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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: 2026-05-18

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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Publications Citing This Dataset

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Sub-Daily Natural CO2 Flux Simulation Based on Satellite Data: Diurnal Wang, Qiao, Imasu, Ryoichi, Arai, Yutaka, Ito, Satoshi, Mizoguchi, Yasuko, Kondo, Hiroaki, Xiao, Jingfeng Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Anisotropy
Sustainable and cost-effective vegetation restoration framework under climate change Han, Qinggong, Ding, Yongxia, Peng, Shouzhang Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Soil respiration strongly offsets carbon uptake in Alaska and Northwest Canada Watts, Jennifer D, Natali, Susan M, Minions, Christina, Risk, Dave, Arndt, Kyle, Zona, Donatella, Euskirchen, Eugenie S, Rocha, Adrian V, Sonnentag, Oliver, Helbig, Manuel, Kalhori, Aram, Oechel, Walt, Ikawa, Hiroki, Ueyama, Masahito, Suzuki, Rikie, Kobayashi, Hideki, Celis, Gerardo, Schuur, Edward A G, Humphreys, Elyn, Kim, Yongwon, Lee, Bang-Yong, Goetz, Scott, Madani, Nima, Schiferl, Luke D, Commane, Roisin, Kimball, John S, Liu, Zhihua, Torn, Margaret S, Potter, Stefano, Wang, Jonathan A, Jorgenson, M Torre, Xiao, Jingfeng, Li, Xing, Edgar, Colin Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Aquatic Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vegetation, Soils, Fire Occurrence, Fire Dynamics, Burned Area, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Forests, Vegetation Cover, Alpine/Tundra, Reflectance, Dominant Species, Soil Temperature, Carbon Flux, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Soil Respiration, Gross Primary Production (gpp), Air Temperature, Solar Induced Fluorescence, NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE)
Responses of vegetation greenness and carbon cycle to extreme droughts Deng, Ying, Wang, Xuhui, Wang, Kai, Ciais, Philippe, Tang, Shuchang, Jin, Lei, Li, Lili, Piao, Shilong Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Remote sensing to study mangrove fragmentation and its impacts on Leaf Area Index and gross primary productivity in the South of Peninsular Malaysia Kanniah, Kasturi Devi, Kang, Chuen Siang, Sharma, Sahadev, Amir, A. Aldrie Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Resistance and resilience of grasslands to drought detected by SIF in inner Mongolia, China Liu, Yaojie, You, Cuihai, Zhang, Yongguang, Chen, Shiping, Zhang, Zhaoying, Li, Ji, Wu, Yunfei Land Use/Land Cover Classification, 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)
Role of remotely sensed leaf area index assimilation in eco-hydrologic processes in different ecosystems over East Asia with Community Land Model version 4.5 Biogeochemistry Seo, Hocheol, Kim, Yeonjoo 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
Vegetation productivity losses linked to mediterranean hot and dry events Ermitao, Tiago, Gouveia, Celia M., Bastos, Ana, Russo, Ana C. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Tropical cyclones shape mangrove productivity gradients in the Indian subcontinent Rasquinha, Dina Nethisa, Mishra, Deepak R. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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
Quantifying the contributions of human activities and climate change to Ge, Wenyan, Deng, Liqiang, Wang, Fei, Han, Jianqiao Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Crop yield estimation in the Canadian Prairies using Terra/MODIS-derived crop metrics Liu, Jiangui, Huffman, Ted, Qian, Budong, Shang, Jiali, Li, Qingmou, Dong, Taifeng, Davidson, Andrew, Jing, Qi Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Evaluation of the LSA-SAF gross primary production product derived from SEVIRI/MSG data (MGPP) Martinez, B., Gilabert, M.A., Sanchez-Ruiz, S., Campos-Taberner, M., Garcia-Haro, F.J., Brummer, C., Carrara, A., Feig, G., Grunwald, T., Mammarella, I., Tagesson, T. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Importance of shaded leaf contribution to the total GPP of Canadian terrestrial ecosystemsEvaluation of MODIS GPP Chen, Bin, Arain, M. Altaf, Chen, Jing M., Wang, Shaoqiang, Fang, Hongliang, Liu, Zhenhai, Mo, Gang, Liu, Jane Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
A comparison of three models used to determine water fluxes over the Albany Thicket, Eastern Cape, South Africa Palmer, A.R., Ezenne, G.I., Choruma, D.J., Gwate, O., Mantel, S.K., Tanner, J.L. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Biogeochemical Cycles, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Heat Budget
Development of a topographic-corrected temperature and greenness model (TG) for improving GPP estimation over mountainous areas Xie, Xinyao, Li, Ainong Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
Effects of irrigation on water, carbon, and nitrogen budgets in a semiarid watershed in the Pacific NorthwestA modeling study Zhu, Bowen, Huang, Maoyi, Cheng, Yanyan, Xie, Xianhong, Liu, Ying, Zhang, Xuesong, Bisht, Gautam, Chen, Xingyuan, Missik, Justine, Liu, Heping Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Effects of spatial-temporal land cover distribution on gross primary production and net primary production in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany Ma, Liwei Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Enhanced regional terrestrial carbon uptake over Korea revealed by Yun, Jeongmin, Jeong, Sujong, Ho, ChangHoi, Park, Hoonyoung, Liu, Junjie, Lee, Haeyoung, Sitch, Stephen, Friedlingstein, Pierre, Lienert, Sebastian, Lombardozzi, Danica, Haverd, Vanessa, Jain, Atual, Zaehle, Sonke, Kato, Etsushi, Tian, Hanqin, Vuichard, Nicolas, Wiltshire, Andy, Zeng, Ning Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulates, Hydrogen Cyanide, Emissions, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Particulate Matter, Fire Occurrence, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds
Climate change scenarios and projected impacts for forest productivity in Guanacaste Province (Costa Rica)Lessons for tropical forest regions Stan, Kayla, Sanchez-Azofeifa, Arturo, Calvo-Rodriguez, Sofia, Castro-Magnani, Marissa, Chen, Jing, Ludwig, Ralf, Zou, Lidong Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Estimating the Abundance of Andean Ibis (Theristicus branickii) in the High Andes of Northern Ecuador Naveda-Rodriguez, Adrian, Santander, Tatiana, Utreras B., Victor, Zapata-Rios, Galo Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Non-climatic component provoked substantial spatiotemporal changes of carbon and water use efficiency on the Mongolian Plateau Dong, Gang, Zhao, Fangyuan, Chen, Jiquan, Zhang, Yaoqi, Qu, Luping, Jiang, Shicheng, Ochirbat, Batkhishig, Chen, Jingyan, Xin, Xiaoping, Shao, Changliang Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration
Influence of the dry event induced hydraulic redistribution on water and carbon cycles at five AsiaFlux forest sites: A site study combining measurements and modeling Wu, Haohao, Fu, Congsheng, Wu, Huawu, Zhang, Lingling Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
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