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Description

The MOD17A2HGF 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 Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 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.

The MOD17A2HGF will be generated at the end of each year when the entire yearly 8-day MOD15A2H is available. Hence, the gap-filled MOD17A2HGF is the improved MOD17, which has cleaned the poor-quality inputs from 8-day Leaf Area Index and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR/LAI) 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 MOD17A2HGF in near-real time because it will be generated only at the end of a given year.

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
2000-01-01 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
C2565791029-LPCLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
347140
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., & Zhao, M. (2021). MODIS/Terra Gross Primary Productivity Gap-Filled 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD17A2HGF.061 Date Accessed: 2026-05-12

File Naming Convention

MOD17A2HGF.A2024361.h14v02.061.2025011052502.hdf

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (MOD17A2HGF) followed by the Julian Date of Acquisition formatted as AYYYYDDD (A2024361), the Tile Identifier which is horizontal tile and vertical tile provided as hXXvYY (h14v02), the Version of the data collection (061), the Julian Date and Time of Production designated as YYYYDDDHHMMSS (2025011052502), 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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Mango-GPP: A Process-Based Model for Simulating Gross Primary Tang, Yuqi, Li, Tingting, Yang, XiuQun, Chao, Qingchen, Wang, Chunlin, Lai, Derrick Y. F., Liu, Jiangong, Zhu, Xudong, Zhao, Xiaosong, Fan, Xingwang, Zhang, Yiping, Hu, Qiwen, Qin, Zhangcai Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Large discrepancies among remote sensing indices for characterizing vegetation growth dynamics in Nepal Zhou, Decheng, Zhang, Liangxia, Hao, Lu, Sun, Ge, Xiao, Jingfeng, Li, Xing 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), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps, Reflectance, Anisotropy
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
A Multi-Perspective Assessment Method with a Dynamic Benchmark for Human Zhang, Fuguang, Zeng, Biao, Yang, Taibao, Zheng, Yuxuan, Cao, Ying Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Atmospheric phosphorus deposition amplifies carbon sinks in simulations of a tropical forest in Central Africa Goll, Daniel S., Bauters, Marijn, Zhang, Haicheng, Ciais, Philippe, Balkanski, Yves, Wang, Rong, Verbeeck, Hans Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Interannual variation of gross primary production detected from optimal convolutional neural network at multitimescale water stress Yu, Peixin, Zhou, Tao, Luo, Hui, Liu, Xia, Shi, Peijun, Zhao, Xiang, Xiao, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Yajie, Zhou, Peifang Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Biogeochemical Cycles, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Heat Budget
Intercomparison of global terrestrial carbon fluxes estimated by MODIS Hu, Qiwen, Li, Tingting, Deng, Xi, Wu, Tongwen, Zhai, Panmao, Huang, Danqing, Fan, Xingwang, Zhu, Yakun, Lin, Yongcheng, Xiao, Xiucheng, Chen, Xianyan, Zhao, Xiaosong, Wang, Lili, Qin, Zhangcai Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Global biomass burning fuel consumption and emissions at 500 m spatial resolution based on the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED) van Wees, Dave, van der Werf, Guido R., Randerson, James T., Rogers, Brendan M., Chen, Yang, Veraverbeke, Sander, Giglio, Louis, Morton, Douglas C. Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Characteristics, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance, Total Surface Water, Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Biomass, Forests, Carbon, Burned Area, Terrain Elevation, Plant Characteristics, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Vegetation Species, Soil Depth
Global pattern of ecosystem respiration tendencies and its implications on terrestrial carbon sink potential Yu, Peixin, Zhou, Tao, Luo, Hui, Liu, Xia, Shi, Peijun, Zhang, Yajie, Zhang, Jingzhou, Zhou, Peifang, Xu, Yixin Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Global trends in grassland carrying capacity and relative stocking density of livestock Piipponen, Johannes, Jalava, Mika, de Leeuw, Jan, Rizayeva, Afag, Godde, Cecile, Cramer, Gabriel, Herrero, Mario, Kummu, Matti Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Exploring ecosystem functioning in spain with gross and net primary production time series Martinez, Beatriz, Sanchez-Ruiz, Sergio, Campos-Taberner, Manuel, Garcia-Haro, F. Javier, Gilabert, M. Amparo Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Eco-hydrological responses to recent droughts in tropical South America Jiang, Yelin, Yang, Meijian, Liu, Weiguang, Mohammadi, Koushan, Wang, Guiling Evapotranspiration, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Latent Heat Flux, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Emulation of high-resolution land surface models using sparse Gaussian processes with application to JULES Baker, Evan, Harper, Anna B., Williamson, Daniel, Challenor, Peter Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Distribution and Attribution of Gross Primary Productivity Increase Over the Mongolian Plateau, 2001-2018 Chen, Xiaona, Tao, Xin, Yang, Yaping Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Divergent responses of terrestrial carbon use efficiency to climate Gang, Chengcheng, Wang, Zhuonan, You, Yongfa, Liu, Yue, Xu, Rongting, Bian, Zihao, Pan, Naiqing, Gao, Xuerui, Chen, Mingxun, Zhang, Man Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Linking landscape structure and vegetation productivity with nut consumption by the Cantabrian brown bear during hyperphagia Perez-Giron, Jose Carlos, Diaz-Varela, Emilio Rafael, Alvarez-Alvarez, Pedro, Hernandez Palacios, Orencio, Ballesteros, Fernando, Lopez-Bao, Jose Vicente Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Characterization of vegetation dynamics using MODIS satellite products over stone-mining dominated Rajmahal Hills in Jharkhand, India Ranjan, Avinash Kumar, Gorai, Amit Kumar Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Climate-driven variations in productivity reveal adaptive strategies in Iberian cork oak agroforestry systems Perez-Giron, Jose Carlos, Diaz-Varela, Emilio Rafael, Alvarez-Alvarez, Pedro Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Quantifying the contributions of climate change and human activities to vegetation dynamic in China based on multiple indices Liu, Yue, Liu, Huanhuan, Chen, Yin, Gang, Chengcheng, Shen, Yifan Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Drought Resilience Debt Drives NPP Decline in the Amazon Forest MachadoSilva, Fausto, Peres, Leonardo F., Gouveia, Celia M., EnrichPrast, Alex, Peixoto, Roberta B., Pereira, Jose M. C., Marotta, Humberto, Fernandes, Pedro J. F., Libonati, Renata Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Evaluation of forest carbon uptake in South Korea using the national flux tower network, remote sensing, and data-driven technology Cho, Sungsik, Kang, Minseok, Ichii, Kazuhito, Kim, Joon, Lim, Jong-Hwan, Chun, Jung-Hwa, Park, Chan-Woo, Kim, Hyun Seok, Choi, Sung-Won, Lee, Seung-Hoon, Indrawati, Yohana Maria, Kim, Jongho Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Reflectance, Anisotropy, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Lateral detrital C transfer across a Spartina alterniflora invaded estuarine wetland Gao, Yu, Chen, Jiquan, Zhang, Tingting, Zhao, Bin, McNulty, Steven, Guo, Haiqiang, Zhao, Feng, Zhuang, Ping Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY
Sub-Daily Natural CO2 Flux Simulation Based on Satellite Data: Diurnal Wang, Qiao, Imasu, Ryoichi, Arai, Yutaka, Ito, Satoshi, Mizoguchi, Yasuko, Kondo, Hiroaki, Xiao, Jingfeng Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Albedo, Anisotropy
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