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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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Evaluation and Comparison of Six High-Resolution Daily Precipitation Products in Mainland China Wu, Xiaoran, Zhao, Na Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Comparative Analysis of CMIP5-Based Monsoon Season Rainfall Against Satellite-Based Estimations over India Kundu, Sudip Kumar, Singh, Charu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparative analysis of gridded rainfall datasets over the Bagmati river basin, India Kumar, Ajit, Singh, Vivekanand Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparative application of rain gauge, ground-and space-borne radar precipitation products for flood simulations in a Dam Watershed in South Korea Cho, Younghyun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Combining APHRODITE Rain Gauges-Based Precipitation with Downscaled-TRMM Noor, Rabeea, Arshad, Arfan, Shafeeque, Muhammad, Liu, Jinping, Baig, Azhar, Ali, Shoaib, Maqsood, Aarish, Pham, Quoc Bao, Dilawar, Adil, Khan, Shahbaz Nasir, Anh, Duong Tran, Elbeltagi, Ahmed Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparison of the performance of estimated precipitation data via remote sensing in the Midwest Region of Brazil de Moraes, Rafael Brandao Ferreira, Goncalves, Fabio Verissimo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Estimations of vertical diffusivity and applications on a mixed layer budget analysis of the Bay of Bengal using Argo data Shee, Abhijit, Sil, Sourav Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Estimation of rainfall and streamflow missing data under uncertainty for Nile basin headwaters: the case of Ghba catchments Hiben, Mehari Gebreyohannes, Awoke, Admasu Gebeyehu, Ashenafi, Abraha Adugna Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comprehensive evaluation of Satellite-Based and reanalysis precipitation products over the Mediterranean region in Turkey Hisam, Enes, Danandeh Mehr, Ali, Alganci, Ugur, Zafer Seker, Dursun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Construction of high-resolution precipitation dataset and its implication to drought over the Tianshan Mountains, China Li, Xiaoqian, He, Xinlin, Li, Xiaolong, Du, Yongjun, Yang, Guang, Tian, Hao, Yu, Jiawen Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Constraining the multiscale structure of geophysical fields in machine-learning: the case of precipitation Guilloteau, Clement, Le, Phong V.V., Foufoula-Georgiou, Efi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Controls on stable water isotopes in monsoonal precipitation across the Bay of Bengal: Atmosphere and surface analysis Zhang, Jingyi, Yu, Wusheng, Lewis, Stephen, Thompson, Lonnie G., Bowen, Gabriel J., Yoshimura, Kei, Cauquoin, Alexandre, Werner, Martin, Chakraborty, Supriyo, Jing, Zhaowei, Ma, Yaoming, Guo, Xiaoyu, Xu, Baiqing, Wu, Guangjian, Guo, Rong, Qu, Dongmei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Convection-permitting climate simulations for South America with the Met Halladay, Kate, Kahana, Ron, Johnson, Ben, Still, Christopher, Fosser, Giorgia, Alves, Lincoln Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Do satellite-based products suffice for rainfall observations over data-sparse complex terrains? Evidence from the North-Western Himalayas Dogra, Ashish, Thakur, Jyoti, Tandon, Ankit Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Diverging identifications of extreme precipitation events from satellite observations and reanalysis products: A global perspective based on an object-tracking method Wang, Tsechun, Li, Zhi, Ma, Ziqiang, Gao, Zhen, Tang, Guoqiang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Diurnal Variation of Rainfall Over Bangka Belitung Islands Determined from Rain Gauge and IMERG Observations Yusnaini, Helmi, Adha, Zahwa Vieny, Ramadhan, Ravidho, Marzuki, Marzuki, Muharsyah, Robi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Deep Belief Network for Groundwater Modeling Ndehedehe, Christopher Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Has There Been a Recent Shallowing of Tropical Cyclones? Lai, TszKin, Toumi, Ralf Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Emissivity, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
Gridded precipitation products on the Hindu Kush-Himalaya: Performance and accuracy of seven precipitation products Mishra, Bhogendra, Panthi, Saroj, Ghimire, Bhoj Raj, Poudel, Shobha, Maharjan, Bijaya, Mishra, Yogendra Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate
How well do 13 satellite-derived precipitation products capture the temporal and spatial variations of precipitation over Chinese mainland? Chi, Zuyang, Chen, Fengrui, Wang, Yiguo, Zhang, Congying, Peng, Guangxiong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Environmental degradation of vegetation cover and water bodies in the semiarid region of the Brazilian northeast via cloud geoprocessing techniques applied to ... Silva, Jhon Lennon Bezerra da, Moura, Geber Barbosa de Albuquerque, Silva, Marcos Vinicius da, Oliveira-Junior, Jose Francisco de, Jardim, Alexandre Manicoba da Rosa Ferraz, Refati, Daiana Caroline, Lima, Ricardo da Cunha Correia, Carvalho, Ailton Alves de, Ferreira, Maria Beatriz, Brito, Jose Ivaldo Barbosa de, Guedes, Roni Valter de Souza, Lopes, Pabricio Marcos Oliveira, Nobrega, Ranyere Silva, Pandorfi, Heliton, Bezerra, Alan Cezar, Batista, Pedro Henrique Dias, Jesus, Fernanda Lamede Ferreira de, Sanches, Arthur Carniato, Santos, Rodrigo Couto Reflectance, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Delayed effects of large-scale cold surge on winter heavy rainfall in southern China Liu, Qian, Huang, Ling, Bai, Lanqiang Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Error correction for IMERG precipitation estimates based on climatological adjustment combining the drywet season division and weight allocation Gan, Fuwan, Diao, Xiang, Tan, Kongrong, Li, Xinjing, Cao, Guangxu, Zhong, Xianci, Gao, Yang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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