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MODIS GPP/NPP Project (MOD17)

The goal of the MOD17 MODIS project is to provide continuous estimates of Gross/Net Primary Production (GPP/NPP) across Earth’s entire vegetated land surface. MOD17 GPP/NPP outputs are useful for natural resource and land management, global carbon cycle analysis, ecosystem status assessment, and environmental change monitoring. MOD17 is part of the NASA Earth Observation System (EOS) program and is the first satellite-driven dataset to monitor vegetation productivity on a global scale. (source: http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/project/mod17)

Years of Record

2000/01 to 2012/12
temporal metadataID:

Formats

Timestep

Monthly | Weekly | Annual

Data Time Period Extended?

yes, data set is extended

Domain

Global

Spatial Resolution

1km

Ocean or Land

Land Only

Missing Data Flag

missing data present

Vertical Levels

Surface Data Set

Input Data

satellite

Earth system components and main variables

Biosphere, NPP: Net Primary Production

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  1. MODIS NTSG_Products

Key Figures

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Climatological (2000-2005) net primary production. Source: http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/project/mod17
nterannual variability of NPP over the North American Carbon Program (NACP). http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/project/mod17 domain.

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National Center for Atmospheric Research Staff (Eds). Last modified 06 Aug 2014. "The Climate Data Guide: MODIS GPP/NPP Project (MOD17)." Retrieved from https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/modis-gppnpp-project-mod17.

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MODIS GPP/NPP Project (MOD17)

The goal of the MOD17 MODIS project is to provide continuous estimates of Gross/Net Primary Production (GPP/NPP) across Earth’s entire vegetated land surface. MOD17 GPP/NPP outputs are useful for natural resource and land management, global carbon cycle analysis, ecosystem status assessment, and environmental change monitoring. MOD17 is part of the NASA Earth Observation System (EOS) program and is the first satellite-driven dataset to monitor vegetation productivity on a global scale. (source: http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/project/mod17)

2000-01/2012-12