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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: 2026-06-20

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Frequency analysis based on Peaks-Over-Threshold approach for GPM IMERG Aksu, Hakan, Yaldiz, Sait Genar, Taflan, Gaye Yesim, Akgul, Mehmet Ali Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
GIS-based flood susceptibility mapping using bivariate statistical model in Swat River Basin, Eastern Hindukush region, Pakistan Rahman, Zahid Ur, Ullah, Waheed, Bai, Shibiao, Ullah, Safi, Jan, Mushtaq Ahmad, Khan, Mohsin, Tayyab, Muhammad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Global and Regional Characteristics of Radially Outward Propagating Tropical Cyclone Diurnal Pulses Zhang, Xinyan, Ditchek, Sarah D., Corbosiero, Kristen L., Xu, Weixin Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
First evaluation of GPM-Era satellite precipitation products with new observations on the western Tibetan Plateau Zhan, Changhui, Chen, Yingying, Yang, Kun, Lazhu, Zhou, Xu, Jiang, Yaozhi, Ling, Xiaoyan, Tian, Jiaxin, Wang, Yan, Li, Xin, Yang, Hua Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Remote Sensing Rainfall Products, Bias Correction and Temporal Disaggregation Approaches, for Improved Accuracy in Hydrologic Simulations Yaswanth, P., Kannan, B. Arul Malar, Bindhu, V. M., Balaji, C., Narasimhan, Balaji Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Precipitation Data using CHIRPS and PERSIANN Models (Case Study: Bandar Abbas) Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Precipitation Frequency and Intensity as Estimated by the GPM IMERG Precipitation Product at Daily and Hourly Scales over the Tibetan Plateau Zhang, Yuanchun, Huang, Yue, Xu, Hongyuan, Wang, Shu, Long, Taicong, Zhao, Qidao Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Evaluation of precipitation products over different climatic zones of Pakistan Khan, Muhammad Kaleem Ullah, Iqbal, Muhammad Farooq, Mahmood, Irfan, Shahzad, Muhammad Imran, Zafar, Qudsia, Khalid, Bushra Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of multiple gridded snowfall datasets using gauge observations over high mountain Asia Sun, Fan, Chen, Yaning, Li, Yupeng, Duan, Weili, Li, Baofu, Fang, Gonghuan, Li, Zhi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Exploring the impact of urbanization on flood characteristics with the SCS-TRITON method Yu, Hongjie, Xu, Yue-Ping, Zhong, Hua, Chiang, Yen-Ming, Liu, Li Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of the GPM-IMERG V06 Final Run products for monthly/annual precipitation under the complex climatic and topographic conditions of China Zhang, Ying, Zheng, Xiao, Li, Xiufen, Lyu, Jiaxin, Zhao, Lanlin Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Evaluation of the RF-MEP Method for merging multiple Gridded Precipitation products in the Chongqing City, China Shi, Yongming, Chen, Cheng, Chen, Jun, Mohammadi, Babak, Cheraghalizadeh, Majid, Abdallah, Mohammed, Mert Katipoglu, Okan, Li, Haotian, Duan, Zheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Evaluation of widespread flooding of the Karkheh Basin in Iran using SWAT model and GLDAS database Kuchak, Vahid Shokri, Morid, Saeed, Delavar, Majid Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluations of satellite/reanalysis rainfall and temperature products in the Bale Eco-Region (Southern Ethiopia) to enhance the quality of input data for hydro-climate ... Gashaw, Temesgen, W. Worqlul, Abeyou, Lakew, Haileyesus, Teferi Taye, Meron, Seid, Abdulkarim, Haileslassie, Amare Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of different gridded precipitation products for drought monitoring: a case study of Central India Kesarwani, Mohit, Neeti, Neeti, Chowdary, V. M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of five satellite-based precipitation products for extreme rainfall estimations over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Zhang, Wenjuan, Di, Zhenhua, Liu, Jianguo, Zhang, Shenglei, Liu, Zhenwei, Wang, Xueyan, Sun, Huiying Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of SPI and Rainfall Departure Based on Multi-Satellite Precipitation Products for Meteorological Drought Monitoring in Tamil Nadu Pazhanivelan, Sellaperumal, Geethalakshmi, Vellingiri, Samykannu, Venkadesh, Kumaraperumal, Ramalingam, Kancheti, Mrunalini, Kaliaperumal, Ragunath, Raju, Marimuthu, Yadav, Manoj Kumar Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of satellite-based precipitation data sets in hydrological modeling using Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Alawi, Sayed Amir, Ozkul, Sevinc Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Satellite-Derived Precipitation Products for Streamflow Simulation of a Mountainous Himalayan Watershed: A Study of Myagdi Khola in Kali Gandaki ... Aryal, Aashutosh, Tran, Thanh-Nhan-Duc, Kumar, Brijesh, Lakshmi, Venkataraman Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of gridded precipitation products in the selected sub-basins of Lower Mekong River Basin Dhungana, Santosh, Shrestha, Sangam, Van, Tuan Pham, KC, Saurav, Das Gupta, Ashim, Nguyen, Thi Phuoc Lai Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Hourly Precipitation Characteristics from a Global Chen, Tianru, Li, Jian, Zhang, Yi, Chen, Haoming, Li, Puxi, Che, Huizheng Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of IMERG for GPM satellite-based precipitation products for extreme precipitation indices over Turkiye Aksu, Hakan, Taflan, Gaye Yesim, Yaldiz, Sait Genar, Akgul, Mehmet Ali Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of IMERG, TMPA, ERA5, and CPC precipitation products over mainland China: Spatiotemporal patterns and extremes Jiang, Shan-hu, Wei, Lin-yong, Ren, Li-liang, Zhang, Lin-qi, Wang, Meng-hao, Cui, Hao Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of land use/land cover datasets in hydrological modelling using the SWAT model Alawi, Sayed Amir, Ozkul, Sevinc Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of GLDAS soil moisture product over Kermanshah province, Iran Amini, Ata, Moghadam, Mehdi Karami, Kolahchi, Abdolnabi Abdeh, Raheli-Namin, Mehrdad, Ahmed, Kaywan Othman Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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