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 Size5600 meters
Bands
Name
Units
Min
Max
Pixel Size
Wavelength
Description
NDVI
-0.2
1
meters
None
16-day NDVI average
EVI
-0.2
1
meters
None
16-day EVI average
DetailedQA
meters
None
VI Quality indicators
Bitmask for DetailedQA
Bits 0-1: VI quality (MODLAND QA Bits)
0: VI produced with good quality
1: VI produced, but check other QA
2: Pixel produced, but most probably cloudy
3: Pixel not produced due to other reasons than clouds
Bits 2-5: VI usefulness
0: Highest quality
1: Lower quality
2: Decreasing quality
4: Decreasing quality
8: Decreasing quality
9: Decreasing quality
10: Decreasing quality
12: Lowest quality
13: Quality so low that it is not useful
14: L1B data faulty
15: Not useful for any other reason/not processed
Bits 6-7: Aerosol Quantity
0: Climatology
1: Low
2: Intermediate
3: High
Bit 8: Adjacent cloud detected
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 9: Atmosphere BRDF correction
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 10: Mixed Clouds
0: No
1: Yes
Bits 11-13: Land/water mask
0: Shallow ocean
1: Land (nothing else but land)
2: Ocean coastlines and lake shorelines
3: Shallow inland water
4: Ephemeral water
5: Deep inland water
6: Moderate or continental ocean
7: Deep ocean
Bit 14: Possible snow/ice
0: No
1: Yes
Bit 15: Possible shadow
0: No
1: Yes
sur_refl_b01
0
1
meters
620-670nm
Surface reflectance band 1 (red)
sur_refl_b02
0
1
meters
841-876nm
Surface reflectance band 2 (near-infrared)
sur_refl_b03
0
1
meters
459-479nm
Surface reflectance band 3 (blue)
sur_refl_b07
0
1
meters
2105-2155nm
Surface reflectance band 7 (mid-infrared)
SolarZenith
deg
0
180
meters
None
View zenith angle of VI Pixel
NDVIStdDev
-0.2
1
meters
None
Standard deviation computed from input NDVI pixels
EVIStdDev
-0.2
1
meters
None
Standard deviation computed from input NDVI pixels
Pixel_1km
count
0
36
meters
None
Number of 1 km input pixels used
Pixel_30deg_1km
count
0
36
meters
None
Number of 1 km input pixels used with VZ angle less than + or - 30 degs
SummaryQA
meters
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
MODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC
have no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.
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 …
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It includes the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) at a 5,600-meter pixel resolution. Data is global, cloud-free, and features quality assurance, reflectance, and angular information. Users can access and analyze this data via the Earth Engine platform, with no restrictions on usage.\n"],null,["# MYD13C1.061: Aqua Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG\n\nDataset Availability\n: 2002-07-04T00:00:00Z--2025-07-20T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center](https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD13C1.061)\n\nCadence\n: 16 Days\n\nTags\n:\n[16-day](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/16-day) [aqua](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/aqua) [global](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/global) [nasa](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/nasa) [usgs](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/usgs) [vegetation](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/vegetation) [vegetation-indices](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/vegetation-indices) \n\n#### Description\n\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n5600 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Wavelength | Description |\n|-------------------|-------|------|-----|------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| `NDVI` | | -0.2 | 1 | meters | None | 16-day NDVI average |\n| `EVI` | | -0.2 | 1 | meters | None | 16-day EVI average |\n| `DetailedQA` | | | | meters | None | VI Quality indicators |\n| Bitmask for DetailedQA - Bits 0-1: VI quality (MODLAND QA Bits) - 0: VI produced with good quality - 1: VI produced, but check other QA - 2: Pixel produced, but most probably cloudy - 3: Pixel not produced due to other reasons than clouds - Bits 2-5: VI usefulness - 0: Highest quality - 1: Lower quality - 2: Decreasing quality - 4: Decreasing quality - 8: Decreasing quality - 9: Decreasing quality - 10: Decreasing quality - 12: Lowest quality - 13: Quality so low that it is not useful - 14: L1B data faulty - 15: Not useful for any other reason/not processed - Bits 6-7: Aerosol Quantity - 0: Climatology - 1: Low - 2: Intermediate - 3: High - Bit 8: Adjacent cloud detected - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 9: Atmosphere BRDF correction - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 10: Mixed Clouds - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bits 11-13: Land/water mask - 0: Shallow ocean - 1: Land (nothing else but land) - 2: Ocean coastlines and lake shorelines - 3: Shallow inland water - 4: Ephemeral water - 5: Deep inland water - 6: Moderate or continental ocean - 7: Deep ocean - Bit 14: Possible snow/ice - 0: No - 1: Yes - Bit 15: Possible shadow - 0: No - 1: Yes ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\n| `sur_refl_b01` | | 0 | 1 | meters | 620-670nm | Surface reflectance band 1 (red) |\n| `sur_refl_b02` | | 0 | 1 | meters | 841-876nm | Surface reflectance band 2 (near-infrared) |\n| `sur_refl_b03` | | 0 | 1 | meters | 459-479nm | Surface reflectance band 3 (blue) |\n| `sur_refl_b07` | | 0 | 1 | meters | 2105-2155nm | Surface reflectance band 7 (mid-infrared) |\n| `SolarZenith` | deg | 0 | 180 | meters | None | View zenith angle of VI Pixel |\n| `NDVIStdDev` | | -0.2 | 1 | meters | None | Standard deviation computed from input NDVI pixels |\n| `EVIStdDev` | | -0.2 | 1 | meters | None | Standard deviation computed from input NDVI pixels |\n| `Pixel_1km` | count | 0 | 36 | meters | None | Number of 1 km input pixels used |\n| `Pixel_30deg_1km` | count | 0 | 36 | meters | None | Number of 1 km input pixels used with VZ angle less than + or - 30 degs |\n| `SummaryQA` | | | | meters | None | Quality reliability of VI pixel |\n\n**SummaryQA Class Table**\n\n| Value | Color | Description |\n|-------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------|\n| 0 | None | Good Data: use with confidence |\n| 1 | None | Marginal Data: useful, but look at other QA information |\n| 2 | None | Snow/Ice: target covered with snow/ice |\n| 3 | None | Cloudy: target not visible, covered with cloud |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nMODIS data and products acquired through the LP DAAC\nhave no restrictions on subsequent use, sale, or redistribution.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- Please visit [LP DAAC 'Citing Our Data' page](https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/citing_our_data)\n for information on citing LP DAAC datasets.\n\n### DOIs\n\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD13C1.061\u003e\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MYD13C1')\n .filter(ee.Filter.date('2023-01-01', '2023-05-01'));\nvar ndvi = dataset.select('NDVI');\nvar ndviVis = {\n min: 0,\n max: .9,\n palette: [\n 'ffffff', 'ce7e45', 'df923d', 'f1b555', 'fcd163', '99b718', '74a901',\n '66a000', '529400', '3e8601', '207401', '056201', '004c00', '023b01',\n '012e01', '011d01', '011301'\n ],\n};\nMap.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2);\nMap.addLayer(ndvi, ndviVis, 'NDVI');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/MODIS/MODIS_061_MYD13C1) \n[MYD13C1.061: Aqua Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/MODIS_061_MYD13C1) \nThe 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 ... \nMODIS/061/MYD13C1, 16-day,aqua,global,nasa,usgs,vegetation,vegetation-indices \n2002-07-04T00:00:00Z/2025-07-20T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD13C1.061](https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD13C1.061)\n- [https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD13C1.061](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/MODIS_061_MYD13C1)"]]
