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Description

The MOD17A2H Version 6 data product was decommissioned on July 31, 2023. Users are encouraged to use the MOD17A2H Version 6.1 data product.

The MOD17A2H Version 6 Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) product is a cumulative 8-day composite of values with 500 meter (m) pixel size based on the radiation use efficiency concept that can be potentially used as inputs to data models to calculate terrestrial energy, carbon, water cycle processes, and biogeochemistry of vegetation. The data product includes information about GPP and Net Photosynthesis (PSN). The PSN band values are the GPP less the Maintenance Respiration (MR). The data product also contains a PSN Quality Control (QC) layer. The quality layer contains quality information for both the GPP and the PSN.

Known Issues

Version Description

The following changes and improvements were implemented for inputs to MODIS Version 6 gross primary productivity data products: (1) The product uses updated Biome Property look-up tables (BPLUT) and an updated version of the daily Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) meteorological data, and (2) The products are now generated at the native resolution of 500 m using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Leaf Area Index(LAI)/Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) (MOD15A2H) 8-day composite at 500 m resolution.

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
C2763298100-LPCLOUD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Photosynthesis ,
Primary Production ,
Vegetation Productivity

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. (2015). MOD17A2H MODIS/Terra Gross Primary Productivity 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD17A2H.006 Date Accessed: 2026-06-14

File Naming Convention

MOD17A2H.A2002273.h12v01.006.2015151211045.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD17A2H) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2002273), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h12v01), the Version of the data collection (006), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2015151211045), 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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Satellite evidence for China's leading role in restoring vegetation productivity over global karst ecosystems Tang, Xuguang, Xiao, Jingfeng, Ma, Mingguo, Yang, Hong, Li, Xing, Ding, Zhi, Yu, Pujia, Zhang, Yongguang, Wu, Chaoyang, Huang, Jing, Thompson, Julian R. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Regional differences in the response of California's rangeland production to climate and future projection Liu, Han, Jin, Yufang, Roche, Leslie M, OGeen, Anthony T, Dahlgren, Randy A Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Remotely sensed carotenoid dynamics improve modelling photosynthetic phenology in conifer and deciduous forests Wong, Christopher Y.S., Mercado, Lina M., Arain, M. Altaf, Ensminger, Ingo Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Remote sensing of water use efficiency in Southwest Chinas karst area Shi, Xinyu, Bai, Shuang, Chen, Wei Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Remote sensing-based assessment of land degradation and drought impacts over terrestrial ecosystems in Northeastern Brazil de Oliveira, Michele L., dos Santos, Carlos A.C., de Oliveira, Gabriel, Silva, Madson T., da Silva, Bernardo B., Cunha, John E. de B.L., Ruhoff, Anderson, Santos, Celso A.G. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Retention of deposited ammonium and nitrate and its impact on the global forest carbon sink Gurmesa, Geshere Abdisa, Wang, Ang, Li, Shanlong, Peng, Shushi, de Vries, Wim, Gundersen, Per, Ciais, Philippe, Phillips, Oliver L., Hobbie, Erik A., Zhu, Weixing, Nadelhoffer, Knute, Xi, Yi, Bai, Edith, Sun, Tao, Chen, Dexiang, Zhou, Wenjun, Zhang, Yiping, Guo, Yingrong, Zhu, Jiaojun, Duan, Lei, Li, Dejun, Koba, Keisuke, Du, Enzai, Zhou, Guoyi, Han, Xingguo, Han, Shijie, Fang, Yunting Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Response of vegetation ecosystems to flash drought with solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence over the Hai River Basin, China during 2001-2019 Yao, Tingting, Liu, Suxia, Hu, Shi, Mo, Xingguo 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
The global carbon sink potential of terrestrial vegetation can be increased substantially by optimal land management Sha, Zongyao, Bai, Yongfei, Li, Ruren, Lan, Hai, Zhang, Xueliang, Li, Jonathon, Liu, Xuefeng, Chang, Shujuan, Xie, Yichun Population Size, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
The driving factors of grassland water use efficiency along degradation gradients on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China Ji, Zhenxia, Pei, Tingting, Chen, Ying, Wu, Huawu, Hou, Qingqing, Shi, Fangzhong, Xie, Baopeng, Zhang, Jiaxin Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Terrestrial ecosystem response to flash droughts over India Poonia, Vikas, Kumar Goyal, Manish, Jha, Srinidhi, Dubey, Saket Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
The seasonal response of vegetation water use efficiency to temperature and precipitation in the Loess Plateau, China Hou, Qingqing, Pei, Tingting, Yu, Xiaojun, Chen, Ying, Ji, Zhenxi, Xie, Baopeng Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Spatio-temporal patterns of oasis dynamics in Chinas drylands between 1987 and 2017 Chen, Peng, Wang, Shuai, Liu, Yanxu, Wang, Yaping, Li, Zidong, Wang, Yijia, Zhang, Haoyu, Zhang, Yaosheng Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Spatio-temporal variability of water use efficiency and its drivers in major forest formations in India Nandy, Subrata, Saranya, M., Srinet, Ritika Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Spatiotemporal impact on vegetation by tunnel discharging in the Jinping II Hydropower StationEvidence from the NDVI and GPP monitoring dataset of 20012019 Song, Ci, Huang, Runqiu, Tang, Xiaolu Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Spatiotemporal variation in gross primary productivity and their responses to climate in the great lakes region of Sub-Saharan Africa during 20012020 Kayiranga, Alphonse, Chen, Baozhang, Wang, Fei, Nthangeni, Winny, Dilawar, Adil, Hategekimana, Yves, Zhang, Huifang, Guo, Lifeng Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Vulnerability assessment and its driving forces in terms of NDVI and GPP over the Loess Plateau, China Zhang, Xiaoyuan, Liu, Kai, Li, Xueke, Wang, Shudong, Wang, Jinnian Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Vulnerability of grassland ecosystems to climate change in the Qilian Du, Qinqin, Sun, Yunfan, Guan, Qingyu, Pan, Ninghui, Wang, Qingzheng, Ma, Yunrui, Li, Huichun, Liang, Lushuang Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
VODCA2GPPa new, global, long-term (19882020) gross primary production dataset from microwave remote sensing Wild, Benjamin, Teubner, Irene, Moesinger, Leander, Zotta, Ruxandra-Maria, Forkel, Matthias, van der Schalie, Robin, Sitch, Stephen, Dorigo, Wouter Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Vegetation recovery and recent degradation in different karst landforms He, Yuanhuizi, Wang, Li, Niu, Zheng, Nath, Biswajit Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Wildfire controls on land surface properties in mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests of Sierra Nevada and Klamath mountains, Western US Shrestha, Surendra, Williams, Christopher A., Rogers, Brendan M., Rogan, John, Kulakowski, Dominik Albedo, Anisotropy, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Wildfires in the Siberian Arctic Kharuk, Viacheslav I., Dvinskaya, Maria L., Im, Sergei T., Golyukov, Alexei S., Smith, Kevin T. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
A brief evaluation of the MOD17A2H product over a pasture in northeast Brazil Ferreira, Rosaria R., Santos E Silva, Claudio M., Bezerra, Bergson, Mendes, Keila R., Mutti, Pedro, Campos, Suany, Marques, Thiago V., P. Oliveira, Cristiano, Goncalves, Weber, Espinoza, Nikolai, Difante, Gelson, Urbano, Stella A. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
A multiple species, continent-wide, million-phenotype agronomic plant dataset Newman, Saul Justin, Furbank, Robert T. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
An ecological model of settlement expansion in northwestern Morocco Jazwa, Christopher S., Collins-Elliott, Stephen A. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
A pigment ratio index based on remotely sensed reflectance provides the potential for universal gross primary production estimation Wu, W, Epstein, H E, Guo, H, Li, X, Gong, C Reflectance, Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Albedo, Anisotropy, Shortwave Radiation
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