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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
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
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 [Dataset]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD15A2H.006 Date Accessed: 2026-07-24

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).

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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Regional vs local LSTM models for short-term streamflow forecasting Saavedra-Garrido, Jorge, Arevalo, Jorge, De La Fuente, Luis, Tapia, Aldo, Paredes-Arroyo, Christopher, Cordova, Ana Maria, Velandia, Daira, Alvarez, Pablo, Reyes-Serrano, Hector, Salas, Rodrigo Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Plant Phenology
Regionalized determinants of dryland forest gross primary productivity Li, Xuan, Dong, Xiaoxue, He, Xiao, Chen, Ning, Zhao, Changming Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Satellite-based detection of agricultural flash droughts and associated vegetation responses in southeastern South America Masaro, Lumila, Lovino, Miguel A, Pierrestegui, M Josefina, Muller, Gabriela V, Dorigo, Wouter Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Reflectance, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Surface Soil Moisture
Sensitivities of mean and extreme streamflow to climate variability across Europe Hemshorn de Sanchez, Anna Luisa, Berghuijs, Wouter R., Van Loon, Anne F., Hendriks, Dimmie, van der Velde, Ype Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Analysis of vegetation cover change trends and mutation detection in stable vegetation type regions of Northeast China from 2001 to 2022 based on BEAST ... Yang, Cuicui, Zhang, Chao, Shi, Liangshu, Qiu, Chi, Chen, Chang, Li, Shaner, Wang, Beibei, Zhao, Lihua, Bai, Xuechuan, Mandakh, Urtnasan Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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
Application of a SIF-based photochemical model to improve the estimation Guo, Chenhui, Liu, Zhunqiao, Lu, Xiaoliang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Application of the water accounting plus (WA+) framework for the Phiri, Micheal Katongo, Banda, Kawawa, Leh, Mansoor, Velpuri, Naga, Tinonetsana, Primrose Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Asian dust emissions under climate change Zhou, Xiaoyou, Huang, Jianping, Chen, Siyu, Fu, Li, Ding, Shiyun Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
A Transboundary Air Quality CoBenefit of Ecological Restoration in Mongolia Qiu, Pengcheng, Guan, Xiaodan, Huang, Jianping, Da, Pengbo, Ding, Yuhang, Jin, Zhiyuan Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance
Amazon forest nutrient limitation is mitigated by distant fire emissions Descals, Adria, Janssens, Ivan A., Penuelas, Josep Solar Induced Fluorescence, Chlorophyll, Primary Production, Leaf Characteristics, Reflectance, Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
An eco-evolutionary optimality model explains the acclimated temperature Gan, Wenyao, Alizadeh, Nabil, Best, Martin, Vidale, Pier Luigi, Prentice, I. Colin, Harrison, Sandy P. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Growing Under the Green Great Wall: Agricultural Impacts of the People's Republic of China's Three-North Shelterbelt Program GAO, JINGYU, XU, MINGZHI JIMMY, ZHAO, XIANGRUI Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Greening and browning of global drylands: climatic constraints from soil moisture and atmospheric water demand Daramola, Mojolaoluwa Toluwalase, Li, Renqiang, Xu, Ming Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Impact of greening and enhanced cloudiness on aerosol-radiation Basheer, Anas Ibnu, Nair, Vijayakumar S., Babu, S. Suresh Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Harnessing Satellite Synergy and Machine Learning Model Towards Sustainable Biomass Monitoring in Agro-Ecological Region Shah, Suraj V., Singh, T.P., Saini, Jatinderkumar R. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Global near real-time 500 m 10 d FPAR dataset from MODIS and VIIRS for operational agricultural monitoring and crop yield forecasting Seguini, Lorenzo, Klisch, Anja, Meroni, Michele, Vrieling, Anton, Manfron, Giacinto, Atzberger, Clement, Rembold, Felix Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Global patterns and controls of terrestrial above-and belowground Wang, Shuai, Wang, Yingping, Zhang, Lu, Cheng, Lei, Zou, Kaijie, Zhou, Lihao, Wang, Yafei, Ye, Linyuan, Wu, Yue, Chang, Liwei, Qin, Shujing, Liu, Pan Biomass Dynamics, Primary Production, Biomass, Photosynthesis, Vegetation Productivity, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Locally Relevant Streamflow by Integrating a Land Surface Model Ensemble With a TwoStage LSTM PostProcessor Magotra, Bhanu, Saharia, Manabendra Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Improved estimation of evapotranspiration and gross primary productivity Wang, Shuai, Wang, Yingping, Zhang, Lu, Cheng, Lei, Lei, Xuxin, Fu, Chenhao, Lai, Yao, Qin, Shujing, Liu, Pan Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Inferential modeling of dry deposition across the Ammonia Monitoring Baublitz, Colleen B., Walker, John T., Wu, Zhiyong, Bash, Jesse O., Bell, Michael D., Pan, Da Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Evapotranspiration, Rain, Snow, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Albedo, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Joint calibration of multi-scale hydrological data sets using probabilistic water balance data fusion: methodology and application to the irrigated Hindon River Basin ... Mourad, Roya, Schoups, Gerrit, Rajendran, Vinnarasi, Bastiaanssen, Wim Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Incorporating varying vegetation characteristics driven by Sebastian, Dawn Emil, Ghosh, Subimal Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Anisotropy
Increased precipitation has not synchronously enhanced vegetation carbon sequestration rate along the aridity gradient Li, Xintao, Wu, Taixia, Xia, Ke, Tang, Hongzhao, Wang, Xuege, Wang, Shudong Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
In Situ and SpaceBased CO2 Observations Reveal MoistureInduced Seasonal Compensation of the Western US Carbon Cycle Rastogi, Bharat, Miller, John B., Kaushik, Aleya, Basu, Sourish, Bruhwiler, Lori, McKain, Kathryn, Andrews, Arlyn E., Alden, Caroline B. Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), Primary Production, Gross Primary Production (gpp), Reflectance
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