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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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Estimation of irrigation water use in arid areas by leveraging the Liu, Zhiying, Shi, Liangsheng, He, Leilei, Shen, Jiawen, Xu, Haolin, Zhang, Shengwei, Liu, Tingxi, Hu, Xiaolong, Xu, Hongwei, Zha, Yuanyuan Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Estimation of evapotranspiration using micrometeorological and water Chittolina, Mariane, da Rocha, Humberto R., Anselmo, Evandro M., Souza, Rodolfo M.S., Domingues, Leonardo M. Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Evaluation of the performance of multiple reanalysis forcing data in Xie, Yuxuan, Kong, Dongdong, Zhang, Yongqiang, Zhong, Yulong, Ma, Ning, Gong, Rouyan, Ci, Hui, Xiao, Mingzhong, Gu, Xihui Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Albedo, Anisotropy, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Estimating vegetation indices and biophysical parameters for Central European temperate forests with Sentinel-1 SAR data and machine learning Paluba, Daniel, Le Saux, Bertrand, Sarti, Francesco, Stych, Premysl Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Plant Phenology
Revealing the mismatch in the response to warm-wetting climate of Zhong, Dongping, Zeng, Lingwen, Chen, Ye, Tong, Yingdong, Bai, Nana, Sun, Jia, Zhang, Dongdong, Fu, Yingchun Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Response of Vegetation to Extreme Climate in the Yellow River Basin: Zhou, Shilun, Wang, Feiyang, Lyu, Ruiting, Liu, Maosheng, Nie, Ning Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Prediction of gully erosion susceptibility through the lens of the Han, Jeongho, Guzman, Jorge A., Chu, Maria L. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Physically Based Canopy Interception Model for a Beech Forest Using Zagyvai-Kiss, Katalin Anita, Gribovszki, Zoltan, Kalicz, Peter, Zabret, Katarina, Szilagyi, Jozsef, Herceg, Andras Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Regional Emergence of Water-Related Browning in a Greening World Orth, Rene, Denissen, Jasper M. C., Kroll, Josephin, O, Sungmin, Bastos, Ana, Li, Wantong, Miralles, Diego G., RuizVasquez, Melissa, Hoek van Dijke, Anne J., Feldman, Andrew F., Migliavacca, Mirco, WangErlandsson, Lan, Stocker, Benjamin D., Teuling, Adriaan J., Yang, Hui, Zhan, Chunhui, Yu, Xin Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Regional wildfire smoke reduces boreal forest carbon uptake Van Huizen, B, Thompson, D K, Wilkinson, S L, Petrone, R M, Chasmer, L E, Kljun, N, Flannigan, M D, Devito, K J, Waddington, J M Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Fire Occurrence, Surface Thermal Properties, THERMAL ANOMALIES
Reducing hydrological uncertainty in large mountainous basins: the role Avesani, Diego, Nan, Yi, Tian, Fuqiang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Regional scale simulations of daily suspended sediment concentration at Gupta, Abhinav, Feng, Dongmei Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, 24 Hour Precipitation Amount, Snow Water Equivalent, Vapor Pressure, Shortwave Radiation
Resilience to hurricanes is high in mangrove blue carbon forests Reed, David, Chavez, Selena, CastanedaMoya, Edward, Oberbauer, Steven F., Troxler, Tiffany, Malone, Sparkle Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Runoff component quantification and future streamflow projection in a large mountainous basin based on a multidata-constrained cryospherichydrological model Zhang, Mengjiao, Nan, Yi, Tian, Fuqiang Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Seasonal variation in the dependence of avian order composition on vegetation characteristics: A case study from Heilongjiang Province, northernmost China Cai, Jiaqi, Ding, Chenyang, An, Qi, He, Yu Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Seasonal agricultural irrigation water deficit in northern China: pattern, trend and causality Li, Xiaojie, Zhang, Yongqiang, Tian, Jing, Zhang, Xuanze, Ma, Ning Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Seasonal and interannual variations of soil heterotrophic respiration and autotrophic respiration in subtropical forests of southeast China: independent process-based ... Yan, Yibo, Wang, Xiujun, Wohlfahrt, Georg, Huang, Ni Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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 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 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
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
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
Greening of the Thar Desert driven by climate change and human interventions Mishra, Vimal, Solanki, Hiren, Nemani, Ramakrishna Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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
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
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