MCD15A3H.061 MODIS Leaf Area Index/FPAR 4-Day Global 500m

MODIS/061/MCD15A3H
Dataset Availability
2002-07-04T00:00:00Z–2024-11-28T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
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ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MCD15A3H")
Tags
fpar global lai modis nasa usgs vegetation
4-day
mcd15a3h

Description

The MCD15A3H Version 6.1 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Level 4, Combined Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR), and Leaf Area Index (LAI) product is a 4-day composite data set with 500 meter pixel size. The algorithm chooses the best pixel available from all the acquisitions of both MODIS sensors located on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites from within the 4-day period.

Documentation:

Bands

Resolution
500 meters

Bands

Name Min Max Scale Wavelength Description
Fpar 0 100 0.01 400-700nm

FPAR absorbed by the green elements of a vegetation canopy

Lai 0 100 0.1

One-sided green leaf area per unit ground area in broadleaf canopies; one-half the total needle surface area per unit ground area in coniferous canopies

FparLai_QC

Quality for Lai and Fpar

FparExtra_QC

Extra detail quality for LAI and FPAR

FparStdDev 0 100 0.01

Standard deviation of Fpar

LaiStdDev 0 100 0.1

Standard deviation for Lai

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

MODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.

Citations

Citations:

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MCD15A3H');
var defaultVisualization = dataset.first().select('Fpar');
var defaultVisualizationVis = {
  min: 0.0,
  max: 100.0,
  palette: ['e1e4b4', '999d60', '2ec409', '0a4b06'],
};
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 6);
Map.addLayer(
    defaultVisualization, defaultVisualizationVis, 'Default visualization');
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