# Source: MODIS Leaf Area Index/FPAR 4-Day
# Type: cog
# Catalog: STACConnector
# Generated by: folia catalog import
# Generated at: 2026-02-08T00:48:57.415125+00:00
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source:
  id: planetary-computer-modis-15A3H-061
  name: MODIS Leaf Area Index/FPAR 4-Day
  type: cog
  url: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/modis-15A3H-061
  description: The MCD15A3H Version 6.1 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
    (MODIS) Level 4, Combined Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR),
    and Leaf Area Index (LAI) product is a 4-day composite data set with 500 meter
    pixel size. The algorithm chooses the best pixel available from all the acquisitions
    of both MODIS sensors located on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites from within
    the 4-day period. LAI is defined as the one-sided green leaf area per unit ground
    area in broadleaf canopies and as one-half the total needle surface area per unit
    ground area in coniferous canopies. FPAR is defined as the fraction of incident
    photosynthetically active radiation (400-700 nm) absorbed by the green elements
    of a vegetation canopy.
  provider: NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center
  license: proprietary
  metadata:
    stac: true
    stac_api: true
    connector_id: planetary-computer
    tags:
    - NASA
    - MODIS
    - Satellite
    - Global
    - Vegetation
    - MCD15A3H
    dataset:
      tier: 1
      thematic_group: Vegetation & Agriculture
      format: cog
      crs: EPSG:4326
      temporal:
        range: 2002-07-04/..
        type: snapshot
        default_range: latest
      quality:
        coverage: global
      layout:
        type: tiled
      stac_collection_id: modis-15A3H-061
      homepage: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/modis-15A3H-061