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Description

The MOD17A2H Version 6.1 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 6.1 GPP data products: (1) Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 – 2017, (2) A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB), and (3) The product uses Climatology Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) as back up to the operational LAI/FPAR.

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
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
2021-01-01 to Present
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
C2565791027-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
88283
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. (2021). MODIS/Terra Gross Primary Productivity 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD17A2H.061 Date Accessed: 2026-05-20

File Naming Convention

MOD17A2H.A2025209.h05v11.061.2025218043205.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD17A2H) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2025209), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h05v11), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025218043205), and the Data Format (hdf).

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

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An evaluation of three evapotranspiration models to determine water fluxes over hillslopes encroached by invasive alien plants in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Anthony Palmer, Craig Weideman, Heidi-Jane Hawkins, Perushan Rajah, Tawanda Marandure, Cletos Mapiye, Lianhai Wu, Onalenna Gwate, James Bennett Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
A new approach to estimate soil organic carbon content targets in European croplands topsoils Pacini, Lorenza, Arbelet, Pierre, Chen, Songchao, Bacq-Labreuil, Aurelie, Calvaruso, Christophe, Schneider, Florian, Arrouays, Dominique, Saby, Nicolas P.A., Cecillon, Lauric, Barre, Pierre Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
A practical algorithm for correcting topographical effects on global GPP products Xie, Xinyao, Chen, Jing M., Yuan, Wenping, Guan, Xiaobin, Jin, Huaan, Leng, Jiye Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Fine Resolution Mapping of Soil Organic Carbon in Croplands with Feature Zhang, Xianglin, Xue, Jie, Chen, Songchao, Wang, Nan, Xie, Tieli, Xiao, Yi, Chen, Xueyao, Shi, Zhou, Huang, Yuanfang, Zhuo, Zhiqing Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Browning of vegetation in efficient carbon sink regions of India during Kashyap, Rahul, Kuttippurath, Jayanarayanan, Kumar, Pankaj Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Assessing the Recent Trends of Land Degradation and Desertification in Romania Using Remote Sensing Indicators Ontel, Irina, Cheval, Sorin, Irimescu, Anisoara, Boldeanu, George, Amihaesei, Vlad-Alexandru, Mihailescu, Denis, Nertan, Argentina, Angearu, Claudiu-Valeriu, Craciunescu, Vasile Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Anisotropy
Combination of factors rather than single disturbance drives perturbation of the nitrogen cycle in a temperate forest Green, Mark B., Pardo, Linda H., Campbell, John L., Rosi, Emma, Bernhardt, Emily S., Driscoll, Charles T., Fahey, Timothy J., LoRusso, Nicholas, Matthes, Jackie, Templer, Pamela H. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Local-level impacts of Cyclone Yaas on the Islands of the Indian Sundarbans Delta Roy, Shouraseni Sen, Ghosh, Tuhin Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
The fate of vegetation carbon stocks of India: Insights from a remote-sensed evaluation of carbon use efficiency Chakraborty, Abhishek, Sekhar, M., Rao, Lakshminarayana Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, 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
The effects of landscape composition and configuration on forest Gross Primary Production (GPP) are affected by climate conditions: patterns and management ... Gao, Haiqiang, Ning, Ying, Liu, Shuguang Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Stability of the ecosystem gross primary productivity increasing in Chinese forestry ecological engineering area Liu, Huiyu, Wang, Zheng, Wang, Zhaoyue, Zeng, Yanzhuo, Xue, Peng, Zhang, Mingyang Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Reliability of vegetation resilience estimates depends on biomass density Smith, Taylor, Boers, Niklas Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Subarctic Vegetation under the Mixed Warming and Air Pollution Influence Kharuk, Viacheslav I., Petrov, Ilya A., Im, Sergei T., Golyukov, Alexey S., Dvinskaya, Maria L., Shushpanov, Alexander S., Savchenko, Alexander P., Temerova, Victoria L. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Soilvegetation moisture capacitor maintains dry season vegetation productivity over India Sebastian, Dawn E., Murtugudde, Raghu, Ghosh, Subimal Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Albedo, Anisotropy
Soil moisture drives the spatiotemporal patterns of asymmetry in vegetation productivity responses across China Chang, Qingqing, He, Honglin, Ren, Xiaoli, Zhang, Li, Feng, Lili, Lv, Yan, Zhang, Mengyu, Xu, Qian, Liu, Weihua, Zhang, Yonghong, Wang, Tianxiang Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Remotely sensed evidence of the divergent climate impacts of wind farms on croplands and grasslands Liu, Naijing, Zhao, Xiang, Zhang, Xin, Zhao, Jiacheng, Wang, Haoyu, Wu, Donghai Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Res-CN (Reservoir dataset in China): hydrometeorological time series and landscape attributes across 3254 Chinese reservoirs Shen, Youjiang, Nielsen, Karina, Revel, Menaka, Liu, Dedi, Yamazaki, Dai Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Vegetation structural shift tells environmental changes on the Tibetan Plateau over 40 years Wang, Yanfen, Xue, Kai, Hu, Ronghai, Ding, Boyang, Zeng, Hong, Li, Ruijin, Xu, Bin, Pang, Zhe, Song, Xiaoning, Li, Congjia, Du, Jianqing, Yang, Xiuchun, Zhang, Zelin, Hao, Yanbin, Cui, Xiaoyong, Guo, Ke, Gao, Qingzhu, Zhang, Yangjian, Zhu, Juntao, Sun, Jian, Li, Yaoming, Jiang, Lili, Zhou, Huakun, Luo, Caiyun, Zhang, Zhenhua, Gao, Qingbo, Chen, Shilong, Ji, Baoming, Xu, Xingliang, Chen, Huai, Li, Qi, Zhao, Liang, Xu, Shixiao, Liu, Yali, Hu, Linyong, Wu, Jianshuang, Yang, Qien, Dong, Shikui, He, Jinsheng, Zhao, Xinquan, Wang, Shiping, Piao, Shilong, Yu, Guirui, Fu, Bojie Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Unraveling phenological responses to extreme drought and implications for water and carbon budgets Corak, Nicholas K., Otkin, Jason A., Ford, Trent W., Lowman, Lauren E. L. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Evapotranspiration, Rain, Snow, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Albedo, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff
The responses of ecological indicators to compound extreme climate indices in Southwestern China Lu, Qingao, Zhang, Yuandong, Song, Bochao, Shao, Hui, Tian, Xiaorui, Liu, Shirong Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Pollution and Climatic Influence on Trees in the Siberian Arctic Kharuk, Viacheslav I., Petrov, Ilya A., Im, Sergei T., Golyukov, Alexey S., Dvinskaya, Maria L., Shushpanov, Alexander S. Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Regionalscale wilting point estimation using satellite SIF, radiativetransfer inversion, and soilvegetationatmosphere transfer simulation: A grassland study Kiyono, T., Noda, H. M., Kumagai, T., Oshio, H., Yoshida, Y., Matsunaga, T., Hikosaka, K. Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Snow Grain Size, Snow Cover, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Contrasting responses of vegetation production to rainfall anomalies across the Northeast China Transect Zhao, Huichen, Jia, Gensuo, Xu, Xiyan, Zhang, Anzhi Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Contrasting trends in water use efficiency of the alpine grassland in Tibetan Plateau Ma, Ning, Zhang, Yongqiang Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux
Developing a spatial information system of biomass potential from crop residues over IndiaA decision support for planning and establishment of biofuel/biomass power plant Chakraborty, Abhishek, Biswal, Anima, Pandey, Varun, Shadab, Syed, Kalyandeep, K., Murthy, C.S., Seshasai, M.V.R., Rao, P.V.N., Jain, Niveta, Sehgal, V.K., Kaushik, Nirmala, Singh, Sanjay, Chowdhury, S. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
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