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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: 2026-07-07

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
Water use efficiency data from 2000 to 2019 in measuring progress towards SDGs in Central Asia Chen, Yaning, Fang, Gonghuan, Hao, Haichao, Wang, Xuanxuan Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Variation of gross primary production, evapotranspiration and water use efficiency for global croplands Ai, Zhipin, Wang, Qinxue, Yang, Yonghui, Manevski, Kiril, Yi, Shuang, Zhao, Xin Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Cover, Cropland
Tracking of Vegetation Carbon Dynamics from 2001 to 2016 by MODIS GPP in HKH Region Chao, Zhenhua, Che, Mingliang, Shang, Zhanhuan, Degen, A. Allan 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
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
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
Combined MODIS land surface temperature and greenness data for modeling vegetation phenology, physiology, and gross primary production in terrestrial ... Xu, Xiaojun, Zhou, Guomo, Du, Huaqiang, Mao, Fangjie, Xu, Lin, Li, Xuejian, Liu, Lijuan Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, 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
A standardised monitoring protocol for the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) Naveda-Rodriguez, Adrian, Utreras B., Victor, Zapata-Rios, Galo Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
An inversion model for estimating the negative air ion concentration using MODIS images of the Daxing'anling region Yue, Cui, Yuxin, Zhao, Nan, Zhang, Dongyou, Zhang, Jiangning, Yang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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
Feasibility of using MODIS products to simulate sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) in Boreal Forests Guo, Meng, Li, Jing, Huang, Shubo, Wen, Lixiang 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
Extending the range of applicability of the semi-empirical ecosystem Tian, Xianglin, Minunno, Francesco, Cao, Tianjian, Peltoniemi, Mikko, Kalliokoski, Tuomo, Makela, Annikki Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Stratigraphic Sequence, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Soil Depth, Sediments, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance
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
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
Evidence of Carbon Uptake Associated with Vegetation Greening Trends in He, Zhonghua, Lei, Liping, Zeng, Zhao-Cheng, Sheng, Mengya, Welp, Lisa R. Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
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, Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)
Mapping photosynthesis solely from solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescenceA global, fine-resolution dataset of gross primary production derived from OCO-2 Li, Xing, Xiao, Jingfeng Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Linear downscaling from MODIS to Landsat: connecting landscape composition with ecosystem functions Chen, Jiquan, Sciusco, Pietro, Ouyang, Zutao, Zhang, Rong, Henebry, Geoffrey M., John, Ranjeet, Roy, David. P. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy
Improving estimation of gross primary production in dryland ecosystems by a model-data fusion approach Wang, Haibo, Li, Xin, Ma, Mingguo, Geng, Liying Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Improvement of satellite-based estimation of gross primary production through optimization of meteorological parameters and high resolution land cover information at regional scale over East Asia Park, Haemi, Im, Jungho, Kim, Miae Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Identifying and forecasting potential biophysical risk areas within a tropical mangrove ecosystem using multi-sensor data Shrestha, Shanti, Miranda, Isabel, Kumar, Abhishek, Pardo, Maria Luisa Escobar, Dahal, Subash, Rashid, Taufiq, Remillard, Caren, Mishra, Deepak R. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
National estimation of soil organic carbon storage potential for arable soils: A data-driven approach coupled with carbon-landscape zones Chen, Songchao, Arrouays, Dominique, Angers, Denis A., Chenu, Claire, Barre, Pierre, Martin, Manuel P., Saby, Nicolas P.A., Walter, Christian Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Revisiting assessments of ecosystem drought recovery Liu, Laibao, Gudmundsson, Lukas, Hauser, Mathias, Qin, Dahe, Li, Shuangcheng, Seneviratne, Sonia I Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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