MOD_PR13A1       250m/500m  16 days VI Product
HDF-EOS V2 MODIS VEGETATION INDICES HDF File Specification

Version:	V6.0.12
Revision:	1
Date:		11 October 2013
Product ID:	MOD13A1 
ESDT:		MOD13Q1/MOD13A1
Product name: 16 days 250m/500m Vegetation Index
Product Level:	3
PGE:		25

Note:
=====
This file is for the 250m resolution product, a similar 500m 
product has the same specification with 500m instead.
Under 250m only production, the 250m product will not have
any reference to the EVI, blue, MIR parameters.


Product ID(s): MOD13 L3: MOD_PR13Q1/A1

Point of Contact:        Kamel Didan
               Terrestrial Biophysics and Remote Sensing Group (TBRS)
               1200 E South Campus Drive, Room 429, Shantz Bldg. #38,
               Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science,
               University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
               Office 520 621 8514; Fax 520 621 1791
               kamel@ag.arizona.edu
     
Principal Investigator:  Alfredo Huete
               Terrestrial Biophysics and Remote Sensing Group (TBRS)
               1200 E South Campus Drive, Room 429, Shantz Bldg. #38,
               Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science,
               University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
               Office 520 621 3228; Fax 520 621 5401
               ahuete@ag.arizona.edu

			         Kamel Didan
               Terrestrial Biophysics and Remote Sensing Group (TBRS)
               1200 E South Campus Drive, Room 429, Shantz Bldg. #38,
               Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science,
               University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
               Office 520 621 8514; Fax 520 621 1791
               kamel@ag.arizona.edu

The at launch MOD13 algorithm will allow the individual processing of two
vegetation indices at different spatial and temporal resolution. The Level 3 HDF
filespec will therefore be split in 6 files/products (MOD13Q1, MOD13A1, MOD13A2,
MOD13A3, MOD13C1, MOD13C2) that each have commonalities with respect
to spatial and spectral resolutions. The standard DAAC production run will
process the NDVI/EVI at 250 m,500m,1km, and 0.05 Deg. resolution for 16-day and Monthly 
intervals. The output products will have datafields for the NDVI and EVI with
corresponding QA, reflectance data, angular information and spatial statistics
and std-dev of each VI and for the CMG  scales.





Generic Constructs

ECS Metadata Strings:
Notes:    "FR" is an abbreviation for "FREE_RANGE".
          "D/T" is an abbreviation for "DATE/TIME"
          (A) implies that multiple values are stored within a   single array.
          A value of "Variable" indicates that this value will vary accoriding to the granule being processed.
          "M" mean class M.

CoreMetadata.0

This string will contain the following PVL fields:

Field Name                Data Type      # of Values     Value
 GROUP = INVENTORYMETADATA

   GROUP = CollectionDescriptionClass
          *SHORTNAME        STRING     1    "MOD13Q1/MOD13A1/MYD13Q1/MYD13A1"
          *VERSIONID        STRING     1    "6"
   END_GROUP = CollectionDescriptionClass


   GROUP = ECSDataGranule
          *SIZEMBECSDATAGRANULE  FLOAT        1    Variable
          *REPROCESSINGPLANNED   STRING      1    "no further update  anticipated"
          *REPROCESSINGACTUAL    STRING      1    "processed once"
          *LOCALGRANULEID       TRING         1    Variable
          *DAYNIGHTFLAG        STRING         1    Variable
          *PRODUCTIONDATETIME  D/T            1    Variable
          LOCALVERSIONID       STRING         1    Variable
   END_GROUP = ECSDataGranule

   GROUP = PGEVersionClass
          *PGEVERSION     STRING       1    "6.0.0" or Variable
   END_GROUP = PGEVersionClass

   GROUP = InputGranule
          *INPUTPOINTER                   STRING    FR    Variable      (A)
   END_GROUP = InputGranule

GROUP = RangeDateTime
	RANGEENDINGDATE		D		1		Variable
	RANGEENDINGTIME		T		1		23.59.59	
	RANGEBEGINNINGDATE	D		1		Variable
	RANGEBEGINNINGTIME	T		1		00.00.00
END_GROUP = RangeDateTime

GROUP = SpatialDomainContainer
  GROUP = HorizontalSpatialDomainContainer
    GROUP = GPolygon
      GROUP = GRing
	EXCLUSIONGRINGFLAG          STRING     1   "N"
      END_GROUP = GRing

      GROUP = GRingPoint
	GRINGPOINTLATITUDE          DOUBLE   4(A)  Variable
	GRINGPOINTLONGITUDE         DOUBLE   4(A)  Variable
	GRINGPOINTSEQUENCENO        INTEGER  4(A)  Variable
      END_GROUP = GRingPoint
   END_GROUP = GPolygon
  END_GROUP = HorizontalSpatialDomainContainer
END_GROUP = SpatialDomainContainer
   
   GROUP = MeasuredParameter
          *PARAMETERNAME                 STRING    FR Variable   (A)

     GROUP = QAFlags
             AUTOMATICQUALITYFLAG            STRING  1       "No automatic quality assessment is performed in the PGE"
             AUTOMATICQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION STRING  1       "Pass"
             SCIENCEQUALITYFLAG              STRING  1       "Not Investigated"
             SCIENCEQUALITYFLAGEXPLANATION   STRING  1       "See http://landweb.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/QA_WWW/qaFlagPage.cgi?sat=terra (or ?sat=aqua) for the product Science Quality status"
     END_GROUP = QAFlags

     GROUP = QAStats
          QAPERCENTINTERPOLATEDDATA       INTEGER    1    Variable
          QAPERCENTMISSINGDATA           INTEGER    1    Variable
          QAPERCENTOUTOFBOUNDSDATA        INTEGER    1    Variable
          QAPERCENTCLOUDCOVER             INTEGER    1    Variable
     END_GROUP = QAStats
   END_GROUP = MeasuredParameter

   GROUP = AssociatedPlatformInstrumentSensor
          ASSOCIATEDPLATFORMSHORTNAME    STRING     1   "Terra/Aqua"
          ASSOCIATEDSENSORSHORTNAME      STRING     1   "MODIS"
          ASSOCIATEDINSTRUMENTSHORTNAME  STRING     1   "MODIS"
   END_GROUP = AssociatedPlatformInstrumentSensor

  
   GROUP = AdditionalAttributes
          ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME  STRING        FR Variable  (A)
          PARAMETERVALUE           STRING        FR Variable  (A)
       
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.1  = QAPERCENTGOODQUALITY
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.2  = QAPERCENTOTHERQUALITY
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.3  = QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDCLOUD
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.4  = QAPERCENTNOTPRODUCEDOTHER
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.5  = NDVI250M16DAYQCLASSPERCENTAGE
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.6  = EVI250M16DAYQCLASSPERCENTAGE
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.7  = HORIZONTALTILENUMBER
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.8  = VERTICALTILENUMBER
               ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.9  = TILEID
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.10  = INPUTPRODUCTRESOLUTION
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.11  = identifier_product_doi
	       ADDITIONALATTRIBUTENAME.12  = identifier_product_doi_authority
   END_GROUP = AdditionalAttributes


 END_GROUP = INVENTORYMETADATA


Product metadata.0
ArchiveMetadata.0
This string will contain the following PVL fields:
                                                  # of
Field Name               Data Type       # of Values     Value
 GROUP = ARCHIVEMETADATA

   ***** MODLAND Mandatory V2 archive metadata ***************************

   GROUP = BoundingRectangle
          *WESTBOUNDINGCOORDINATE              DOUBLE     1    Variable
          *NORTHBOUNDINGCOORDINATE             DOUBLE     1    Variable
          *EASTBOUNDINGCOORDINATE              DOUBLE     1    Variable
          *SOUTHBOUNDINGCOORDINATE             DOUBLE     1    Variable
   END_GROUP = BoundingRectangle

	ALGORITHMPACKAGEACCEPTANCEDATE		STRING	1		"2004-10-01"
	ALGORITHMPACKAGEMATURITYCODE		STRING	1		"Normal"
	ALGORITHMPACKAGENAME		        STRING	1		"MOD_PR13A1"
	ALGORITHMPACKAGEVERSION			STRING	1		"6"
	INSTRUMENTNAME				STRING	1		"MODIS"
	LONGNAME			        STRING	1		"MODIS/Terra (Aqua) Vegetation Indices 16 days L3 Global 250m SIN Grid"
	PROCESSINGCENTER			STRING	1		"MODAPS"
  PROCESSINGENVIRONMENT			STRING	1		Variable
  *INPUTFILENAME                   STRING    FR    Variable      (A)
  CHARACTERISTICBINANGULARSIZE    DOUBLE  1   Variable
  CHARACTERISTICBINSIZE           DOUBLE  1   Variable
  DATACOLUMNS                     INTEGER 1   Variable
  DATAROWS                        INTEGER 1   Variable
  GLOBALGRIDCOLUMNS               INTEGER 1   Variable
  GLOBALGRIDROWS                  INTEGER 1   Variable
  SPSOPARAMETERS		  STRING	1		2749,4334, 2749a,4334a
  PERCENTLAND			  INTEGER	1		Variable
	PRODUCTIONTYPE		  STRING	1		Variable
	DESCRrevision						        STRING   FR Variable
 	GEOANYABNORMAL		  STRING   1  "True/False"
	GEOESTMAXRMSERROR	  DOUBLE  1 Variable
	QAPERCENTPOORQ250MOR500M16DAYNDVI INTEGER FR Variable
	QAPERCENTPOORQ250MOR500M16DAYEVI  INTEGER FR Variable
	QA_STRUCTURE_STYLE            STRING   1 "C5 or later"
 END_GROUP = ARCHIVEMETADATA

StructuralMetadata.0
This string will be populated automatically by HDF-EOS.

Under 250m + 500m Production

Grid Structure:  MOD_Grid_16DAY_250m_500m_VI
Dimensions:
Dimension   Dimension                  Name                Value
Dimension_1               Ydim:        MODIS_Grid_250m_VI        "Data Rows"
Dimension_2               Xdim:        MODIS_Grid_250m_VI        "Data Columns"

Under 500m Only Production

Grid Structure:  MOD_Grid_16DAY_500m_VI
Dimensions:
Dimension   Dimension                  Name                Value
Dimension_1               Ydim:      MODIS_Grid_500m_VI        "Data Rows"
Dimension_2  	          Xdim:      MODIS_Grid_500m_VI        "Data Columns"

Corner Locations:    Corner                Values
UpperLeftPointMtrs    (Variable, Variable)
LowerRightPointMtrs   (Variable, Variable)
Geographic Grid Projection Parameters 

Supported Grids: Geographic Grid Integerized Sinusoidal
Interrupted Goodes Homolosine
Projection gridID = GCTP_GEO
ProjParam[0]          not used
ProjParam[1]          not used
ProjParam[2]          not used
ProjParam[3]          not used
ProParam[4]           not used
ProjParam[5]          not used
ProjParam[6]          not used
ProjParam[7]          not used
ProjParam[8]          not used
ProjParam[9]          not used
ProjParam[10]         not used
ProjParam[11]         not used
ProjParam[12]         not used
Spherecode            not used
GridOrigin            HDFE_GD_UL

Projection gridID = GCTP_ISINUS
                                                               
ProjParam[0]          6371007.181
ProjParam[1]          TBD
ProjParam[2]          0.0
ProjParam[3]          0.0
ProjParam[4]          0.0
ProjParam[5]          0.0
ProjParam[6]          0.0
ProjParam[7]          0.0
ProjParam[8]          21600
ProjParam[9]          0.0
ProjParam[10]         1.0
ProjParam[11]         0.0
ProjParam[12]         0.0
Spherecode            -1
GridOrigin            HDFE_GD_UL

Projection gridID     GCTP_GOOD
ProjParam[0]          not used
ProjParam[1]          not used
ProjParam[2]          not used
ProjParam[3]          not used
ProjParam[4]          not used
ProjParam[5]          not used
ProjParam[6]          not used
ProjParam[7]          not used
ProjParam[8]          not used
ProjParam[9]          not used
ProjParam[10]         not used
ProjParam[11]         not used
ProjParam[12]         not used
Spherecode            19
GridOrigin            HDFE_GD_UL


 
   Global HDF Attributes
                     Number of             Values or
                                 Max.
Attribute  Data          String         Value       Type           Length

	Characteristic  FLOAT32         1         Variable         Bin Angular Size
	Characteristic  FLOAT32         1         Variable         Bin Size
	Data Columns    UINT16          1         Variable
	Data Rows       UINT16          1         Variable
	Days of Year    UINT16          "Number of Days"        Variable
	DaysProcessed   UINT16          "Number of Days"        Variable
	Global Grid     UINT32          1               Variable                Columns
	Global Grid     UINT32          1               Variable                Rows
	Number of Days  UINT16          1               Variable

DataFields:

A value of "Variable" indicates that this value will vary according to the granule being processed.

DataField    Name                        Data      Dimensions
                                         Type

DataFields:

All data stored within DataFields that contain the HDF attributes "scale_factor" and "add_offset" are scaled
according to the following data conversion:

      file data=(parameter * scale_factor) + add_offset
      parameter=(file data - add_offset)/scale_factor

A value of "Variable" indicates that this value will vary according to the granule being processed.

Data field     Name              Data type Dimension
DataField_1    250m 16 days NDVI INT16     Dimension_1
                                           Dimension_2
DataField_1 HDF Attributes:
Attribute      Data Type Number of Values  Value
                         or Max. String
                         Length
long_name      STRING         17           250m 16 days NDVI
units          STRING         4            NDVI
valid_range    INT16          2            -2000, 10000
_FillValue     INT16          1            -3000
scale_factor   FLOAT64        1            10000
scale_factor_err              FLOAT64      1    0.0
add_offset     FLOAT64        1            0.0
add_offset_err FLOAT64        1            0.0
calibrated_nt  INT32          1            5


Data field     Name              Data type Dimension
DataField_2    250m 16 days EVI INT16     Dimension_1
                                          Dimension_2
DataField_2 HDF Attributes:
Attribute      Data Type Number of Values  Value
                         or Max. String
                         Length
long_name      STRING         17           250m 16 days EVI
units          STRING         4            EVI
valid_range    INT16          2            -2000, 10000
_FillValue     INT16          1            -3000
scale_factor   FLOAT64        1            10000
scale_factor_err              FLOAT64      1    0.0
add_offset     FLOAT64        1            0.0
add_offset_err FLOAT64        1            0.0
calibrated_nt  INT32          1            5


Data field   Name                Data type Dimension
DataField_3  250m 16 days VI Quality     UINT16    Dimension_1
                                           Dimension_2
Bit          Description
0-1      NDVI quality
         00 VI produced, good quality;
         01 VI produced, but check other QA
         10 (pixel not produced due to cloud effects)
				 		produced but most likley cloudy pixel
         11 pixel not produced due to other reasons than clouds
2-5      VI usefulness
         four bit range 0= highest quality 13 quality so low that it is not useful, 
	    14 L1B data faulty, 15 not useful for any other reason/not processed
6-7      aerosol quantity:
          climatology (00), low (01),  average (10), high (11) 
8        Adjacent cloud detected; (1)  YES,   (0)  NO
9        YES (1) NO (0) atmosphere BRDF correction performed
10       mixed clouds YES (1) NO (0)mixed clouds
11-13    Land/Water flag  
		000 ocean; 
		001: Land (Nothing else but land) 
		010: Ocean coastlines and lake shorelines 
		011: Shallow inland water 
		100: Ephemeral water 
		101: Deep inland water 
		110: Moderate or continental ocean 
		111: Deep ocean 
14       0 NO; 1 YES possible snow/ice
15       0 NO; 1 YES possible shadow


DataField_4     250m 16 days red reflectance    INT16   Dimension_1
                                                        Dimension_2
        DataField_4 HDF Attributes:
        Attribute       Data Type       Number of Values        Value
                                        or Max. String
                                        Length

        long_name       STRING          28      250m 16 days red  reflectance
        units           STRING          11      reflectance
        valid_range     INT16           2       0, 10000
        _FillValue      INT16           1       -1000
        scale_factor    FLOAT64         1       10000
        scale_factor_err FLOAT64        1       0.0
        add_offset      FLOAT64         1       0.0
        add_offset_err  FLOAT64         1       0.0
        calibrated_nt   INT32           1       5


DataField_5     250m 16 days NIR reflectance    INT16   Dimension_1
                                                        Dimension_2
        DataField_5 HDF Attributes:
        Attribute       Data Type       Number of Values        Value
                                        or Max. String
                                        Length

        long_name       STRING          28      250m 16 days NIR reflectance
        units           STRING          11      reflectance
        valid_range     INT16           2       0, 10000
        _FillValue      INT16           1       -1000
        scale_factor    FLOAT64         1       10000
        scale_factor_err FLOAT64        1       0.0
        add_offset      FLOAT64         1       0.0
        add_offset_err  FLOAT64         1       0.0
        calibrated_nt   INT32           1       5


DataField_6     250m 16 days blue reflectance   INT16   Dimension_1
                                                        Dimension_2

        DataField_6 HDF Attributes:
        Attribute       Data Type       Number of Values        Value
                                        or Max. String
                                        Length

        long_name       STRING  29      250m 16 days blue  reflectance
        units           STRING  11      reflectance
        valid_range     INT16   2       0, 10000
        _FillValue      INT16   1       -1000
        scale_factor    FLOAT64 1       10000
        scale_factor_err FLOAT64        1       0.0
        add_offset      FLOAT64 1       0.0
        add_offset_err  FLOAT64 1       0.0
        calibrated_nt   INT32   1       5


DataField_7     250m 16 days MIR reflectance    INT16   Dimension_1
                                                        Dimension_2
        DataField_7 HDF Attributes:
        Attribute       Data Type       Number of Values        Value
                                        or Max. String
                                        Length

        long_name       STRING          28      250m 16 days MIR reflectance
        units           STRING          11      reflectance
        valid_range     INT16           2       0, 10000
        _FillValue      INT16           1       -1000
        scale_factor    FLOAT64         1       10000
        scale_factor_err        FLOAT64 1       0.0
        add_offset      FLOAT64         1       0.0
        add_offset_err  FLOAT64         1       0.0
        calibrated_nt   INT32           1       5
Legend:	 MIR band specification: 
 				 The MIR band saved in the VI product is MODIS band 7 
				 Bandwidth  :2105-2155 nm 
				 Band center:2130 nm 


DataField_8     250m 16 days view zenith angle  INT16   Dimension_1
                                                        Dimension_2
        DataField_8 HDF Attributes:
        Attribute       Data Type       Number of Values        Value
                                        or Max. String
                                        Length

        long_name       STRING          38      250m 16 days average view
                                                        zenith angle
        units           STRING          7       degrees
        valid_range     INT16           2       -9000, 9000
        _FillValue      INT16           1       -10000
        scale_factor    FLOAT64         1       100
        scale_factor_err        FLOAT64 1       0.0
        add_offset      FLOAT64         1       0.0
        add_offset_err  FLOAT64         1       0.0
        calibrated_nt   INT32           1       5


DataField_9    250m 16 days sun zenith angle   INT16   Dimension_1
                                                       Dimension_2
        DataField_9 HDF Attributes:
        Attribute       Data Type       Number of Values        Value
                                        or Max. String
                                        Length

        long_name       STRING          37      250m 16 days average sun
                                                        zenith angle
        units           STRING          7       degrees
        valid_range     INT16           2       -9000, 9000
        _FillValue      INT16           1       -10000
        scale_factor    FLOAT64         1       100
        scale_factor_err FLOAT64        1       0.0
        add_offset      FLOAT64         1       0.0
        add_offset_err  FLOAT64         1       0.0
        calibrated_nt   INT32           1       5


DataField_10    250m 16 days relative azimuth angle  INT16 Dimension_1
                                                           Dimension_2
        DataField_10 HDF Attributes:
        Attribute       Data Type       Number of Values        Value
                                        or Max. String
                                        Length

        long_name       STRING          43      250m 16 days average relative
                                                        azimuth angle
        units           STRING          7       degrees
        valid_range     INT16           2       -3600, 3600
        _FillValue      INT16           1       -4000
        scale_factor    FLOAT64         1       10
        scale_factor_err FLOAT64        1       0.0
        add_offset      FLOAT64         1       0.0
        add_offset_err  FLOAT64         1       0.0
        calibrated_nt   INT32           1       5

DataField_11	250m 16 days composite day of the year INT16			Dimension_1	
										Dimension_2

DataField_11 HDF Attributes:

Attribute			Data Type		Number of Values	Value or Max. String Length

long_name			STRING			38		250m 16 days composite day of the year
units				STRING			22	     	Julian day of the year
valid_range			INT16			2		1, 366
_FillValue			INT16		     	1		-1


Data field		Name						Data type	Dimension

DataField_12		250m 16 days pixel reliability	INT8	Dimension_1	
												Dimension_2

DataField_12 HDF Attributes:

Attribute		Data Type	Number of Values	Value or Max. String Length

long_name		STRING			30		250m 16 days pixel reliability
units			STRING			4		rank
valid_range		INT8			2		0, 3
_FillValue		INT8			1		-1


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The 250m 16 days pixel realiability is a summary of all QA indicating how reliable the 
data/pixel is:
	-1 : No data, FILL value
	 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 data.
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