Release of MODIS Version 6 Burned Area Product

Feb 08, 2017
By: LP DAAC

(Author's Note 5/18/2020: Reverb has since been retired. Users are encouraged to use NASA Earthdata Search in place of Reverb. Several of these datasets are also available in AppEEARS. To see the currently available tools to access the data please visit the "Access Data" button on the DOI landing page linked below.)


The LP DAAC has released the MODIS Version 6 Burned Area Monthly L3 product and currently includes data collected November 2000 through November 2016. This collection will continue to grow as data are produced chronologically. Users are encourage to transition from the MCD45A1 Version 5 product to the improved MCD64A1 Version 6 product.

For more information, visit the MCD64A1 Version 6 product page.

The data is available for download through Data Pool, ReVerb and the Earthdata Search Client.