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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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Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Structure and Its Long-term Trend over the Western North Pacific Chen, Xu, Guo, Yi-Peng, Tan, Zhe-Min Total Surface Precipitation Rate
WRF numerical simulation of summer precipitation and its application over the mountainous southern Tibetan Plateau based on different cumulus parameterization schemes Liu, Huancai, Shang, Lina, Li, Man, Zheng, Xiaoyu, Shi, Peihong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Energy-balance modeling of heterogeneous glacio-hydrological regimes at upper Indus Liu, Hu, Wang, Lei, Zhou, Jing, Shrestha, Maheswor, Chai, Chenhao, Li, Xiuping, Ahmad, Bashir Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Geopotential Height, Altitude, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A downscaling-calibrating framework for generating gridded daily precipitation estimates with a high spatial resolution Gu, Jingjing, Ye, Yuntao, Jiang, Yunzhong, Dong, Jiaping, Cao, Yin, Huang, Jianxiong, Guan, Haozhe Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A deep learning-based framework for multi-source precipitation fusion Gavahi, Keyhan, Foroumandi, Ehsan, Moradkhani, Hamid Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A comparative analysis of merging strategies for satellite precipitation estimates and ground observations over Chinese mainland Shen, Zhehui, Wu, Hao Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A Comprehensive Assessment of Multiple High-Resolution Precipitation Grid Products for Monitoring Heavy Rainfall during the 7.20 Extreme Rainstorm Event in ... Pang, Zihao, Zhang, Yu, Shi, Chunxiang, Gu, Junxia, Yang, Qingjun, Pan, Yang, Wang, Zheng, Xu, Bin Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
A comprehensive evaluation of the satellite precipitation products across Iran Dehaghani, Asieh Mousavi, Gohari, Alireza, Zareian, Mohammad Javad, Torabi Haghighi, Ali Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A Multiplicative-Exponential function to correct precipitation for distributed hydrological modeling in Poorly-gauged basins Qi, Shanshan, Lv, Aifeng, Wang, Gangsheng, Zhang, Chuanhui Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
A Method for Merging Multi-Source Daily Satellite Precipitation Datasets Zhao, Na Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A Method for Spatiotemporally Merging Multi-Source Precipitation Based on Deep Learning Fang, Wei, Qin, Hui, Liu, Guanjun, Yang, Xin, Xu, Zhanxing, Jia, Benjun, Zhang, Qianyi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A new image segmentation model for precipitation estimation using meteorological satellite infrared images and geographic information Fujimoto, Kansei, Tebakari, Taichi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Applicability evaluation and error analysis of TMPA and IMERG in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Ge, Zheng, Yu, Ruihong, Zhu, Penghang, Hao, Yanling, Li, Yuan, Liu, Xinyu, Zhang, Zhuangzhuang, Ren, Xiaohui Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Application of TRMM for Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Precipitation in the Taiwan Strait and Its Adjacent Regions Zhong, Yaozhao, Li, Da, Wang, Lei, Zhang, Caiyun, Zhang, Feng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Application of hierarchical cluster analysis to spatiotemporal variability of monthly precipitation over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Tajbar, Sapna, Tajbar, Asfandiyar, Pashaie, Zahra, Khorshiddoust, Ali Mohammad, Rafiq, Lubna Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Advantages of GSMaP Data for MultiTimescale Precipitation Estimation in Luzon Lee, ChengAn, Huang, WanRu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Analysis of Himalayan summer monsoon rainfall characteristics using Indian HighResolution Regional Reanalysis Saini, Rohtash, Attada, Raju Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Analysis of the Applicability of Multisource Meteorological Precipitation Data in the Yunnan-Kweichow-Plateau Region at Multiple Scales Zhang, Hongbo, Yang, Ting, Bah, Alhassane, Luo, Zhumei, Chen, Guohong, Xie, Yanglin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Aerosol sensitivity simulations over East Asia in a Li, Shuping, Srland, Silje Lund, Wild, Martin, Schar, Christoph Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
A Satellite-Based Approach for Quantifying Terrestrial Water Cycle Intensity Zowam, Fabian J., Milewski, Adam M., Richards IV, David F. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Accuracy assessment and bias correction of remote sensingbased rainfall products over semiarid watersheds Ouatiki, Hamza, Boudhar, Abdelghani, Chehbouni, Abdelghani Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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An evaluation of satellite precipitation downscaling models using machine learning algorithms in Hashtgerd Plain, Iran Nakhaei, Mohammad, Mohebbi Tafreshi, Amin, Saadi, Tofigh Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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An assessment of the simulation of East-Asia precipitation in the high-resolution community earth system model Yang, Guang, Li, Mingkui, Zhang, Shaoqing, Jin, Yishuai, Zhu, Chenyu, Wang, Zhaoying, Yu, Xiaolin, Wang, Hong, Chen, Yuhu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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