MCD12Q2.006 Land Cover Dynamics Yearly Global 500m [deprecated]

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MODIS/006/MCD12Q2
Dataset Availability
2001-01-01T00:00:00Z–2019-01-01T00:00:00
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/006/MCD12Q2")
Tags
evi global modis onset-greenness phenology usgs yearly

Description

The MCD12Q2 V6 Land Cover Dynamics product (informally called the MODIS Global Vegetation Phenology product) provides estimates of the timing of vegetation phenology at global scales. Additionally, it provides information related to the range and summation of the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) computed from MODIS surface reflectance data at each pixel. It identifies the onset of greenness, greenup midpoint, maturity, peak greenness, senescence, greendown midpoint, dormancy, EVI2 minimum, EVI2 amplitude, integrated EVI2 over a vegetation cycle, as well as overall and phenology metric-specific quality information.

The MCD12Q2 Version 6 data product is derived from time series of the 2-band Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI2) calculated from MODIS Nadir Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF)-Adjusted Reflectance (NBAR). Vegetation phenology metrics are identified for up to two detected growing cycles per year. For pixels with more than two valid vegetation cycles, the data represent the two cycles with the largest NBAR-EVI2 amplitudes.

Bands

Resolution
500 meters

Bands

Name Min Max Scale Description
NumCycles 0 7

Total number of valid vegetation cycles with peak in product year
Greenup_1 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 first crossed 15% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 1. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Greenup_2 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 first crossed 15% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 2. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
MidGreenup_1 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 first crossed 50% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 1. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
MidGreenup_2 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 first crossed 50% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 2. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Peak_1 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 reached the segment maximum, cycle 1. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Peak_2 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 reached the segment maximum, cycle 2. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Maturity_1 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 first crossed 90% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 1. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Maturity_2 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 first crossed 90% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 2. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
MidGreendown_1 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 last crossed 50% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 1. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
MidGreendown_2 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 last crossed 50% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 2. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Senescence_1 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 last crossed 90% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 1. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Senescence_2 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 last crossed 90% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 2. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Dormancy_1 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 last crossed 15% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 1. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
Dormancy_2 11138 32766

Date when EVI2 last crossed 15% of the segment EVI2 amplitude, cycle 2. Days since Jan 1, 1970.
EVI_Minimum_1 0 10000 0.0001

Segment minimum EVI2 value, cycle 1
EVI_Minimum_2 0 10000 0.0001

Segment minimum EVI2 value, cycle 2
EVI_Amplitude_1 0 10000 0.0001

Segment maximum - minimum EVI2, cycle 1
EVI_Amplitude_2 0 10000 0.0001

Segment maximum - minimum EVI2, cycle 2
EVI_Area_1 0 3700 0.1

Sum of daily interpolated EVI2 from Greenup to Dormancy, cycle 1
EVI_Area_2 0 3700 0.1

Sum of daily interpolated EVI2 from Greenup to Dormancy, cycle 2
QA_Overall_1 0 3

QA code for entire segment, cycle 1
QA_Overall_2 0 3

QA code for entire segment, cycle 2
QA_Detailed_1

Bit-packed, SDS-specific QA codes, cycle 1
QA_Detailed_2

Bit-packed, SDS-specific QA codes, cycle 2

QA_Overall_1 Class Table

Value Color Description
0 Best
1 Good
2 Fair
3 Poor

QA_Overall_2 Class Table

Value Color Description
0 Best
1 Good
2 Fair
3 Poor

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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Explore in Earth Engine

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/006/MCD12Q2')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2001-01-01', '2002-01-01'));
var vegetationPeak = dataset.select('Peak_1');
var vegetationPeakVis = {
  min: 11400,
  max: 11868,
  palette: ['0f17ff', 'b11406', 'f1ff23'],
};
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2);
Map.addLayer(
    vegetationPeak, vegetationPeakVis,
    'Vegetation Peak 2001');
The MCD12Q2 V6 Land Cover Dynamics product (informally called the MODIS Global Vegetation Phenology product) provides estimates of the timing of vegetation phenology at global scales. Additionally, it provides information related to the range and summation of the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) computed from MODIS surface reflectance data at each …
MODIS/006/MCD12Q2, evi,global,modis,onset-greenness,phenology,usgs,yearly
2001-01-01T00:00:00Z/2019-01-01T00:00:00
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