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Description

The Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Thermal Anomalies and Fire Daily (MOD14A1) Version 6.1 data are generated every eight days at 1 kilometer (km) spatial resolution as a Level 3 product. MOD14A1 contains eight consecutive days of fire data conveniently packaged into a single file.

The Science Dataset (SDS) layers include the fire mask, pixel quality indicators, maximum fire radiative power (MaxFRP), and the position of the fire pixel within the scan. Each layer consists of daily per pixel information for each of the eight days of data acquisition.

Known Issues

Improvements/Changes from Previous Versions

  • The Version 6.1 Level-1B (L1B) products have been improved by undergoing various calibration changes that include: changes to the response-versus-scan angle (RVS) approach that affects reflectance bands for Aqua and Terra MODIS, corrections to adjust for the optical crosstalk in Terra MODIS infrared (IR) bands, and corrections to the Terra MODIS forward look-up table (LUT) update for the period 2012 - 2017.
  • A polarization correction has been applied to the L1B Reflective Solar Bands (RSB).

Product Summary

Platforms
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Spatial Resolution
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2000-02-18 to Present
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Data Partner
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)
MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/MODAPS)
Concept ID
c2565791013-lpcloud
Data State
ACTIVE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Giglio, L., & Justice, C. (2021). MODIS/Terra Thermal Anomalies/Fire Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD14A1.061 Date Accessed: 2025-08-30

Data Center Citation

Louis Giglio, Christopher Justice. 2021. MODIS/Terra Thermal Anomalies/Fire Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA: NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD14A1.061.

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT VALIDATION

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

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Publications Citing This Dataset

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Sensitivity of biomass burning emissions estimates to land surface information Saito, M.
Correlates of geoxyle diversity in Afrotropical grasslands Meller, P.
GF-4 satellite fire detection with an improved contextual algorithm Zhang, N.
Spatiotemporal dynamics and climate influence of forest fires in Fujian Province, China Zeng, A.
Significant light absorption of brown carbon during the 2020 California wildfires Cho, C.
Leveraging NASA soil moisture active passive for assessing fire susceptibility and potential impacts over Australia and California Sazib, N.
Intraseasonal variability of greenhouse gas emission factors from biomass burning in the Brazilian Cerrado Vernooij, R.
Year-long concurrent max-doas observations of nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde at pune: Understanding diurnal and seasonal variation drivers Biswas, M. S.
The impact of moderately absorbing aerosol on surface sensible, latent, and net radiative fluxes during the summer of 2015 in Central Europe Markowicz, K. M.
2019–20 Australian bushfires and anomalies in carbon monoxide surface and column measurements John, S. S.
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