xue, Zhaohui, Du, Qian Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Ecological problem identification based on spatial and temporal dynamics Zhang, Rui, Liu, Huamin, Xu, Zhichao, Zhao, Xinchuan, Wen, Lu, Zhuo, Yi, Wang, Lixin Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, 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)
Ecosystem leaf area, gross primary production, and evapotranspiration responses to wildfire in the Columbia River basin Shi, Mingjie, McDowell, Nate, Huang, Huilin, Zahura, Faria, Li, Lingcheng, Chen, Xingyuan Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Compounding preconditions of wildfires vary in time and space within Miller, Julia, Touma, Danielle, Brunner, Manuela I. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Converging Patterns of Heterotrophic Respiration Between Growing and Liu, Caiqin, Jiang, Honglei, Guo, Xiali Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Parameter Estimation in Land Surface Models: Challenges and Opportunities With Data Assimilation and Machine Learning Raoult, Nina, Douglas, Natalie, MacBean, Natasha, Kolassa, Jana, Quaife, Tristan, Roberts, Andrew G., Fisher, Rosie, Fer, Istem, Bacour, Cedric, Dagon, Katherine, Hawkins, Linnia, Carvalhais, Nuno, Cooper, Elizabeth, Dietze, Michael C., Gentine, Pierre, Kaminski, Thomas, Kennedy, Daniel, Liddy, Hannah M., Moore, David J. P., Peylin, Philippe, Pinnington, Ewan, Sanderson, Benjamin, Scholze, Marko, Seiler, Christian, Smallman, T. Luke, Vergopolan, Noemi, Viskari, Toni, Williams, Mathew, Zobitz, John Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Observed decoupling of vegetation greenness and productivity despite regional coupling patterns across the Tibetan Plateau Lv, Jinxia, Zhao, Wenwu Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
Linking groundwater variability to ecosystem carbon and water use Chakraborty, Abhishek, Sekhar, M., Bhanja, Soumendra N., 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
Modeling orbital data of soil carbon dioxide efflux from different land Della Silva, Joao Lucas, Lima, Mendelson, Teodoro, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro, Crusiol, Luis Guilherme Teixeira, La Scala, Newton, Rossi, Fernando Saragosa, Arvor, Damien, Teodoro, Paulo Eduardo, Silva Junior, Carlos Antonio da Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Monitoring forest attributes, C-fluxes, and C-stocks using the process-based model 3D-CMCC-FEM at the National level Vangi, Elia, Dalmonech, Daniela, d'Amico, Giovanni, Grieco, Elisa, Morichetti, Mauro, Puchi, Paulina F., Francini, Saverio, Fares, Silvano, Giannetti, Francesca, Corona, Piermaria, Barbetti, Roberto, Chirici, Gherardo, Collalti, Alessio Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Light use efficiency model based on chlorophyll content better captures seasonal gross primary production dynamics of deciduous broadleaf forests Yang, Rongjuan, Liu, Ronggao, Liu, Yang, Chen, Jingming, Xu, Mingzhu, He, Jiaying Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Primary productivity forecasting in the food-insecure eastern Sahel region using antecedent vegetation, climatic data and Random Forest Tesfamichael, Solomon G., Hermann, Tamas, Shiferaw, Yegnanew A., Toth, Gergely Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Climate Impacts on Forest and Grassland Resilience in China: The Role of Wang, Lifeng, Nian, Da, Yuan, Naiming Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Climatic drivers of leaf area index dynamics in the Amazon basin: insights from remote sensing Saimun, Md Shamim Reza, Karim, Md Rezaul Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Using satellite-derived attributes as proxies for soil carbon cycling to Yang, Ren-Min, Huang, Lai-Ming, Yan, Zhifeng, Zhang, Xin, Yan, Shao-Jun Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
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