Aqua MODIS evapotranspiration (ET) data from the MYD16A2GF product over Parana, Brazil from December 26 - 31, 2020.
View full-size imageThe Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) MYD16A2GF Version 6.1 Evapotranspiration/Latent Heat Flux (ET/LE) product is a year-end gap-filled 8-day composite dataset produced at 500 meter (m) pixel resolution. The improved algorithm is based on the logic of the Penman-Monteith equation, which includes inputs of daily meteorological reanalysis data along with MODIS remotely sensed data products such as vegetation property dynamics, albedo, and land cover.
The MYD16A2GF will be generated at the end of each year when the entire yearly 8-day MYD15A2H is available. Hence, the gap-filled MYD16A2GF is the improved MYD16, which has cleaned the poor-quality inputs from 8-day Leaf Area Index and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (LAI/FPAR) based on the Quality Control (QC) label for every pixel. If any LAI/FPAR pixel did not meet the quality screening criteria, its value is determined through linear interpolation. However, users cannot get MYD16A2GF in near-real time because it will be generated only at the end of a given year.
Provided in the MYD16A2GF product are layers for composited ET, LE, Potential ET (PET), and Potential LE (PLE) along with a quality control layer. Two low resolution browse images, ET and LE, are also available for each MYD16A2GF granule.
The pixel values for the two Evapotranspiration layers (ET and PET) are the sum of all eight days within the composite period, and the pixel values for the two Latent Heat layers (LE and PLE) are the average of all eight days within the composite period. The last acquisition period of each year is a 5 or 6-day composite period, depending on the year.
Validation at stage 3 has been achieved for the MODIS Evapotranspiration data products. Further details regarding MODIS land product validation for the MYD16 data products are available from the MODIS Land Team Validation site.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Collection | Aqua MODIS |
| DOI | 10.5067/MODIS/MYD16A2GF.061 |
| File Size | ~25 MB |
| Temporal Resolution | Multi-Day |
| Temporal Extent | 2002-01-01 to Present |
| Spatial Extent | Global |
| Coordinate System | Sinusoidal |
| Datum | N/A |
| File Format | HDF-EOS |
| Geographic Dimensions | 1200 km x 1200 km |
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of Science Dataset (SDS) Layers | 5 |
| Columns/Rows | 2400 x 2400 |
| Pixel Size | 500 m |
| SDS Name | Description | Units | Data Type | Fill Value | No Data Value | Valid Range | Scale Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET_500m | Total Evapotranspiration | kg/m²/8day | 16-bit signed integer | 32761 to 32767 | N/A | -32767 to 32700 | 0.1 |
| LE_500m | Average Latent Heat Flux | J/m²/day | 16-bit signed integer | 32761 to 32767 | N/A | -32767 to 32700 | 10000 |
| PET_500m | Total Potential Evapotranspiration | kg/m²/8day | 16-bit signed integer | 32761 to 32767 | N/A | -32767 to 32700 | 0.1 |
| PLE_500m | Average Potential Latent Heat Flux | J/m²/day | 16-bit signed integer | 32761 to 32767 | N/A | -32767 to 32700 | 10000 |
| ET_QC_500m | Evapotranspiration Quality Control flags | Bit Field | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 254 | N/A |
The pixel level quality control layer (ET_QC_500m) is a copy of the quality control data layer of the corresponding input LAI/FPAR (MYD15A2H) granule of the same 8-day composite period and does not reflect the quality of the retrieved evapotranspiration. For the improved and reprocessed MYD16A2, namely MYD16A2GF, users may ignore the QC data layer because cloud-contaminated LAI/FPAR gaps have been temporally filled before calculating ET.
Additional information related to the cloud/aerosol screening and quality for input products is provided under Section 3.2.1 in the User Guide. Mappings for the ET QC layer and an explanation of how to interpret this information are provided under Section 6.2.1 in the User Guide.
Operational and uncertainty issues are provided under Section 3 in the User Guide.
For complete information about known issues please refer to the MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website.