Creator: GES_DISC
Keywords: Heat Flux

Data at a Glance

Description

3G25, "Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating", produces 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree latent heating, Q1-QR, and Q2 profiles from Precipitation Radar (PR) rain. The granule size is one orbit.

Product Summary

Platforms

TRMM

Instruments

Projects

TRMM

Spatial Extent

N: 37 S: -37 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees

Location

TROPICS

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

1997-12-31 to 2015-04-01

Data Partner

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI

Concept ID

C1282032615-GES_DISC

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

96450

Processing Level

Published

2011-07-01

Updated

2016-04-20

Science Keywords

Heat Flux

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Takayabu, Y. (2011). TRMM PR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3G25) at GES DISC [Dataset]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/CN9PZ6XPJK0V Date Accessed: 2026-10-07

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Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Authors	Year Sort ascending	Referenced Datasets
Convective coupling in tropical-depression-type waves. Part I: rainfall characteristics and moisture structure	Feng, Tao, Yang, Xiu-Qun, Yu, Jia-Yuh, Huang, Ronghui	2020	TRMM Precipitation Radar Rain Characteristics L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2A23) TRMM Precipitation Radar Rainfall Rate and Profile L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2A25) TRMM PR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3G25)
Understanding the vertical structure of potential vorticity in tropical depressions	Murthy, Varun S., Boos, William R.	2019	TRMM PR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3G25)
Mesoscale variation in diabatic heating around Sumatra, and its modulation with the MaddenJulian oscillation	Vincent, Claire L., Lane, Todd P.	2018	TRMM (TMPA) Rainfall Estimate L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 (TRMM_3B42) TRMM PR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3G25)

TRMM PR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3G25)