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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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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
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
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
Comparative analysis of land-atmosphere interactions across three Hingerl, Luitpold, Bliefernicht, Jan, Guug, Samuel, Sy, Souleymane, Neidl, Frank, Jagdhuber, Thomas, Kunstmann, Harald Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Co-benefit of forestation on ozone air quality and carbon storage in South China Liu, Zehui, Zhou, Mi, Li, Danyang, Song, Tao, Yue, Xu, Lu, Xiao, Zhao, Yuanhong, Zhang, Lin Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, 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
Comparison of Deep Learning Models for LAI Simulation and Interpretable Yu, Junpo, Si, Yajun, Zhao, Wen, Zhou, Zeyu, Jin, Jiming, Yan, Wenjun, Shao, Xiangyu, Xu, Zhixiang, Gan, Junwei Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Changes in wildfire season in Alaska and the consequences for ambient Gaw, Emily, Jaisawal, Nilkamal, Folorunsho, Akinleye, Lindsey, Shannon, Lu, Tianjun, Liu, Yisi, Wang, Meng, Li, Yang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Climate Impacts on Forest and Grassland Resilience in China: The Role of Wang, Lifeng, Nian, Da, Yuan, Naiming Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Ecohydrological Land Reanalysis: Vegetation Water Content and Soil Sawada, Yohei, Fujii, Hideyuki, Tsutsui, Hiroyuki, Aida, Kentaro, Shimada, Rigen, Kachi, Misako, Koike, Toshio Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile
Ecological impacts of climate change on Peruvian Andean ecosystems Zarria Samanamud, Melody R, Boone, Randall B, Bowser, Gillian, Havrilla, Caroline A, Klein, Julia A, Young, Kenneth R Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Ecological problem identification based on spatial and temporal dynamics Zhang, Rui, Liu, Huamin, Xu, Zhichao, Zhao, Xinchuan, Wen, Lu, Zhuo, Yi, Wang, Lixin Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, 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)
Effect of Forest Management Practices on Water Balance Across a Casirati, Stefano, Conklin, Martha H., Nandi, Saswata, Safeeq, Mohammad Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Economic valuation of subsurface water contributions to watershed ecosystem services using a fully integrated groundwatersurface-water model Aziz, Tariq, Frey, Steven K., Lapen, David R., Preston, Susan, Russell, Hazen A. J., Khader, Omar, Erler, Andre R., Sudicky, Edward A. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Dynamics-constrained rainfall projection reveals substantial increase in Yang, Long, Zhang, Jinghan, Zhao, Fang, Wright, Daniel, Li, Chao, Yamazaki, Dai, Tan, Xuezhi, Yu, Miao, Wang, Quan J., Tian, Fuqiang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Crop productivity under heat stress: a structural analysis of light use Lai, Peiyu, Marshall, Michael, Darvishzadeh, Roshanak, Nelson, Andrew Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Detecting ecosystem water use efficiency responses to drought from long-term remote sensing data Yu, Xingjiao, Yin, Qi, Zhao, Tiantian, Chen, Kainan, Qian, Long, Wang, Wene, Hu, Xiaotao, Zhang, Baozhong Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Differentiating the impacts of natural growth and artificial restoration of vegetation on water use efficiency in the Yellow River basin Luan, Jinkai, Ma, Ning, Wu, Jiefeng, Zhang, Ran Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Effectiveness of Predicting EventLevel Interception Losses Across Diverse Vegetated Sites Using Statistical Models Sandquist, Abigail G., Good, Stephen P., Barinas, Gabriel, Allen, Scott T. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Terrestrial Ecosystems, LIDAR WAVEFORM, Biomass, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation
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)
Evaluating Vegetation Greening and Browning across the Rio Grande Basin Talchabhadel, Rocky, Rhodes, Edward C., Palmate, Santosh S., Kumar, Saurav Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, 24 Hour Precipitation Amount, Snow Water Equivalent, Vapor Pressure, Shortwave Radiation
Enhanced Carbon Flux Forecasting via STL Decomposition and Hybrid ARIMA-ES-LSTM Model in Amazon Forest Dias, Jean A. C., Guimaraes, Pedro H. Do V., Pereira, Williane G. S., Tamasauskas, Leonardo De O., Gomes, Marivan S., Correa, Alan B. S., Figueiredo, Karla, Costa, Gilson, Costa, Gabriel Brito, Costa, Fernando A. R., Seruffo, Marcos C. Da R. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, 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, 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
Enhanced Climate Mitigation Feedbacks by Wetland Vegetation in Semi-Arid Liu, Tingxiang, Yu, Lingxue, Yan, Zhuoran, Li, Xuan, Bu, Kun, Yang, Jiuchun Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Enhancing the Stability of Hydrological Modelling through Multivariable Calibration Schemes Using the Satellite-Based Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration Kumar, Shashi Bhushan, Mishra, Ashok Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Effects of land surface changes on climate in the Tibetan Plateau Jiao, Yue, Jin, Chuan, Zhou, Xu, Dai, Licong, Wu, Kai, Shen, Yao, Hu, Zhongmin Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Estimating GPP in China using different site-level datasets, vegetation classification and vegetation indices Xu, Jiahui, Chen, Tiexi, Chen, Xin, Zhou, Shengjie, Gu, Zhe, Li, Wenhui, Cui, Yingying, Wang, Shengzhen, Liu, Shuci Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
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