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Description

The Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Indices (MOD13Q1) Version 6.1 data are generated every 16 days at 250 meter (m) spatial resolution as a Level 3 product. The MOD13Q1 product provides two primary vegetation layers. The first is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) which is referred to as the continuity index to the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NOAA-AVHRR) derived NDVI. The second vegetation layer is the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), which has improved sensitivity over high biomass regions. The algorithm chooses the best available pixel value from all the acquisitions from the 16 day period. The criteria used is low clouds, low view angle, and the highest NDVI/EVI value.

Along with the vegetation layers and the two quality layers, the HDF file will have MODIS reflectance bands 1 (red), 2 (near-infrared), 3 (blue), and 7 (mid-infrared), as well as four observation layers.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6.1 vegetation indices 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, and (2) A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB).

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Projects
TERRA
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
250 Meters x 250 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
MODIS Sinusoidal Tiling System
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2000-02-18 to Present
Temporal Resolution
16 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
C1748066515-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
177482
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Vegetation Index ,
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) ,
Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)

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

Didan, K. (2021). MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V061 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13Q1.061 Date Accessed: 2026-08-24

File Naming Convention

MOD13Q1.A2025193.h31v08.061.2025209132825.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD13Q1) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2025193), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h31v08), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025209132825), and the Data Format (hdf).

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USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

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Monitoring complex integrated crop-livestock systems at regional scale in BrazilA big Earth Observation data approach Kuchler, Patrick Calvano, Simoes, Margareth, Ferraz, Rodrigo, Arvor, Damien, de Almeida Machado, Pedro Luiz Oliveira, Rosa, Marcos, Gaetano, Raffaele, Begue, Agnes Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Next day wildfire spread: A machine learning dataset to predict wildfire spreading from remote-sensing data Huot, Fantine, Hu, R. Lily, Goyal, Nita, Sankar, Tharun, Ihme, Matthias, Chen, Yi-Fan Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Fire Occurrence, Surface Thermal Properties, Land Surface Temperature, THERMAL ANOMALIES, Plant Phenology
Navigating nature's complexities through Terra MODIS information and downscaled regional climate modelMainstreaming space-based information for drought disaster risk management Orimoloye, Israel R., Belle, Johanes A., Olusola, Adeyemi O., Ololade, Olusola O. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Multi-year monitoring land surface phenology in relation to climatic variables using MODIS-NDVI time-series in Mediterranean forest, Northeast Tunisia Touhami, Issam, Moutahir, Hassane, Assoul, Dorsaf, Bergaoui, Kaouther, Aouinti, Hamdi, Bellot, Juan, Andreu, Jose Miguel Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Multiscale relationships between monthly sediment load and pertinent factors in a typical karst mountainous watershed Zhu, Kunheng, Li, Zhenwei, Duan, Liangxia, Li, Yuanchen, Xu, Xianli Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Multisource Remote Sensing Data Facilitate Ecohydrological Simulations Without Runoff Calibration Yang, Dong, Xu, Xianli, Scanlon, Bridget R. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Predicting future community-level ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection prevalence using serological, clinical, molecular, and geospatial data Tedijanto, Christine, Aragie, Solomon, Tadesse, Zerihun, Haile, Mahteme, Zeru, Taye, Nash, Scott D., Wittberg, Dionna M., Gwyn, Sarah, Martin, Diana L., Sturrock, Hugh J. W., Lietman, Thomas M., Keenan, Jeremy D., Arnold, Benjamin F. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Place-based analysis of satellite time series shows opposing land change patterns in the Copperbelt Region of Zambia Munawar, Sana, Roder, Achim, Syampungani, Stephen, Udelhoven, Thomas Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
A bibliometric analysis of tropical mangrove forest land use change from 2010 to 2020 Mohd Razali, Sheriza, Radzi, Maizatul Azwa, Marin, Arnaldo, Samdin, Zaiton Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
A combination of climate, tree diversity and local human disturbance determine the stability of dry Afromontane forests Hishe, Hadgu, Oosterlynck, Louis, Giday, Kidane, De Keersmaecker, Wanda, Somers, Ben, Muys, Bart Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps
Satellite data and machine learning reveal the incidence of late frost defoliations on Iberian beech forests Olano, Jose Miguel, GarciaCervigon, Ana I., SanguesaBarreda, Gabriel, Rozas, Vicente, MunozGarachana, Diego, GarciaHidalgo, Miguel, GarciaPedrero, Angel Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Testing the causal mechanism of the peninsular effect in passerine birds from South Korea Kim, Jin-Yong, Shin, Man-Seok, Seo, Changwan, Eo, Soo Hyung, Hong, Seungbum Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
The 2021 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate changeSeizing the window of opportunity Cai, Wenjia, Zhang, Chi, Zhang, Shihui, Ai, Siqi, Bai, Yuqi, Bao, Junzhe, Chen, Bin, Chang, Nan, Chen, Huiqi, Cheng, Liangliang, Cui, Xueqin, Dai, Hancheng, Danna, Bawuerjiang, Di, Qian, Dong, Wei, Dong, Wenxuan, Dou, Dejing, Fan, Weicheng, Fan, Xing, Fang, Xiaoyi, Gao, Yuan, Gao, Tong, Geng, Yang, Guan, Dabo, Guo, Yafei, Hu, Yixin, Hua, Junyi, Huang, Cunrui, Huang, Hong, Huang, Jianbin, Hamilton, Ian, Jiang, Qiaolei, Jiang, Xiaopeng, Ke, Piyu, Kiesewetter, Gregor, Lampard, Pete, Li, Chuanxi, Li, Ruiqi, Li, Shuangli, Liang, Lu, Lin, Borong, Lin, Hualiang, Liu, Huan, Liu, Qiyong, Liu, Xiaobo, Liu, Yufu, Liu, Zhao, Liu, Zhu, Liu, Xinyuan, Lou, Shuhan, Lu, Chenxi, Luo, Yong, Luo, Zhenyu, Ma, Wei, McGushin, Alice, Niu, Yanlin, Ren, Chao, Ruan, Zengliang, Schopp, Wolfgang, Shan, Yuli, Su, Jing, Sun, Taochun, Wang, Qiong, Wang, Can, Wen, Sanmei, Xie, Yang, Xiong, Hui, Xu, Bing, Xu, Meng, Yan, Yu, Yang, Jun, Yang, Lianping, Yang, Xiu, Yu, Le, Yue, Yujuan, Zeng, Yiping, Zhang, Yao, Zhang, Shaohui, Zhang, Zhongchen, Zhang, Jing, Zhao, Liang, Zhao, Qi, Zhao, Zhe, Zhao, Jiyao, Zhao, Mengzhen, Zhou, Jingbo, Zhu, Zhenghong, Fu-Chun, Margaret Chan Fung, Gong, Peng Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Terrestrial and atmospheric controls on surface energy partitioning and evaporative fraction regimes over the Tibetan Plateau in the growing season Yang, Chenyi, Ma, Yaoming, Yuan, Yuan Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Albedo, Anisotropy
The effect of surrounding greenness on type 2 diabetes mellitus: A nationwide population-based cohort in Taiwan Tsai, Hui-Ju, Li, Chia-Ying, Pan, Wen-Chi, Yao, Tsung-Chieh, Su, Huey-Jen, Wu, Chih-Da, Chern, Yinq-Rong, Spengler, John D. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Regionwide temporal gradients of carbon allocation allow for shoot growth and latewood formation in boreal black spruce Butto, Valentina, Khare, Siddhartha, Drolet, Guillaume, Sylvain, JeanDaniel, Gennaretti, Fabio, Deslauriers, Annie, Morin, Hubert, Rossi, Sergio Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Relationship between vegetation phenology and snow cover changes during 20012018 in the Qilian Mountains Qi, Yuan, Wang, Hongwei, Ma, Xiaofang, Zhang, Jinlong, Yang, Rui Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps
Spatiotemporal variations of Alxa national public welfare forest net primary productivity in northwest China and the response to climate change Xi, Haiyang, Feng, Qi, Cheng, Wenju, Si, Jianhua, Yu, Tengfei Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Reflectance
Spatiotemporal variations of forest ecohydrological characteristics in the Lancang-Mekong region during 1992-2016 and 2020-2099 under different climate scenarios Kayiranga, Alphonse, Chen, Baozhang, Guo, Lifeng, Measho, Simon, Hirwa, Hubert, Liu, Shuan, Bofana, Jose, Sun, Shaobo, Wang, Fei, Karamage, Fidele, Tuankrua, Venus, Nthangeni, Winny, Dilawar, Adil, Zhang, Huifang, Ndayisaba, Felix Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Plant Phenology, Plant Phenological Changes
Temperature-Vegetation-soil Moisture-Precipitation Drought Index (TVMPDI); 21-year drought monitoring in Iran using satellite imagery within Google Earth Engine Mehravar, Soroosh, Amani, Meisam, Moghimi, Armin, Dadrass Javan, Farzaneh, Samadzadegan, Farhad, Ghorbanian, Arsalan, Stein, Alfred, Mohammadzadeh, Ali, Mirmazloumi, S. Mohammad Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Reflectance, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Temporal analysis of drought coverage in a watershed area using remote sensing spectral indexes Dutra, Debora Joana, Elmiro, Marcos Antonio Timbo, Coelho, Carlos Wagner Goncalves Andrade, Nero, Marcelo Antonio, Temba, Plinio da Costa Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Temporal variations on NDVI predict temporal changes in vegetation cover across Patagonian drylands (Argentina) Gaitan, Juan, Ciano, Nicolas, Oliva, Gabriel, Bran, Donaldo, Butti, Lucas, Cariac, German, Caruso, Cecilia, Opazo, Walter, Ferrante, Daniela, Echevarria, Daniela, Buono, Gustavo, Fantozzi, Anabella, Guirado, Emilio, Maestre, Fernando T. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of net primary productivity and response to Wang, Yahui, Dai, Erfu, Wu, Chunsheng Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Spatiotemporal land use change and environmental degradation surrounding CAFOs in Michigan and North Carolina Miralha, Lorrayne, Muenich, Rebecca L., Schaffer-Smith, Danica, Myint, Soe W. Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Vegetation Cover
Spatiotemporal Monitoring of a Grassland Ecosystem and Its Net Primary Ji, Renjie, Tan, Kun, Wang, Xue, Pan, Chen, Xin, Liang Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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