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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: 2026-05-17

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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Long-term leaf C:N ratio change under elevated CO2 and nitrogen deposition in China: Evidence from observations and process-based modeling Sheng, Mingyang, Tang, Jinyun, Yang, Dawen, Fisher, Joshua B., Wang, Han, Kattge, Jens Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Optimization of environmental variable functions of GPP quantitative model based on SCE-UA and minimum loss screening method Zhang, Lin, Ren, Tianwei, Yu, Yaoqi, Yao, Yuan, Li, Cheng, Zhao, Yuanyuan, Zhuang, Qianlai, Liu, Zhe, Zhang, Xiaodong, Li, Shaoming Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
An ecological model of settlement expansion in northwestern Morocco Jazwa, Christopher S., Collins-Elliott, Stephen A. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
A pigment ratio index based on remotely sensed reflectance provides the potential for universal gross primary production estimation Wu, W, Epstein, H E, Guo, H, Li, X, Gong, C Reflectance, Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Albedo, Anisotropy, Shortwave Radiation
A practical topographic correction method for improving Moderate Xie, Xinyao, Li, Ainong, Guan, Xiaobin, Tan, Jianbo, Jin, Huaan, Bian, Jinhu Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
A multiple species, continent-wide, million-phenotype agronomic plant dataset Newman, Saul Justin, Furbank, Robert T. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
GlobalScale Consistency of Spaceborne Vegetation Indices, Chlorophyll Fluorescence, and Photosynthesis Doughty, Russell, Xiao, Xiangming, Kohler, Philipp, Frankenberg, Christian, Qin, Yuanwei, Wu, Xiaocui, Ma, Shuang, Moore, Berrien Reflectance, Anisotropy, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Global pattern of pollution manufacturing index Cai, Qixiang, Yan, Xiaodong Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Fifteen-year variations of water use efficiency over a wheat-maize rotation cropland in the north China Plain Hu, Xingyu, Lei, Huimin Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Grassland vegetation and roads have dominant influence on decadal-scale spatial-temporal patterns of fires in a species-rich protected Terai habitat in northeastern India Banerjee, Subham, Das, Dhritiman, John, Robert Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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
Assessment of organic matter temporal dynamics in the klyazma basin using remote sensing and qgis trends. earth Trifonova, Tatiana A., Mishchenko, Natalia V., Shutov, Pavel S. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Atmospheric methane condition over the South Sumatera peatland during the COVID-19 pandemic Rendana, Muhammad, Idris, Wan Mohd Razi, Rahim, Sahibin Abdul Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Tropopause, Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Sea Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Humidity, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone
Assessing vulnerability of agriculture system to climate change in the SAARC region Singh, Ram Kumar, Kumar, Manoj Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Assessing the response of vegetation change to drought during 2009-2018 in Yunnan Province, China Yu, Yuanhe, Shen, Yuzhen, Wang, Jinliang, Wei, Yuchun, Nong, Lanping, Deng, Huan Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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
Comparison of empirical remote-sensing based models for the estimation of gross primary productivity using eddy covariance and satellite data over agroecosystem Pokhariyal, Shweta, Patel, N. R. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Linking soil bacterial diversity to satellite-derived vegetation productivity: a case study in arid and semi-arid desert areas Liu, Jie, Wang, Changkun, Guo, Zhiying, Liu, Ya, Pan, Kai, Xu, Aiai, Zhang, Fangfang, Pan, Xianzhang Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Legacy effects following fire on surface energy, water and carbon fluxes in mature Amazonian forests de Oliveira, Gabriel, Brunsell, Nathaniel A., Chen, Jing M., Shimabukuro, Yosio E., Mataveli, Guilherme A. V., dos Santos, Carlos A. C., Stark, Scott C., de Lima, Andre, Aragao, Luiz E. O. C. Reflectance, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, 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 sentinel-3 olci land products and merra2 meteorology data into light use efficiency and vegetation index-driven models for modeling gross primary production Zhang, Fengji, Zhang, Zhijiang, Long, Yi, Zhang, Ling Land Use/Land Cover Classification, 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
Peak growing season patterns and climate extremes-driven responses of gross primary production estimated by satellite and process based models over North America He, Wei, Ju, Weimin, Jiang, Fei, Parazoo, Nicholas, Gentine, Pierre, Wu, Xiaocui, Zhang, Chunhua, Zhu, Jiawen, Viovy, Nicolas, Jain, Atul K., Sitch, Stephen, Friedlingstein, Pierre Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Organic carbon storage potential of cropland topsoils in East China: Indispensable roles of cropping systems and soil managements Ma, Wanzhu, Zhan, Yu, Chen, Songchao, Ren, Zhouqiao, Chen, Xiaojia, Qin, Fangjin, Lu, Ruohui, Lv, Xiaonan, Deng, Xunfei Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Organic matter temporal dynamics in the river ecosystem basin using remote sensing Trifonova, Tatiana, Mishchenko, Natalia, Shutov, Pavel Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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