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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
89733
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: 2026-07-04

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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Title Year Author Topic
Multi-layer high-resolution soil moisture estimation using machine Karthikeyan, L., Mishra, Ashok K. Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Multi-sensor remote sensing for drought characterization: current status, opportunities and a roadmap for the future Jiao, Wenzhe, Wang, Lixin, McCabe, Matthew F. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Sea Surface Temperature, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Strong impacts of autumn phenology on grassland ecosystem water use Cheng, Min, Jin, Jiaxin, Jiang, Hong Reflectance, Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Productivity
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, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Surface Soil Moisture, 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
Spatial Assessment of Para Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) above Ground Biomass Potentials in Songkhla Province, Southern Thailand Simon, John Nyandansobi, Nuthammachot, Narissara, Titseesang, Teerawet, Okpara, Kingsley Ezechukwu, Techato, Kuaanan Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, 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)
Spatial, Phenological, and Inter-Annual Variations of Gross Primary Ma, Dujuan, Wu, Xiaodan, Ma, Xuanlong, Wang, Jingping, Lin, Xingwen, Mu, Cuicui Land Use/Land Cover Classification, 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)
A brief evaluation of the MOD17A2H product over a pasture in northeast Brazil Ferreira, Rosaria R., Santos E Silva, Claudio M., Bezerra, Bergson, Mendes, Keila R., Mutti, Pedro, Campos, Suany, Marques, Thiago V., P. Oliveira, Cristiano, Goncalves, Weber, Espinoza, Nikolai, Difante, Gelson, Urbano, Stella A. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Data for: Terrain units, land use/cover, and gross primary productivity of the largest fluvial basin in the Brazilian Amazonia/Cerrado ecotone: The Araguaia ... Couto, Antonio, Martins, Pedro, Sano, Edson, Martins, Eder, Vieira, Ludgero, Salemi, Luiz, Vasconcelos, Vinicius RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Crop Yield Estimation at Gram Panchayat Scale by Integrating Field, Weather and Satellite Data with Crop Simulation Models Milesi, Cristina, Kukunuri, Mallikarjun Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Shortwave Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Cross-scale monitoring of habitat suitability changes using satellite time series and ecological niche models Arenas-Castro, Salvador, Sillero, Neftali Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area
Daily estimation of gross primary production under all sky using a light Wang, Yipu, Li, Rui, Hu, Jiheng, Fu, Yuyun, Duan, Jiawei, Cheng, Yuanxi Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Different temporal stability and responses to droughts between needleleaf forests and broadleaf forests in north china during 20012018 Li, Xiran, Liu, Muxing, Hajek, Olivia L., Yin, Guodong Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Discrepancies between global forest net primary productivity estimates derived from modis and forest inventory data and underlying factors Park, Jin Han, Gan, Jianbang, Park, Chan Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Drought Resilience Debt Drives NPP Decline in the Amazon Forest MachadoSilva, Fausto, Peres, Leonardo F., Gouveia, Celia M., EnrichPrast, Alex, Peixoto, Roberta B., Pereira, Jose M. C., Marotta, Humberto, Fernandes, Pedro J. F., Libonati, Renata Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Diverse roles of previous years water conditions in gross primary productivity in China Liu, Jiajia, Zhou, Tao, Luo, Hui, Liu, Xia, Yu, Peixin, Zhang, Yajie, Zhou, Peifang Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Divergent impacts of droughts on vegetation phenology and productivity in the Yungui Plateau, southwest China Ge, Wenyan, Han, Jianqiao, Zhang, Daojun, Wang, Fei Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Eco-economic environment coupling based on urban RSEI theory Lu, Yitong, Li, Minghang Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, 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), Reflectance
Ecosystem water use efficiency response to drought over southwest China Mokhtar, Ali, He, Hongming, Alsafadi, Karam, Mohammed, Safwan, He, Wenming, Li, Yu, Zhao, Hongfei, Abdullahi, Nazir Muhammad, GyasiAgyei, Yeboah Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Environmental impact of lockdown amid COVID-19 over agricultural sites in Himalayan foothills Pokhariyal, Shweta, Patel, N. R., Rana, R. S., Chauhan, Prakash Reflectance, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Empirical approach for modelling tree phenology in mixed forests using remote sensing Noumonvi, Koffi Dodji, Oblisar, Gal, Zust, Ana, Vilhar, Ursa Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Effects of vegetation phenology on vegetation productivity in the Qinghai Lake Basin of the Northeastern QinghaiTibet Plateau Wang, Zhigang, Cao, Shengkui, Cao, Guangchao, Lan, Yao Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), 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
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