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Description

The MOD17A2H Version 6.1 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 6.1 GPP data products: (1) Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 – 2017, (2) A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB), and (3) The product uses Climatology Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) as back up to the operational LAI/FPAR.

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
2021-01-01 to Present
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
C2565791027-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
91473
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. (2021). MODIS/Terra Gross Primary Productivity 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD17A2H.061 Date Accessed: 2026-08-24

File Naming Convention

MOD17A2H.A2025209.h05v11.061.2025218043205.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD17A2H) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2025209), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h05v11), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025218043205), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Ecological multifunctionality of watersheds increases with tree species richness Zhang, Jiehao, Reich, Peter B., Song, Conghe, Zhang, Yulong, Chen, Han Y. H., Nabuurs, Gert-Jan, Wang, Xia, He, Tiehu, Dolezal, Jiri, Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael, Paquette, Alain, Viana, Helder, Alberti, Giorgio, Parfenova, Elena, Tchebakova, Nadezhda, Liang, Jingjing, Crowther, Thomas W., de-Miguel, Sergio, Pfautsch, Sebastian, Schall, Peter, Jaroszewicz, Bogdan, Peri, Pablo L., Picard, Nicolas, Zhang, Quanfa, Zhang, Kerong Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Productivity
Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics of GPP and Its Nonlinear Response Mechanisms to Climate Change Across China's Three Major Forest Regions Zhu, Hongji, Li, Hao, Zeng, Lunpeng, Wang, Haokai, Chen, Chunhua, Yao, Rui, Wang, Pengcheng, Xia, Yu Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
Dynamics-constrained rainfall projection reveals substantial increase in Yang, Long, Zhang, Jinghan, Zhao, Fang, Wright, Daniel, Li, Chao, Yamazaki, Dai, Tan, Xuezhi, Yu, Miao, Wang, Quan J., Tian, Fuqiang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
The 2020 Heatwave Led to a Larger Enhancement in Annual Gross Primary Park, SungBin, Park, ChangEui, Kim, JinSoo, Xiao, Jingfeng, Song, EunJi, So, Damwon, Park, Sang Seo Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
Terrestrial Chlorophyll Limitation on Global Gross Primary Production Li, Longhui 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)
Subtropical vegetation damage and recovery dynamics after the great 2008 Xiong, Yujiu, Yan, Wenjie, Wang, Xu, Luo, Yong, Feng, Hanhua, Zhao, Wenli, Zhu, Biqing, Ye, Zhenhua, Li, Hao Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps
Spatiotemporal Variability of Vegetation Productivity Responses to Gong, Haixing, Wang, Guoyin, Zhang, Renhe, Chen, Guoxing, Wang, Xiaoyan, Cheng, Tiantao Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Soil moisture and microbiome explain greenhouse gas exchange in global peatlands Parn, Jaan, Thayamkottu, Sandeep, Opik, Maarja, Bahram, Mohammad, Tedersoo, Leho, Espenberg, Mikk, Davison, John Alexander, Kasak, Kuno, Maddison, Martin, Niinemets, Ulo, Ostonen, Ivika, Soosaar, Kaido, Sohar, Kristina, Zobel, Martin, Mander, Ulo Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Recent weakening of carbon-water coupling in northern ecosystems Zhao, Fubo, Shi, Wenbo, Xiao, Jingfeng, Zhao, Meng, Li, Xing, Wu, Yiping Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Seasonal and interannual variations of soil heterotrophic respiration and autotrophic respiration in subtropical forests of southeast China: independent process-based ... Yan, Yibo, Wang, Xiujun, Wohlfahrt, Georg, Huang, Ni Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Retrieving vertical profiles of cloud droplet effective radius using multispectral measurements from MODIS: examples and limitations Buggee, Andrew J., Pilewskie, Peter Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Cloud Types
Revealing joint evolutions and causal interactions in complex Wang, Lu, Gu, Haiting, Liu, Li, Liang, Xiao, Chen, Siwei, Xu, Yue-Ping Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Unveiling the accuracy of global GPP products in data-scarce mountain ecosystems of Southwest China Wang, Yu, She, Xiaojun, Zhu, Chongjing, Chen, Jiangzhaoxia, Kong, Debing, Shi, Weiyu, Guan, Xiaobin, Xie, Qiaoyun, Gao, Xiaojie, Li, Wang, Li, Yao Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Understanding the dynamics of 2024 extreme heat event in India: Spatial Verma, Akash, Khadke, Leena, Budakoti, Sachin Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Fire Dynamics, Surface Radiative Properties, Land Surface Temperature
Tower-to-global upscaling of terrestrial carbon fluxes driven by Reyes-Munoz, Pablo, D.Kovacs, David, Verrelst, Jochem Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
The equity and coupling coordination of ecosystem services and LUO, Songkai, LUO, Zhijun Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), 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
Urbanization increases gross primary production and biomass of Atlantic da Silva, Wanda Karolina, de Carvalho Alves, Marcelo, Zenni, Rafael Dudeque Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Widespread and Divergent Post-Drought Loss of Gross Primary Production Zhao, Zhuoyi, Zhou, Yanlian, Ju, Weimin, Xiao, Jingfeng, Li, Xing Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), 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, Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Gross Primary Production (gpp), Reflectance
Exploring the effects of climatic and environmental heterogeneity on the spatial activity of Patagonian bats Gimenez, Analia Laura, Grech, Marta Gladys, De Paz, Oscar Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Infrared Radiance, Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Carbon Monoxide, Tropospheric Ozone, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Layered Precipitable Water, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Water Vapor Concentration Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
Agricultural flash droughts and their impact on crop yields in Lovino, Miguel A, Pierrestegui, M Josefina, Masaro, Lumila, Muller, Omar V, Muller, Gabriela V, Berbery, Ernesto H Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Afforestation boosted gross primary productivity of China: evidence from remote sensing Yan, Wei, Wang, Hesong, Jiang, Chao, Sun, Osbert Jianxin, Chu, Jianmin, Zhang, Anzhi Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Analyzing canopy structure effects based on LiDAR for GPP-SIF relationship and GPP estimation Shi, Shuo, Shi, Zixi, Qu, Fangfang, Gong, Wei, Xu, Lu, Liu, Chenxi Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), VIEWING GEOMETRY, Terrain Elevation, Lidar, Topography, Vegetation Height
A comparison of machine learning algorithms for predicting gross primary Agarwal, Geetika, Deb Burman, Pramit Kumar, Kulkarni, Vrushali Y, Kosamkar, Pranali K Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Biomass burning emission analysis based on MODIS aerosol optical depth and AeroCom multi-model simulations: implications for model constraints and emission ... Petrenko, Mariya, Kahn, Ralph, Chin, Mian, Bauer, Susanne E., Bergman, Tommi, Bian, Huisheng, Curci, Gabriele, Johnson, Ben, Kaiser, Johannes W., Kipling, Zak, Kokkola, Harri, Liu, Xiaohong, Mezuman, Keren, Mielonen, Tero, Myhre, Gunnar, Pan, Xiaohua, Protonotariou, Anna, Remy, Samuel, Skeie, Ragnhild Bieltvedt, Stier, Philip, Takemura, Toshihiko, Tsigaridis, Kostas, Wang, Hailong, Watson-Parris, Duncan, Zhang, Kai Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Land Surface Temperature, Fire Occurrence, Surface Thermal Properties, THERMAL ANOMALIES, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulates, Hydrogen Cyanide, Emissions, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance, Cloud Condensation Nuclei
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