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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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Remote sensing-based estimation of precipitation data (2000-2015) in Ecuador's Loja province Valverde, Luis, Alvarez, Cesar Ivan, Gualotuna, Dayana Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Statistical evaluation of satellite-based CHIRPS precipitation data averaged over the midland and highland regions of Kidangoor sub-catchment, Kerala VARGHESE G. S., DEEPA, CHADAGA, MOHANDAS, U A, LATHASHRI, SALIM, SURUMI RASIA, PAI, ROOPALI SHANTHA Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Performance of GPM IMERG Product Validated on Hourly Observations over Land Areas of Northern Hemisphere Lv, Pengfei, Wu, Guocan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The physics behind precipitation onset bias in CMIP6 models: the pseudo-entrainment diagnostic and trade-offs between lapse rate and humidity Emmenegger, Todd, Ahmed, Fiaz, Kuo, Yi-Hung, Xie, Shaocheng, Zhang, Chengzhu, Tao, Cheng, Neelin, J. David Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The magnitude and frequency of detected precipitation determine the Deng, Yu, Wang, Xuan, Ruan, Huixing, Lin, Jingbo, Chen, Xingwei, Chen, Yaning, Duan, Weili, Deng, Haijun Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The influence of Urmia Lake desiccation on an extreme snowfall event: A case study using the WRF-Lake model Rahimian, M., Siadatmousavi, S.M., Saeedi, M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Studying the spatiotemporal variations of the ecological network and carbon utilization efficiency in Southeast Tibet based on complex network theory Shi, Qi, Lu, Jie, Han, Jiahua Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Sub-daily scale variations and trends in southwest monsoon rainfall over the West coasts of India and Myanmar Ancy, P., Varikoden, Hamza, Babu, C.A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The detailed moisture transport structure in extreme precipitation on the Tibetan Plateau caused by storm over the Bay of Bengal An, Pengchao, Li, Ying, Fan, Xiaoting, Ye, Wei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Survey on the resolution and accuracy of input data validity for SWAT-based hydrological models Rasheed, Nisreen Jawad, Al-Khafaji, Mahmoud S., Alwan, Imzahim A., Al-Suwaiyan, Mohammad Saleh, Doost, Ziaul Haq, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Suitability of satellite-based rainfall products for estimating rainfall erosivity in areas with contrasted climate and terrain properties: Example of west-central Morocco Ben Daoud, Najat, Daoudi, Lahcen, Rachdane, Mariame, Gourfi, Abdelali, Saidi, Mohamed Elmehdi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Summer convective precipitation changes over the Great Lakes region under a warming scenario Yang, Zhao, Wang, Jiali, Qian, Yun, Chakraborty, TC, Xue, Pengfei, Pringle, William J., Huang, Chenfu, Kayastha, Miraj Bhakta, Huang, Huilin, Li, Jianfeng, Hetland, Robert Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Superiority of Dynamic Weights against Fixed Weights in Merging Multi-Satellite Precipitation Datasets over Pakistan Ejaz, Nuaman, Khan, Aftab Haider, Shahid, Muhammad, Zaman, Kifayat, Balkhair, Khaled S., Alghamdi, Khalid Mohammed, Rahman, Khalil Ur, Shang, Songhao Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal Variations of Precipitation Extremes and Population Exposure in the BeijingTianjinHebei Region, China Lin, Hao, Yu, Xi, Lin, Yumei, Tang, Yandong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporally contiguous precipitation events across China: Role of atmospheric rivers and tropical cyclones in heavy precipitation Zhu, Zhihua, Cai, Yanpeng, Dai, Xuejun, Bai, Xiaoyan, Yang, Yueying, Li, Xue, Yang, Zhifeng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal analysis of lightning flash clusters and fatalities between 2000 and 2020 over West Bengal, India Mishra, Manoranjan, Guria, Rajkumar, Acharyya, Tamoghna, Das, Umasankar, Santos, Celso Augusto Guimaraes, da Silva, Richarde Marques, Laksono, FX Anjar Tri, Kumari, Ranjana Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal evaluation of five satellite-based precipitation products under the arid environment of Saudi Arabia Jazem Ghanim, Abdulnoor Ali, Anjum, Muhammad Naveed, Alharbi, Raid Saad, Aurangzaib, Muhammad, Zafar, Usama, Rehamn, Abdur, Irfan, Muhammad, Rahman, Saifur, Faraj Mursal, Salim Nasar, Alyami, Saleh, Algobahi, Redhwan M., Alhamami, Ali Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Time-varying quadruple collocation for enhanced satellite and reanalysis precipitation data error estimation and integration Alcantara, Angelika L., Ahn, Kuk-Hyun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Utility of satellite precipitation products for drought monitoring (case study: southwestern regions in Iran) Keikhosravi-Kiany, Mohammad Sadegh, Balling, Robert C. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Using CloudSat to Advance the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) over Antarctica Ehsani, Mohammad Reza, Behrangi, Ali, Roman-Palacios, Cristian, Huffman, George J., Adler, Robert F. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Using CYGNSS and L-band Radiometer Observations to Retrieve Surface Water Fraction: A Case Study of the Catastrophic Flood of 2022 in Pakistan Ma, Zhongmin, Zhang, Shuangcheng, Liu, Qi, Feng, Yanming, Guo, Qinyu, Zhao, Hebin, Feng, Yuxuan Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Reflectance, Radar Cross-Section, Radar Reflectivity, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Brightness Temperature, Surface Soil Moisture
Validation of TRMM and GPM Satellite Data Using Daily Precipitation Observations. Andari, Rafika, Nurhamidah, Daoed, Darwizal, Marzuki Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Validasi Data Satelit Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission dengan Menggunakan Pengamatan Curah Hujan Rafika Andari, Nurhamidah Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Validating IMERG data for diurnal rainfall analysis across the Indonesian maritime continent using gauge observations Ramadhan, Ravidho, Marzuki, Marzuki, Suryanto, Wiwit, Sholihun, Sholihun, Yusnaini, Helmi, Muharsyah, Robi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Uncertainty and outliers in highresolution gridded precipitation products over eastern North America Picart, Tangui, Di Luca, Alejandro, Laprise, Rene Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
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