MYD13C1.061: Aqua Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG

MODIS/061/MYD13C1
Dataset Availability
2002-07-04T00:00:00Z–2025-06-18T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
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ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MYD13C1")
Cadence
16 Days
Tags
16-day aqua global nasa usgs vegetation vegetation-indices

Description

The Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Indices 16-Day (MYD13C1) Version 6.1 product provides a Vegetation Index (VI) value at a per pixel basis. There are two primary vegetation layers. The first is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which maintains continuity with the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NOAA-AVHRR) derived NDVI. The second vegetation layer is the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), which has improved sensitivity over high biomass regions. The Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) consists of 3,600 rows and 7,200 columns of 5,600 meter (m) pixels. Global MYD13C1 data are cloud-free spatial composites of the gridded 16-day 1 kilometer MYD13A2 data, and are provided as a Level 3 product projected on a 0.05 degree (5,600 m) geographic CMG. The MYD13C1 has data fields for NDVI, EVI, VI QA, reflectance data, angular information, and spatial statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and number of used input pixels at the 0.05 degree CMG resolution.

Bands

Pixel Size
5600 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Wavelength Description
NDVI None -0.2 1 None

16-day NDVI average
EVI None -0.2 1 None

16-day EVI average
DetailedQA None None

VI Quality indicators
sur_refl_b01 None 0 1 620-670nm

Surface reflectance band 1 (red)
sur_refl_b02 None 0 1 841-876nm

Surface reflectance band 2 (near-infrared)
sur_refl_b03 None 0 1 459-479nm

Surface reflectance band 3 (blue)
sur_refl_b07 None 0 1 2105-2155nm

Surface reflectance band 7 (mid-infrared)
SolarZenith deg 0 180 None

View zenith angle of VI Pixel
NDVIStdDev None -0.2 1 None

Standard deviation computed from input NDVI pixels
EVIStdDev None -0.2 1 None

Standard deviation computed from input NDVI pixels
Pixel_1km count 0 36 None

Number of 1 km input pixels used
Pixel_30deg_1km count 0 36 None

Number of 1 km input pixels used with VZ angle less than + or - 30 degs
SummaryQA None None

Quality reliability of VI pixel

SummaryQA Class Table

Value Color Description
0 None

Good Data: use with confidence
1 None

Marginal Data: useful, but look at other QA information
2 None

Snow/Ice: target covered with snow/ice
3 None

Cloudy: target not visible, covered with cloud

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MYD13C1')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2023-01-01', '2023-05-01'));
var ndvi = dataset.select('NDVI');
var ndviVis = {
  min: 0,
  max: .9,
  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');
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The Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Indices 16-Day (MYD13C1) Version 6.1 product provides a Vegetation Index (VI) value at a per pixel basis. There are two primary vegetation layers. The first is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which maintains continuity with the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
MODIS/061/MYD13C1, 16-day,aqua,global,nasa,usgs,vegetation,vegetation-indices
2002-07-04T00:00:00Z/2025-06-18T00:00:00Z
-90 -180 90 180
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