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MODIS Collection 6.1 Sinusoidal Tiles 8-daily LAI and FAPAR
Kern, Stefan
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<subfield code="a"><p><strong>Abstract:</strong> Original LAI and FAPAR data (see <a href="https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mod15a2hv061/">https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mod15a2hv061/</a>) are read together with their bit-encoded quality information from the HDF-files. The quality information is decoded and provided in form of separate flag layers in addition to the LAI and FAPAR data for each tile of the MODIS sinusoidal grid in netCDF file format (see <a href="https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/icdc/data/land/modis-lai-fpar.html">https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/icdc/data/land/modis-lai-fpar.html</a>). For each tile, latitude and longitude information of the center of each 500 m x 500 m pixel is provided in a separate netCDF file.</p>
<p><strong>TableOfContents:</strong> FAPAR; LAI; FAPAR retrieval standard deviation; LAI retrieval standard deviation; Detailed quality flag; Quality flag for land; Quality flag for cloud and aerosol; Quality flag for method</p>
<p><strong>Technical Info:</strong> dimension: 2400 columns x 2400 rows x unlimited; temporalExtent_startDate: 2000-02-18; temporalExtent_endDate: 2025-12-31; temporalResolution: 8-daily; spatialResolution: 500; spatialResolutionUnit: meter; horizontalResolutionXdirection: 500; horizontalResolutionXdirectionUnit: meter; horizontalResolutionYdirection: 500; horizontalResolutionYdirectionUnit: meter; verticalResolution: none; verticalResolutionUnit: none; verticalStart: none; verticalEnd: none; instrumentName: MODerate Resolution Spectroradiometer (MODIS); instrumentType: visible_to_infrared_spectroradiometer; instrumentLocation: Earth Observation Satellite (EOS) Terra; instrumentProvider: NOAA/NASA</p>
<p><strong>Methods:</strong> [1] MODIS collection 6.1 (C61) LAI/FPAR Product User Guide, <a href="https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/926/MOD15_User_Guide_V61.pdf">https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/926/MOD15_User_Guide_V61.pdf</a> ; [2] Myneni, R. B., et al., Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD), v4.0, <a href="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/atbd/atbd_mod15.pdf">http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/atbd/atbd_mod15.pdf</a>; [3] Yang, et al., From validation to algorithm improvement. Trans. Geosci. Rem. Sens., 44, 1885-1898, 2006; [4] Morisette, et al., Validation of global moderate resolution LAI products: A framework proposed within the CEOS Land Product Validation subgroup, Trans. Geosci. Rem. Sens., 44, 1804-1817, 2006; [5] Garrigues, et al., Validation and intercomparison of global Leaf Area Index products derived from remote sensing data, J. Geophys. Res., 113, G02028, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JG000635">https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JG000635</a>, 2008; [6] <a href="https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/icdc/data/land/modis-lai-fpar.html">https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/icdc/data/land/modis-lai-fpar.html</a></p>
<p><strong>Units:</strong> Units for all variables (see TableOfContents): percent, m<sup>2</sup>/m<sup>2</sup>, percent, m<sup>2</sup>/m<sup>2</sup>, 1, 1, 1, 1</p>
<p><strong>geoLocations:</strong> westBoundLongitude:depends on tile; eastBoundLongitude: depends on tile; southBoundLatitude: depends on tile; northBoundLatitude: depends on tile; geoLocationPlace: global on land, see: <a href="https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/MODLAND_grid.html">https://modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/MODLAND_grid.html</a></p>
<p><strong>Size: </strong>(files are packed into one zip-file per year)</p>
<ul>
<li>2000: 270 x 40 files, 92.169 Mbyte / file</li>
<li>2001: 270 x 44 files (20010618 and 20010626 are missing)</li>
<li>2002: 270 x 35 files (20020101 until 20020322 are missing)</li>
<li>2003-2025: 270 x 46 files / year</li>
<li>Latitude/Longitude: 291 files, 46.08 Mbyte / file</li>
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<p><strong>Format:</strong> netCDF</p>
<p><strong>DataSources:</strong></p>
<p>Original data on sinusoidal grid tiles in hdf-format: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD15A2H.061">https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD15A2H.061</a> [last access: 2026-01-12], see also: <a href="https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mod15a2hv061/">https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mod15a2hv061/</a> [last access: 2026-01-12]</p>
<p><strong>Contact:</strong> <a href="mailto:stefan.kern@uni-hamburg.de">stefan.kern (at) uni-hamburg.de</a></p>
<p><strong>Web page:</strong> <a href="https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/icdc/data/land/modis-lai-fpar.html">https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/icdc/data/land/modis-lai-fpar.html</a> [last access: 2026-02-24]</p></subfield>
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- Publication date:
- February 24, 2026
- DOI:
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- Keyword(s):
- Climate Research Vegetation Leaf Area Index LAI FAPAR Sinusoidal Grid Tiles 8-daily Satellite Remote Sensing MODIS EOS-Terra Boston University ICDC
- Related identifiers:
- Continues:
10.25592/uhhfdm.16751 - Derived from:
10.5067/MODIS/MOD15A2H.061 - Documented by:
https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/icdc/data/land/modis-lai-fpar.html - Source of:
10.25592/uhhfdm.18378 - References:
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