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Description

The MOD17A3HGF Version 6.1 product provides information about annual Gross and Net Primary Production (GPP and NPP) at 500 meter (m) pixel resolution. Annual Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) GPP and NPP is derived from the sum of all 8-day GPP Net Photosynthesis (PSN) products (MOD17A2H) from the given year. The PSN value is the difference of the GPP and the Maintenance Respiration (MR).

The MOD17A3HGF will be generated at the end of each year when the entire yearly 8-day MOD15A2H is available. Hence, the gap-filled MOD17A3HGF is the improved MOD17, which has cleaned the poor-quality inputs from 8-day Leaf Area Index and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (LAI/FPAR) based on the Quality Control (QC) label for every pixel. If any LAI/FPAR pixel did not meet the quality screening criteria, its value is determined through linear interpolation. However, users cannot get MOD17A3HGF in near-real time because it will be generated only at the end of a given year.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to the MODIS Version 6.1 NPP data product: (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
2001-01-01 to Present
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
C2565791034-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
7250
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., & Zhao, M. (2021). MODIS/Terra Net Primary Production Gap-Filled Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD17A3HGF.061 Date Accessed: 2026-07-09

File Naming Convention

MOD17A3HGF.A2024001.h17v10.061.2025011052834.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD17A3HGF) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2024001), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h17v10), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025011052834), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

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Spatiotemporal Variation Characteristics and Dynamic Persistence Analysis of Carbon Sources/Sinks in the Yellow River Basin Zhang, Kun, Zhu, Changming, Ma, Xiaodong, Zhang, Xin, Yang, Dehu, Shao, Yakui Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Shapley values reveal the drivers of soil organic carbon stock Wadoux, Alexandre M. J.-C., Saby, Nicolas P. A., Martin, Manuel P. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Shepherding is not a shot in the dark: evidence of low predation losses Hawkins, Heidi-Jayne, Minnie, Liaan, van Niekerk, HN (Walter), de Waal, HO, Balfour, Dave, Kerley, Graham IH Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Subarctic Vegetation under the Mixed Warming and Air Pollution Influence Kharuk, Viacheslav I., Petrov, Ilya A., Im, Sergei T., Golyukov, Alexey S., Dvinskaya, Maria L., Shushpanov, Alexander S., Savchenko, Alexander P., Temerova, Victoria L. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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Twenty years of net photosynthesis, climatic and anthropic factors from biomes of Bahia State, Brazil Benfica, Nayanne Silva, Gomes, Andrea da Silva, Zanchi, Fabricio Berton Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
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A ContinentalScale Estimate of Soil Organic Carbon Change at NEON Sites and Their Environmental and Edaphic Controls Hu, Jie, Hartemink, Alfred E., Desai, Ankur R., Townsend, Philip A., Abramoff, Rose Z., Zhu, Zhe, Sihi, Debjani, Huang, Jingyi Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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Contribution of vegetation restoration to carbon sequestration driven by Zhu, Meng, Zhou, Zhongfa, Feng, Qing, Wu, Xiaopiao, Liu, Rongping, Wu, Guijie, Zheng, Jiajia, Luo, Wanlin Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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