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Description

The MOD16A2GF Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 31, 2023. Users are encouraged to use the MOD16A2GF Version 6.1 data product.

The MOD16A2GF Version 6 Evapotranspiration/Latent Heat Flux (ET/LE) product is a year-end gap-filled 8-day composite dataset produced at 500 meter (m) pixel resolution. The algorithm used for the MOD16 data product collection is based on the logic of the Penman-Monteith equation, which includes inputs of daily meteorological reanalysis data along with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) remotely sensed data products such as vegetation property dynamics, albedo, and land cover.

The MOD16A2GF will be generated at the end of each year when the entire yearly 8-day MOD15A2H is available. Hence, the gap-filled MOD16A2GF is the improved MOD16, which has cleaned the poor-quality inputs from 8-day Leaf Area Index and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (LAI/FPAR) based on the Quality Control (QC) label for every pixel. If any LAI/FPAR pixel did not meet the quality screening criteria, its value is determined through linear interpolation. However, users cannot get MOD16A2GF in near-real time because it will be generated only at the end of a given year.

Provided in the MOD16A2GF product are layers for composited ET, LE, Potential ET (PET), and Potential LE (PLE) along with a quality control layer. Two low resolution browse images, ET and LE, are also available for each MOD16A2GF granule.

The pixel values for the two Evapotranspiration layers (ET and PET) are the sum of all eight days within the composite period, and the pixel values for the two Latent Heat layers (LE and PLE) are the average of all eight days within the composite period. The last acquisition period of each year is a 5- or 6-day composite period, depending on the year.

Known Issues

Version Description

Gap-filled MODIS GPP products were introduced in MODIS Version 6.

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
2000-01-01 to 2021-12-31
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
C2763298095-LPCLOUD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Evapotranspiration ,
Photosynthesis ,
Primary Production ,
Latent Heat Flux

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

Running, S., Mu, Q., Zhao, M., & Moreno, A. (2019). MOD16A2GF MODIS/Terra Net Evapotranspiration Gap-Filled 8-Day L4 Global 500 m SIN Grid V006 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD16A2GF.006 Date Accessed: 2026-06-10

File Naming Convention

MOD16A2GF.A2002273.h05v10.006.2019312205524.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD16A2GF) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2002273), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h05v10), the Version of the data collection (006), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2019312205524), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

PI DOCUMENTATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

DATA PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Global 1 km land surface parameters for kilometer-scale Earth system modeling Li, Lingcheng, Bisht, Gautam, Hao, Dalei, Leung, L. Ruby Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Exploring Ecological Quality and Its Driving Factors in Diqing Prefecture, China, Based on Annual Remote Sensing Ecological Index and Multi-Source Data. Wang, Chen, Sheng, Qianqian, Zhu, Zunling Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps
Generation and evaluation of energy and water fluxes from the HOLAPS Garcia-Garcia, Almudena, Peng, Jian Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Albedo, Anisotropy, Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount
Climate change and irrigation expansion in Northwest Minas Gerais, Brazil: the need for hydroclimatic monitoring Ferreira, M. L., Tormen, G. P., De Andrade, A. M. Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Climatic Predictors of Long-Distance Migratory Birds Breeding Hanzelka, Jan, Telensky, Tomas, Kolecek, Jaroslav, Prochazka, Petr, Robinson, Robert A., Balta, Oriol, Cepak, Jaroslav, Gargallo, Gabriel, Henry, PierreYves, Henshaw, Ian, van der Jeugd, Henk, Karcza, Zsolt, Lehikoinen, Petteri, Meister, Bert, Nebot, Arantza Leal, Piha, Markus, Thorup, Kasper, Tttrup, Anders P., Reif, Jiri Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
PhySoilNet: A deep learning downscaling model for microwave satellite Xu, Zhenheng, Sun, Hao, Gao, JinHua, Wang, Yunjia, Wu, Dan, Zhang, Tian, Xu, Huanyu Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Albedo, Anisotropy
Predicting Forest Evapotranspiration Shifts Under Diverse Climate Change Ji, Penghao, Su, Rong, Gao, Runhong Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Multi-Index Approach to Assess and Monitor Meteorological and Agricultural Drought in the Mediterranean Region: Case of the Upper Oum Er Rabia Watershed, Morocco Mliyeh, Mohammed Mouad, Ait Brahim, Yassine, Koutsovili, Eleni-Ioanna, Tzoraki, Ourania, Zian, Ahmed, Aqnouy, Mourad, Benaabidate, Lahcen Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Modeling drivers of satellite-derived net primary productivity: inclusion of non-vegetated areas can be potential source of error Buba, Toma Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Simulating the effects of retreating Urmia Lake and increased evapotranspiration rates on the nearby unconfined aquifer Abdollahi, Zahra, Feizizadeh, Bakhtiar, Shokati, Behzad, Gaiolini, Mattia, Busico, Gianluigi, Mastrocicco, Micol, Colombani, Nicolo Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Remote sensing evapotranspiration in ensemble-based framework to enhance Daoud, Mostafa Gomaa, White, Jeremy T., Morway, Eric D., van der Tol, Christiaan, Lubczynski, Maciek W. Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Surface urban heat island in Budapest during heat waves and droughts - comparing the summers of 2003, 2007 and 2022 Dezso, Zsuzsanna, Pongracz, Rita, Bartholy, Judit Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Thermodynamic satellite monitoring of forest ecosystems health in the of Gulf of Finland catchment area (using the example of the Karelian Isthmus) Gornyy, V.I., Saint Petersburg Federal Research Center RAS, Kiselev, A.V., Bezruchenko, P.A., Manvelova, A.B., Tronin, A.A., Bril, A.A., Mazurov, A.A. Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Thermodynamic Satellite Monitoring of the Health of Forest Ecosystems in the Gulf of Finland Catchment Area (Using the Example of the Karelian Isthmus) Gornyy, V. I., Kiselev, A. V., Bezruchenko, P. A., Manvelova, A. B., Tronin, A. A., Bril, A. A., Mazurov, A. A. Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Observed and simulated local climate responses to tropical deforestation Smith, Callum, Robertson, Eddy, Chadwick, Robin, Kelley, Douglas I, Argles, Arthur P K, Coelho, Caio A S, de Souza, Dayana C, Kubota, Paulo Y, Talamoni, Isabela L, Spracklen, Dominick V, Baker, Jessica C A Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Albedo, Anisotropy, Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
2021 February Texas Ice Storm Induced Spring GPP Reduction Compensated Yang, Linqing, Liu, Meng Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
A socio-hydrological model for assessing water resource allocation and water environmental regulations in the Maipo River basin Genova, Paulina, Wei, Yongping Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Asymmetric response of global drought and pluvial detection to the length of climate epoch Long, Biao, Zhang, Baoqing, He, Xiaogang 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, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Bark beetle impacts on forest evapotranspiration and its partitioning Knowles, John F., Bjarke, Nels R., Badger, Andrew M., Berkelhammer, Max, Biederman, Joel A., Blanken, Peter D., Bretfeld, Mario, Burns, Sean P., Ewers, Brent E., Frank, John M., Hicke, Jeffrey A., Lestak, Leanne, Livneh, Ben, Reed, David E., Scott, Russell L., Molotch, Noah P. Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Assessment of a multi-tiling energy budget approach in a land surface model, ORCHIDEE-MICT (r8205) Xi, Yi, Qiu, Chunjing, Zhang, Yuan, Zhu, Dan, Peng, Shushi, Hugelius, Gustaf, Chang, Jinfeng, Salmon, Elodie, Ciais, Philippe Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Albedo, Anisotropy, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Large Divergence of Satellite Monitoring of Diffuse Radiation Effect on Zhang, Zhaoyang, Fan, Meng, Tao, Minghui, Tan, Yunhui, Wang, Quan Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Productivity
Intensified Warming and Aridity Accelerate Terminal Lake Desiccation in the Great Basin of the Western United States Hall, Dorothy K., Kimball, John S., Larson, Ron, DiGirolamo, Nicolo E., Casey, Kimberly A., Hulley, Glynn Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Snow Cover
Evaluation of distributed process-based hydrologic model performance using only a priori information to define model inputs Bhanja, Soumendra N., Coon, Ethan T., Lu, Dan, Painter, Scott L. Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Climatic drought impacts on key ecosystem services of a low mountain region in Germany Al-Qubati, Abdulhakeem, Zhang, Lulu, Pyarali, Karim Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
Spatial Application of Southern US Pine Water Yield for Prioritizing Forest Management Activities Vernon, Jordan, St. Peter, Joseph, Crandall, Christy, Awowale, Olufunke E., Medley, Paul, Drake, Jason, Ibeanusi, Victor Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux
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