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Description

The MOD15A2H Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 31, 2023. Users are encouraged to use the MOD15A2H Version 6.1 data product.

The MOD15A2H Version 6 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) combined Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) product is an 8-day composite dataset with 500 meter (m) pixel size. The algorithm chooses the “best” pixel available from all the acquisitions of the Terra sensor from within the 8-day period.

LAI is defined as the one-sided green leaf area per unit ground area in broadleaf canopies and as one-half the total needle surface area per unit ground area in coniferous canopies. FPAR is defined as the fraction of incident photosynthetically active radiation, 400-700 nanometers (nm), absorbed by the green elements of a vegetation canopy.

Science Datasets (SDSs) in the Level 4 (L4) MOD15A2H product include LAI, FPAR, two quality layers, and standard deviation for LAI and FPAR. Two low resolution browse images, LAI and FPAR, are also available for each MOD15A2H granule.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6 LAI and FPAR data products: (1) The Version 6 product uses the daily L2G-lite surface reflectance as input as opposed to MODAGAGG used in Version 5, (2) Products are generated at native resolution of 500 m rather than the 1000 m of the Version 5, and (3) Version 6 uses an improved multi-year land cover product.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
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
2000-02-18 to 2023-02-17
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
C2763298089-LPCLOUD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar) ,
Leaf Area Index (LAI)

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

Myneni, R., Knyazikhin, Y., & Park, T. (2015). MOD15A2H MODIS/Terra Leaf Area Index/FPAR 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD15A2H.006 Date Accessed: 2026-05-13

File Naming Convention

MOD15A2H.A2002273.h20v06.006.2015151112325.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD15A2H) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2002273), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h20v06), the Version of the data collection (006), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2015151112325), and the Data Format (hdf).

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Sustainable grazing strategies for balancing soil conservation and Liu, Le, Chen, Yunming, Peng, Shouzhang, Han, Qinggong, Wu, Yang Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Assessing Flash Drought Development and Propagation Across the Contiguous United States Using Remote Sensing Zeraati, Masoud, Farahmand, Alireza, Seager, Richard, Fowler, Hayley J., Madani, Nima, Parazoo, Nicholas, Manning, Colin, White, Christopher J., Wen, Yixin, Mehran, Ali, AghaKouchak, Amir Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Ground Water, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Tropopause, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Sea Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone
A global daily seamless 9 km vegetation optical depth (VOD) product from 2010 to 2021 Hu, Die, Wang, Yuan, Jing, Han, Yue, Linwei, Zhang, Qiang, Fan, Lei, Yuan, Qiangqiang, Shen, Huanfeng, Zhang, Liangpei Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
A comparison of machine learning algorithms for predicting gross primary Agarwal, Geetika, Deb Burman, Pramit Kumar, Kulkarni, Vrushali Y, Kosamkar, Pranali K Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
A novel calibration of global soil roughness effects for SMOS-IC soil Konkathi, Preethi, Li, Xiaojun, Fernandez-Moran, Roberto, Liu, Xiangzhuo, Xing, Zanpin, Frappart, F., Piles, Maria, Karthikeyan, L., Wigneron, Jean-Pierre Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
A new roughness parameterization scheme based on vegetation dynamics and Yuan, Yuan, Ma, Yaoming, Yang, Chenyi, Chen, Jinlei, Xiao, Gang, Xu, Min Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Advancing forest fire prediction: A multi-layer stacking ensemble model approach Shahzad, Fahad, Mehmood, Kaleem, Anees, Shoaib Ahmad, Adnan, Muhammad, Muhammad, Sultan, Haidar, Ijlal, Ali, Jamshid, Hussain, Khadim, Feng, Zhongke, Khan, Waseem Razzaq Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), 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
A unifying principle for global greenness patterns and trends Cai, Wenjia, Zhu, Ziqi, Harrison, Sandy P., Ryu, Youngryel, Wang, Han, Zhou, Boya, Prentice, Iain Colin Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover
Analysis of Net Primary Productivity Trends in India by Incorporating the Direct Effect of CO2 Fertilization in MODIS Data Das, Ripan, Karmakar, Subhankar, Ghosh, Subimal Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Atmospheric Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing, Surface Radiative Properties, Albedo, Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Skin Temperature, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone
Assessing the value of high-resolution rainfall and streamflow data for hydrological modeling: an analysis based on 63 catchments in southeast China Tudaji, Mahmut, Nan, Yi, Tian, Fuqiang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Biomass Prediction Using Machine Learning Techniques In Google Earth Engine: A Case Study Of The Azrou Forest In The Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco Laaribya, Said, Alaoui, Assmaa Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Bridging scales and borders on water availability and use in the Owusu, Afua, Akpoti, Komlavi, Leh, Mansoor, Perera, Tharindu, Madushanka, Lahiru, Mekonnen, Kirubel, Tinonetsana, Primrose, Tayebi, Noosha, Escalera-Rodriguez, Ana Cecilia, Fofana, Rafatou, Velpuri, Naga Manohar Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Beyond simple flash drought detection: An operational index to analyse Cammalleri, Carmelo, Maffei, Samuele, Ceppi, Alessandro F.G., Bavera, Davide, Fioravanti, Guido, Peretti, Mercedes, Spennemann, Pablo C., Toreti, Andrea Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
CEDAR-GPP: spatiotemporally upscaled estimates of gross primary productivity incorporating CO2 fertilization Kang, Yanghui, Bassiouni, Maoya, Gaber, Max, Lu, Xinchen, Keenan, Trevor F. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo
Vegetation structure and phenology primarily shape the spatiotemporal pattern of ecosystem respiration Zhao, Cenliang, Zhu, Wenquan Precipitation Amount, Alpine/Tundra, Biomass, Forests, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Cover, Permafrost, NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Depth, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Respiration, Gross Primary Production (gpp), Snow Depth, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Surface Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Reflectance, Anisotropy
Vegetation greening accelerates soil warming and drying in the southern Li, Ning, Wang, Di RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Vegetation greening and driving factors in the Eurasian drylands under Liu, Jinyue, Yue, Chao, Yi, Fan, Zhang, Pengyi, He, Junhao, Zhao, Jie Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Joint assimilation of satellite soil moisture and vegetation conditions Chakraborty, Arijit, Saharia, Manabendra Crop/Plant Yields, Landscape Patterns, Cropland, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Integrating the Interconnections Between Groundwater and Land Surface Maina, Fadji Z., Rosen, Dan, Abbaszadeh, Peyman, Yang, Chen, Kumar, Sujay V., Rodell, Matthew, Maxwell, Reed Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Characteristics, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Habitat Loss and Other Threats to the Survival of Parnassius Stojanovic, Dejan V., Visacki, Vladimir, Ranelovic, Dragana, Ivetic, Jelena, Orlovic, Sasa Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Future Water Yield Projections Under Climate Change Using Optimized and Downscaled Models via the MIDAS Approach Fallahi, Mahdis, Nelson, Stacy, Caldwell, Peter, Roise, Joseph, Beyene, Solomon, Peterson, M. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Identifying differences in evapotranspiration and ecosystem water use Shao, Rui, Li, Jiaqi, Shao, Weiwei, Wang, Yicheng Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Impact of model physics, meteorological forcing, and soil property data Zhang, Pei, Zheng, Donghai, van der Velde, Rogier, Wen, Jun, Su, Zhongbo Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff
Firestorm in California: The new reality for wildland-urban interface regions Amiri, Afshin, Gumiere, Silvio, Bonakdari, Hossein Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area
From MODIS to Sentinel-2: A Regional Comparative Analysis of Crop-Yield Adriko, Kennedy, Sedona, Rocco, Seguini, Lorenzo, Riedel, Morris, Cavallaro, Gabriele, Paris, Claudia Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
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