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Description

TMPA (3B42) dataset have been discontinued as of Dec. 31, 2019, and users are strongly encouraged to shift to the successor IMERG dataset (doi: 10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-HH/06).

This dataset was the output from the TMPA (TRMM Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis) Algorithm. It provides precipitation estimates in the TRMM regions that have the (nearly-zero) bias of the ”TRMM Combined Instrument” precipitation estimate and the dense sampling of high-quality microwave data with fill-in using microwave-calibrated infrared estimates. The granule temporal coverage is 3 hours.

Product Summary

Platforms
TMPA
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 50 S: -50 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees
Location
TROPICS
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1997-12-31 to 2019-12-31
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
C1281704371-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
64280
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Total Surface Precipitation Rate

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

Precipitation Processing System (PPS) At NASA GSFC. (2018). TRMM (TMPA) Rainfall Estimate L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/TRMM/TMPA/3H/7 Date Accessed: 2026-05-14

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Limitations of satellite precipitation products in capturing extreme precipitation events: An object-based evaluation over China Gu, Hongji, Shen, Dingtao, Chen, Jinming, Zhang, Chunxiao, Xiao, Shuting, Yu, Fei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Improving thermodynamic nudging in the E3SM Atmosphere Model version 2 (EAMv2): strategy and hindcast skills on weather systems Zhang, Shixuan, Leung, L. Ruby, Harrop, Bryce E., Bora, Aniruddha, Karniadakis, George, Shukla, Khemraj, Zhang, Kai Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Multiday precipitation extremes are projected to become less likely in southern Pakistan Dollan, Ishrat J., Maggioni, Viviana, Araujo, Diogo, Bhuiyan, Soelem Aafnan, Nair, Anju Vijayan, Nikolopoulos, Efthymios I. Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Precipitation, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Mean biases dominate CMIP6 model deficiencies in simulating heavy rainfall during monsoon intraseasonal oscillation Shi, Qingjian, Qin, Jianhuang, Li, Baosheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
GIS-integrated 2D HEC-RAS modeling approach for assessing dam-break floods and their socio-economic consequences in urban arid environment Khan, Mohd Yawar Ali, ElKashouty, Mohamed, Refadah, Samyah Salem Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Improvement of Google Earth Engine-Based Multi-satellite Rainfall Estimation using Rain Gauge Data in South Sulawesi Ismail, Prayoga, Jatmiko, Retnadi Heru, Farda, Nur Mohammad, Munandar, Muhammad Arif Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Extreme Hydrological Events and Land Cover Impacts on Water Resources in Haiti: Remote Sensing and Modeling Tools Can Improve Adaptation Planning Joseph, Jeldane, Chatterjee, Suranjana, Molnar, Joseph J., ODonnell, Frances Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Extreme rainfall, flooding and malaria in the Sahara: outbreak analysis in Kidal, Mali 2024 Dolo, A. M., Cissoko, M., Teme, A., Keita, K., Sanogo, M., Traore, C. A. T., Magassa, M., Kone, A., Roy, F. A., Sagara, I., Gaudart, J. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of long-term multiple satellite precipitation products under different climatic regions over Taiwan Sathianarayanan, Manikandan, Hsu, Pai-Hui Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Water vapour isotopes over West Africa as observed from space: which processes control tropospheric H2O HDO pair distributions? Diekmann, Christopher Johannes, Schneider, Matthias, Knippertz, Peter, Trent, Tim, Boesch, Hartmut, Roehling, Amelie Ninja, Worden, John, Ertl, Benjamin, Khosrawi, Farahnaz, Hase, Frank Hydrogen-deuterium Oxide, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Global Increase of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Rate Toward Coasts Qi, Weiqing, Yong, Bin, Ritchie, Elizabeth A., Tyo, J. Scott, Toumi, Ralf Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Equitable AI: Exploring the role of gender in poverty estimation models Goodman, Seth, Nolan, Katherine, Sayers, Rachel, BenYishay, Ariel, Hall, Jacob, Dome, Mavis Zupork, Selormey, Edem Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
On the Propagation of Convectively Coupled Kelvin Waves From Africa to the Indian Ocean Phadtare, Jayesh, Fernando, Harindra J. S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Multichannel singular spectrum analysis (M-SSA) of InSAR data sets: data-adaptive interpolation and decomposition of Sentinel-1 time-series at Pacaya Volcano ... Walwer, D, Gonzalez-Santana, J, Wauthier, C, Calais, E, Ghil, M Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Linking the subseasonal variability of the East Asia winter monsoon and the Madden-Julian Oscillation through wave disturbances along the subtropical jet Xiu, Junyi, Jiang, Xianan, Zhang, Renhe Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Soil Conservation Benefits of Ecological Programs Promote Sustainable Zong, Renjie, Fang, Nufang, Zeng, Yi, Lu, Xixi, Wang, Zhen, Dai, Wei, Shi, Zhihua Total Surface Precipitation Rate, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Urbanization Impacts on South China Greater Bay Area Extreme RainfallSensitivity to Synoptic Systems during the Pre-Monsoon Period Hu, Chenxi, Tam, Chi-Yung, Wang, Ziqian, Fang, Xiaoyi, Yang, Zong-Liang Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Tropical cyclone-affected ocean surface winds: A comparison of atmospheric reanalyses with altimeter, scatterometer, radiometer, and buoy measurements Liu, Jincan, Ding, Jie, Wang, Jichao Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Tropical cyclone-induced rainfall estimation using the distance approach: a systematic review Kumar, M. Selva, Geethalakshmi, V., Pazhanivelan, S., Subrahmaniyan, K., Dheebakaran, Ga, Saravanakumar, V., Bhuvaneswari, K., Pugazenthi, K. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Understanding Overland Satellite-Based Precipitation Errors in IMERG Wang, Jianxin, Wolff, David B., Tan, Jackson, Huffman, George J. Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Understanding the performance of global precipitation products for hydrological modeling in the data-scarce morphologically complex central Himalayan region Sandilya, Sneha, Singh, Sunayana, Kumar, Sonu, Rajput, Jitendra Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Water level estimation at 10 virtual stations in the Yarlung Zangbo River based on Jason-2/3 satellite altimeter data Mao, Qiongyao, Qiao, Gang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Urbanization influence on changes of extreme precipitation in mainland China Wu, Lingyun, Ye, Aizhong, Wang, Yunfei, Li, Qiaoqiao, Zhan, Shengsheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Urbanization intensified predecessor rainfall redistribution associated with Typhoon Khanun (2017) in the lower Yangtze River region Wu, Jiaxi, Xu, Huiyan, Song, Yu, Liu, Yebing, Lang, Xiayi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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