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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: 2026-06-19

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Assessment of remotely sensed precipitation products for climatic and hydrological studies in arid to semi-arid data-scarce region, central-western Morocco Bouizrou, Ismail, Bouadila, Abdelmounim, Aqnouy, Mourad, Gourfi, Abdelali Total Surface Precipitation Rate
EVALUATION OF TRMM 3B43V7 SATELLITE PRECIPITATION IN THE PANTANAL OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL IN THE YEARS 1998 TO 2019 Souza, Amaury de, Almeida, Laura Thebit, Abreu, Marcel Carvalho, Oliveira Junior, Jose Francisco de, Graf, Ivana Pobocikova, Renata, Graf, Renata Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Hydrological assessment of different satellite precipitation products in semi-arid basins in Morocco El Khalki, El Mahdi, Tramblay, Yves, Saidi, Mohamed Elmehdi, Marchane, Ahmed, Chehbouni, Abdelghani Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Hydrological modeling in a region with sparsely observed data in the eastern Central Andes of Peru, Amazon Baltazar, Leonidas Arias, Viola, Marcelo Ribeiro, Rogerio de Mello, Carlos, Junqueira, Rubens, da Silva Amorim, Jhones Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Hydrological modeling in an agricultural basin in the Brazilian Cerrado using satellite precipitation data Ferraz, Lorena Lima, Santana, Gregorio Mateus, da Silva Amorim, Jhones, Mota de Jesus, Raildo, Silva Santos, Carlos Amilton Total Surface Precipitation Rate
ID Threshold Analysis of Rainfall-Triggered Landslides Based on TRMM Precipitation Data in Wudu, China Ning, Shan, Ge, Yonggang, Bai, Shibiao, Ma, Chicheng, Sun, Yiran Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Mapping long-term spatial impact of ENSO on hydroclimatic variables in Yang, Pengfei, Fok, Hok Sum, Ma, Zhongtian Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Mapping Multi-decadal Mangrove Forest Change in the Philippines: Vegetation Extent and Impacts of Anthropogenic and Climate-Related Factors Baloloy, Alvin B., Martinez, Kayziel P., Blanco, Ariel C., Neri, Margaux Elijah P., Di V. Ticman, Kristina, Burgos, Diana Faith, Principe, Jeark A., Reyes, Rosalie B., Salmo, Severino G., Nadaoka, Kazuo Coastal, Biomass, Wetlands, Canopy Characteristics, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Mapping Waterlogging Damage to Winter Wheat Yield Using DownscalingMerging Satellite Daily Precipitation in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the ... Liu, Weiwei, Chen, Yuanyuan, Sun, Weiwei, Huang, Ran, Huang, Jingfeng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Indirect Response of the Temperature, Humidity, and Rainfall on the Spread of COVID-19 over the Indian Monsoon Region Mehta, Sanjay Kumar, Ananthavel, Aravindhavel, Reddy, T. V. Ramesh, Ali, Saleem, Mehta, Shyam Bihari, Kakkanattu, Sachin Philip, Purushotham, Pooja, Betsy, K. B. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Interconnection between the Indian and the East Asian Summer Monsoon: spatial synchronization patterns of extreme rainfall events Gupta, Shraddha, Su, Zhen, Boers, Niklas, Kurths, Jurgen, Marwan, Norbert, Pappenberger, Florian Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Landslide Hazard Assessment in the Heterogeneous Geomorphological and Environmental Context of the Rif Region, MoroccoA Machine Learning Approach Hamidi, Maryem, Bouramtane, Tarik, Abraham, Shiny, Kacimi, Ilias, Barbiero, Laurent, Kassou, Nadia, Valles, Vincent, Levy, Gad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Land-Locked Convection as a Barrier to MJO Propagation Across the Savarin, A., Chen, S. S. Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Interannual Variability of Extreme Precipitation during the Boreal Summer over Northwest China Ma, Qianrong, Li, Zhongwai, Lei, Hongjia, Chen, Zhiheng, Liu, Jiang, Wang, Shuting, Su, Tao, Feng, Guolin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Influences of Using Different Satellite Soil Moisture Products on SM2RAIN for Rainfall Estimation Across the Tibetan Plateau Miao, Linguang, Wei, Zushuai, Hu, Fengmin, Duan, Zheng Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Inland flooding and rainfall from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee (2011): Coupled atmospherewaveocean model simulations and remote sensing and in situ ... Kerns, Brandon W., Chen, Shuyi S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Inland surface waters quantity monitored from remote sensing Cretaux, Jean-Francois, Calmant, Stephane, Papa, Fabrice, Frappart, Frederic, Paris, Adrien, Berge-Nguyen, Muriel Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Investigation of an extreme rainfall event during 812 December 2018 over central VietnamPart 1: Analysis and cloud-resolving simulation Wang, Chung-Chieh, Nguyen, Duc Van Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Investigating the feasibility of using satellite rainfall for the integrated prediction of flood and landslide hazards over Shaanxi Province in northwest China Wang, Sheng, Zhang, Ke, Chao, Lijun, Chen, Guoding, Xia, Yi, Zhang, Chuntang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Investigating Drought and Flood Evolution Based on Remote Sensing Data Products over the Punjab Region in Pakistan Ullah, Rahat, Khan, Jahangir, Ullah, Irfan, Khan, Faheem, Lee, Youngmoon Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Intraseasonal variability of subsurface ocean temperature anomalies in the Indian Ocean during the summer monsoon season Konda, Gopinadh, Gulakaram, Venkata Sai, Vissa, Naresh Krishna Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Impacts of aerosol orographic precipitation interaction associated with Western disturbances over India using satellite observations Kemmannu, Prashantha Kumar, Manjunatha, Busnur Rachotappa Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Implications for validation of IMERG satellite precipitation in a complex mountainous region Li, Luhan, Chen, Xuelong, Ma, Yaoming, Zhao, Wenqing, Zuo, Hongchao, Liu, Yajing, Cao, Dianbin, Xu, Xin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Improving daily precipitation estimations in a high mountainous watershed by developing a new downscaling method with spatially varying coefficients Zhao, Na, Wu, Xiaoran Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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