MOD13A2.061 Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day Global 1km

MODIS/061/MOD13A2
Dataset Availability
2000-02-18T00:00:00Z–2023-11-01T00:00:00
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MOD13A2")
Tags
16-day evi global modis nasa ndvi terra usgs vegetation
mod13a2

Description

The MOD13A2 V6.1 product provides two Vegetation Indices (VI): the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI). The NDVI is referred to as the continuity index to the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NOAA-AVHRR) derived NDVI. The EVI has improved sensitivity over high biomass regions.

The algorithm for this product chooses the best available pixel value from all the acquisitions from the 16-day period. The criteria used are low clouds, low view angle, and the highest NDVI/EVI value.

Documentation:

Bands

Resolution
1000 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Scale Wavelength Description
NDVI -2000 10000 0.0001

16-day NDVI average
EVI -2000 10000 0.0001

16-day EVI average
DetailedQA

VI Quality indicators
sur_refl_b01 0 10000 0.0001 620-670nm

Surface reflectance band 1 (red)
sur_refl_b02 0 10000 0.0001 841-876nm

Surface reflectance band 2 (near-infrared)
sur_refl_b03 0 10000 0.0001 459-479nm

Surface reflectance band 3 (blue)
sur_refl_b07 0 10000 0.0001 2105-2155nm

Surface reflectance band 7 (mid-infrared)
ViewZenith deg 0 18000 0.01

View zenith angle of VI Pixel
SolarZenith deg 0 18000 0.01

Sun zenith angle of VI pixel
RelativeAzimuth deg -18000 18000 0.01

Relative azimuth angle of VI pixel
DayOfYear Julian Day 1 366

Day of year VI pixel
SummaryQA

Quality reliability of VI pixel

SummaryQA Class Table

Value Color Description
0 Good Data: use with confidence
1 Marginal Data: useful, but look at other QA information
2 Snow/Ice: target covered with snow/ice
3 Cloudy: target not visible, covered with cloud

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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Citations

Citations:

DOIs

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MOD13A2')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-01-01', '2018-05-01'));
var ndvi = dataset.select('NDVI');
var ndviVis = {
  min: 0,
  max: 9000,
  palette: [
    'ffffff', 'ce7e45', 'df923d', 'f1b555', 'fcd163', '99b718', '74a901',
    '66a000', '529400', '3e8601', '207401', '056201', '004c00', '023b01',
    '012e01', '011d01', '011301'
  ],
};
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2);
Map.addLayer(ndvi, ndviVis, 'NDVI');
The MOD13A2 V6.1 product provides two Vegetation Indices (VI): the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI). The NDVI is referred to as the continuity index to the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NOAA-AVHRR) derived NDVI. The EVI has improved sensitivity …
MODIS/061/MOD13A2, 16-day,evi,global,modis,nasa,ndvi,terra,usgs,vegetation
2000-02-18T00:00:00Z/2023-11-01T00:00:00
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