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Description

The MOD17A3H Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 31, 2023. Users are encouraged to use the MOD17A3HGF Version 6.1 data product.

The MOD17A3H Version 6 product provides information about annual Net Primary Production (NPP) at 500 meter (m) pixel resolution. Annual NPP is derived from the sum of all 8-day Net Photosynthesis (PSN) products (MOD17A2H) from the given year. The PSN value is the difference of the Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and the Maintenance Respiration (MR).

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
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
2001-12-27 to 2004-01-03
Temporal Resolution
1 Year
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
C2763298104-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). MOD17A3H MODIS/Terra Net Primary Production Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD17A3H.006 Date Accessed: 2026-07-04

File Naming Convention

MOD17A3H.A2002001.h05v11.006.2015153180523.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD17A3H) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2002001), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h05v11), the Version of the data collection (006), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2015153180523), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

DATA PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Patterns and controls of foliar nutrient stoichiometry and flexibility Dynarski, Katherine A., Soper, Fiona M., Reed, Sasha C., Wieder, William R., Cleveland, Cory C. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Drivers of eco-environmental quality in China from 2000 to 2017 Bai, Tingting, Cheng, Jie, Zheng, Zihao, Zhang, Qifei, Li, Zihao, Xu, Dong Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Effects of afforestation on soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation depend on initial soil nitrogen status Hong, Songbai, Cong, Nan, Ding, Jinzhi, Piao, Shilong, Liu, Lingli, Penuelas, Josep, Chen, Anping, Quine, Timothy A., Zeng, Hui, Houlton, Benjamin Z. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen Compounds, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Agricultural Lands, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Leaf Characteristics, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification
Controls and variability of soil respiration temperature sensitivity Yang, Zhihan, Luo, Xinrui, Shi, Yuehong, Zhou, Tao, Luo, Ke, Lai, Yunsen, Yu, Peng, Liu, Liang, Olchev, Alexander, Bond-Lamberty, Ben, Hao, Dalei, Jian, Jinshi, Fan, Shaohui, Cai, Chunju, Tang, Xiaolu Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Deep learning reveals rapid vegetation greening in changing climate from 1988 to 2018 on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Lou, Peiqing, Wu, Tonghua, Yang, Sizhong, Wu, Xiaodong, Chen, Jianjun, Zhu, Xiaofan, Chen, Jie, Lin, Xingchen, Li, Ren, Shang, Chengpeng, Wang, Dong, La, Yune, Wen, Amin, Ma, Xin Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Factors that shape large-scale gradients in clonality Zhang, Hongxiang, Chen, SiChong, Bonser, Stephen P., Hitchcock, Timothy, Moles, Angela T. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Greener cities cost more green: Examining the impacts of different urban Zhong, Jing, Jiao, Limin, Droin, Ariane, Liu, Jiafeng, Lian, Xihong, Taubenbock, Hannes Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Modeling complex seasonal avian migration: predictions from the thermal environment and resource availability Snell, Katherine R. S., Thorup, Kasper Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Attitude Characteristics, ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS, Viewing Geometry
Lignin and fungal abundance modify manganese effects on soil organic carbon persistence at the continental scale Possinger, A.R., Heckman, K.A., Bowman, M.M., Gallo, A.C., Hatten, J.A., Matosziuk, L.M., Nave, L.E., SanClements, M.D., Swanston, C.W., Weiglein, T.L., Strahm, B.D. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Linking landscape structure and vegetation productivity with nut consumption by the Cantabrian brown bear during hyperphagia Perez-Giron, Jose Carlos, Diaz-Varela, Emilio Rafael, Alvarez-Alvarez, Pedro, Hernandez Palacios, Orencio, Ballesteros, Fernando, Lopez-Bao, Jose Vicente Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Impact of climatic changes and anthropogenic activities on ecosystem net primary productivity in India during 20012019 Bejagam, Vijaykumar, Sharma, Ashutosh Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production Related to Livestock Peri, Pablo L., Rosas, Yamina M., Pastur, Guillermo Martinez Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Key predictors of soil organic matter vulnerability to mineralization differ with depth at a continental scale Weiglein, Tyler L., Strahm, Brian D., Bowman, Maggie M., Gallo, Adrian C., Hatten, Jeff A., Heckman, Katherine A., Matosziuk, Lauren M., Nave, Lucas E., Possinger, Angela R., SanClements, Michael D., Swanston, Christopher W. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Review of puma density estimates reveals sources of bias and variation, and the need for standardization Murphy, Sean M., Beausoleil, Richard A., Stewart, Haley, Cox, John J. Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Reflectance, Anisotropy, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Response of carbon budget to climate change of the alpine meadow in Gannan using the CENTURY model Nkrumah, Teddy, Meiling, Zhang, Stephen, Nazieh, Xingyu, Wang Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Regional differentiation in the ecological effects of land cover change Wang, Hui, Liu, Yanxu, Cai, Liping, Fan, Donglin, Wang, Yijia, Yao, Ying Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Remote sensing estimation and spatiotemporal pattern analysis of terrestrial net ecosystem productivity in China Liang, Liang, Geng, Di, Yan, Juan, Qiu, Siyi, Shi, Yanyan, Wang, Shuguo, Wang, Lijuan, Zhang, Lianpeng, Kang, Jianrong Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Plant Proxy Evidence for High Rainfall and Productivity in the Eocene of Australia Reichgelt, Tammo, Greenwood, David R., Steinig, Sebastian, Conran, John G., Hutchinson, David K., Lunt, Daniel J., Scriven, Leonie J., Zhu, Jiang Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Terrestrial ecosystem response to flash droughts over India Poonia, Vikas, Kumar Goyal, Manish, Jha, Srinidhi, Dubey, Saket Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Temperature dependence of ecosystem carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus Chen, Yang, Wang, Ying-Ping, YuanyuanHuang, Tang, Xuli, Zhou, Guoyi, Wang, Chen, Chang, Zhongbing, Yan, Junhua Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Simulating environmentallysensitive tree recruitment in vegetation demographic models HanburyBrown, Adam R., Powell, Thomas L., MullerLandau, Helene C., Wright, S. Joseph, Kueppers, Lara M. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Water quality and forest restoration in the Lake Tahoe basin: impacts of future management options Dobre, Mariana, Long, Jonathan W., Maxwell, Charles, Elliot, William J., Lew, Roger, Brooks, Erin S., Scheller, Robert M. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Eco-biophysical indicators to ascertain the sustainability aspect of world's primitive hills range using time-series MODIS data products Raj, Alok, Sharma, Laxmi Kant Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Effectiveness of protected areas edges on vegetation greenness, cover and productivity on the Tibetan Plateau, China Hua, Ting, Zhao, Wenwu, Cherubini, Francesco, Hu, Xiangping, Pereira, Paulo 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)
Continental-scale shifts in termite diversity and nesting and feeding Wijas, Baptiste J., Lim, Shevaun, Cornwell, William K. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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