MOD17A2H.061: Terra Gross Primary Productivity 8-Day Global 500m

  • The MOD17A2H V6.1 Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) product is an 8-day composite with a 500m pixel size available from 2021 to 2025.

  • This product is based on the radiation-use efficiency concept and is useful for modeling terrestrial processes.

  • The dataset includes bands for Gross Primary Production (Gpp), Net Photosynthesis (PsnNet), and Quality Control (Psn_QC).

  • MODIS data and products from LP DAAC have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.
MODIS/061/MOD17A2H
Dataset Availability
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z–2025-10-08T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MOD17A2H")
Cadence
8 Days
Tags
8-day global gpp modis nasa photosynthesis plant-productivity productivity psn terra usgs
mod17a2

Description

The MOD17A2H V6.1 Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) product is a cumulative 8-day composite with a 500m pixel size. The product is based on the radiation-use efficiency concept and can be potentially used as inputs to data models to calculate terrestrial energy, carbon, water cycle processes, and biogeochemistry of vegetation.

Documentation:

Bands

Pixel Size
500 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Scale Pixel Size Description
Gpp kg*C/m^2 0 3000 0.0001 meters

Gross primary production
PsnNet kg*C/m^2 -3000 3000 0.0001 meters

Net photosynthesis; GPP minus the maintenance respiration (MR)
Psn_QC meters

Quality control bits

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:

DOIs

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MOD17A2H')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2021-01-01', '2021-05-01'));

var gpp = dataset.select('Gpp');
var gppVis = {
  min: 0,
  max: 600,
  palette: ['bbe029', '0a9501', '074b03'],
};
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2);
Map.addLayer(gpp, gppVis, 'GPP');
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The MOD17A2H V6.1 Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) product is a cumulative 8-day composite with a 500m pixel size. The product is based on the radiation-use efficiency concept and can be potentially used as inputs to data models to calculate terrestrial energy, carbon, water cycle processes, and biogeochemistry of vegetation. Documentation: …
MODIS/061/MOD17A2H, 8-day,global,gpp,modis,nasa,photosynthesis,plant-productivity,productivity,psn,terra,usgs
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z/2025-10-08T00:00:00Z
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