MOD15A2H.061: Terra Leaf Area Index/FPAR 8-Day Global 500m

MODIS/061/MOD15A2H
Dataset Availability
2000-02-18T00:00:00Z–2025-03-06T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
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ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MOD15A2H")
Cadence
8 Days
Tags
8-day fpar global lai modis nasa terra usgs

Description

The MOD15A2H V6.1 MODIS combined Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) product is an 8-day composite dataset at 500m resolution. The algorithm chooses the "best" pixel available from all the acquisitions of the Terra sensor from within the 8-day period.

Documentation:

Bands

Pixel Size
500 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Scale Description
Fpar_500m % 0 100 0.01

Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Lai_500m Area fraction 0 100 0.1

Leaf Area Index
FparLai_QC 0 254

Quality for LAI and FPAR
FparExtra_QC 0 254

Extra detail Quality for LAI and FPAR
FparStdDev_500m % 0 100 0.01

Standard deviation of FPAR
LaiStdDev_500m Area fraction 0 100 0.1

Standard deviation of LAI

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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Citations

Citations:

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var collection = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MOD15A2H')
                  .filterDate('2019-01-01', '2019-10-01');

var colorizedVis = {
  min: 0,
  max: 100,
  palette: [
    'ffffff', 'ce7e45', 'df923d', 'f1b555', 'fcd163', '99b718', '74a901',
    '66a000', '529400', '3e8601', '207401', '056201', '004c00', '023b01',
    '012e01', '011d01', '011301'
  ],
};

Map.setCenter(-10.88, 40.94, 2);
Map.addLayer(collection.select('Lai_500m'), colorizedVis, 'Lai');
Map.addLayer(collection.select('Fpar_500m'), colorizedVis, 'Fpar');
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The MOD15A2H V6.1 MODIS combined Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) product is an 8-day composite dataset at 500m resolution. The algorithm chooses the "best" pixel available from all the acquisitions of the Terra sensor from within the 8-day period. Documentation: User's Guide Algorithm Theoretical …
MODIS/061/MOD15A2H, 8-day,fpar,global,lai,modis,nasa,terra,usgs
2000-02-18T00:00:00Z/2025-03-06T00:00:00Z
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