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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
Projects
TRMM
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 Goddard Space Flight Center. (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: 2026-06-18

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Extreme rainfall erosivity: Research advances and future perspectives Zhao, Yingshan, Zhu, Dayun, Wu, Zhigao, Cao, Zhen Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Near Real-Time Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Precipitation Products for Hydrological Modelling and Flood Inundation Mapping of Sparsely ... Jawad, Muhammad, Bhattacharya, Biswa, Young, Adele, van Andel, Schalk Jan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Multi-Source Precipitation Products in the Hinterland of the Tibetan Plateau Sun, Min, Liu, Aili, Zhao, Lin, Wang, Chong, Yang, Yating Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Exploring the factors responsible for aerosol asymmetric trends over Indo-Gangetic Plain using remote sensing observations Shukla, Krishna Kumar, Attada, Raju, Sarangi, Chandan, Kunchala, Ravi Kumar, Devulapalli, Venkata Phanikumar Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of the performance of meteorological drought indices in Morocco: A case study of different climatic zones Oubaha, Anas, Ongoma, Victor, Hssaine, Bouchra Ait, Bouchaou, Lhoussaine, Chehbouni, Abdelghani Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation, bias correction and application of satellite precipitation product TRMM_3B42_V7 for extreme event-based hydrologic model in context of semi-arid region ... Kachhawa, Nitin Singh, Agnihotri, Prasit Girish Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Daily and Hourly Performance of Multi-Source Satellite Precipitation Products in China's Nine Water Resource Regions Gu, Hongji, Shen, Dingtao, Xiao, Shuting, Zhang, Chunxiao, Bai, Fengpeng, Yu, Fei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of satellite rainfall estimates using PERSIANN-CDR and TRMM over three critical cells in Jordan Al-Sheriadeh, Mohanned, Al-Sharman, Anas Riyad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of high-resolution precipitation products (CMORPH-CRT, PERSIANN, and TRMM-3B42RT) and their performances as inputs to the hydrological model Sabbaghi, Milad, Shahnazari, Ali, Soleimanian, Elham Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of IMERG precipitation product over various temporal scales in a semi-arid region of southern Iran Najafi Tireh Shabankareh, Rahim, Ziaee, Pardis, Abedini, Mohammad Javad Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of global precipitation products for meteorological drought assessment with respect to IMD station datasets over India Gupta, Ajay, Jain, Manoj Kumar, Pandey, Rajendra Prasad, Gupta, Vivek, Saha, Aniruddha Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of GPM IMERG Early, Late, and Final Run in Representing Keikhosravi-Kiany, Mohammad Sadegh, Balling, Robert C. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of GPM IMERG product over the Yellow River Basin using an Improved Error-Component Procedure Tian, Yunfei, Lv, Xiaoyu, Guo, Hao, Li, Junli, Meng, Xiangchen, Guo, Chunrui, Zhu, Li, De Maeyer, Philippe Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of GPM IMERG satellite precipitation for rainfallrunoff modelling in Great Britain Gautam, Jagrati, O, Sungmin, Vinod, Degavath, Mahesha, Amai Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Comparative evaluation of techniques for missing rainfall data estimation in arid regions: case study of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia Niyazi, Burhan, Hussain, Sajjad, Elfeki, Amro M., Masoud, Milad, Awais, Muhammad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparing Remote Sensing and Geostatistical Techniques in Filling Gaps in Rain Gauge Records and Generating Multi-Return Period Isohyetal Maps in Arid RegionsCase Study: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Helmi, Ahmed M., Farouk, Mohamed I., Hassan, Raouf, Mumtaz, Mohd Aamir, Chaouachi, Lotfi, Elgamal, Mohamed H. Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Climatic precipitation efficiency and its dependence on environmental factors over the Sichuan Basin and adjacent regions, Southwest China Mo, Shuying, Zhao, Pengguo, Zhao, Chuanfeng, Xiao, Hui, Wang, Yuting, Zhang, Peiwen, Wen, Xiaohang, Qiu, Shuang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Climatology of orographic precipitation gradients over High Mountain Asia derived from dynamical downscaling Wolvin, S., Strong, C., Rupper, S., Steenburgh, W. J. Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Physics for the environment and sustainable development Agarwal, Ankit, Azais, Philippe, Cifarelli, Luisa, de Boer, Jacob, Eroglu, Deniz, Gebel, Gerard, Hidalgo, Carlos, Jamet, Didier, Kurths, Juergen, Lefebvre-Joud, Florence, Linderoth, Sren, Loarte, Alberto, Marwan, Norbert, Mingo, Natalio, Ozturk, Ugur, Perraud, Simon, Pitz-Paal, Robert, Poedts, Stefaan, Priem, Thierry, Rech, Bernd, Ripani, Marco, Sharma, Shubham, Tran, Tuan Quoc, Wagner, Hermann-Josef Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Potential Study and Design of Solar Power Plant Using Weighted Overlay Method Based On Spatial Data in Sambas District Jati, Pandu Lanang Turonggo, Abidin, Zainal, Yandri, Yandri Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Precipitation Anomalies and Trends Estimated via Satellite Rainfall Products in the Cananeia-Iguape Coastal System, Southeast Region of Brazil Baratto, Jakeline, de Bodas Terassi, Paulo Miguel, de Beserra de Lima, Nadia Gilma, Galvani, Emerson Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate, Snow/Ice, Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction
Potential Modulation of Aerosol on Precipitation Efficiency in Southwest China Zhao, Pengguo, Liu, Xiaoran, Zhao, Chuanfeng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance Assessment of Satellite-Based Precipitation Products in the 2023 Summer Extreme Precipitation Events over North China Li, Zhi, Liang, Haixia, Chen, Sheng, Li, Xiaoyu, Li, Yanping, Wei, Chunxia Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Performance ranking of global precipitation estimates over data scarce Western Himalayan Region of India Bisht, Deepak Singh, Chowdhury, Bratati, Rawat, Soban Singh, Pottakkal, Jose George Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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