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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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Evaluation of GPM and TRMM and Their Capabilities for Capturing Solid and Light Precipitations in the Headwater Basin of the Heihe River Liu, Jie, Huang, Bensheng, Chen, Liangxiong, Yang, Jingxue, Chen, Xiaohong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of GPM-IMERG Precipitation Product at Multiple Spatial and Zhou, Zehui, Lu, Dekai, Yong, Bin, Shen, Zhehui, Wu, Hao, Yu, Lei Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparison between statistical and dynamical downscaling of rainfall over the GwadarOrmara basin, Pakistan Attique, Raazia, Rientjes, Tom, Booij, Martijn Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparison of bias-corrected multisatellite precipitation products by deep learning framework Le, Xuan-Hien, Nguyen Van, Linh, Hai Nguyen, Duc, Nguyen, Giang V., Jung, Sungho, Lee, Giha Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Climatology of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Magnitude at Different Landfalling Stages: An Emphasis on After Landfall Rain Guzman, Oscar, Jiang, Haiyan Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Cloud and Precipitation Variability Associated With the Madden-Julian Shige, S., Kato, F., Aoki, S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Possible factors for the recent changes in frequency of central Indian Summer Monsoon precipitation extremes during 20052020 Bajrang, C., Attada, Raju, Goswami, B. N. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Potential of the CHIRPS Database for Extreme Precipitation Risk Studies. Assessment in the State of Jalisco (Mexico). Garcia, Ernesto Villate, Hernandez, Julio Cesar Morales, de Lourdes Romo Aguilar, Maria, Concepcion, Faustino Omar Garcia, Aja, Rocio Castillo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Non-parametric severity-duration-frequency analysis of drought based on satellite-based product and model fusion techniques Jafari, Seyedeh Mahboobeh, Nikoo, Mohammad Reza, Sadegh, Mojtaba, Chen, Mingjie, Gandomi, Amir H. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance Analysis of Precipitation Datasets at Multiple Spatio-Temporal Scales over Dense Gauge Network in Mountainous Domain of Tajikistan, Central Asia Gulakhmadov, Manuchekhr, Chen, Xi, Gulakhmadov, Aminjon, Nadeem, Muhammad Umer, Gulahmadov, Nekruz, Liu, Tie Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance Assessment of Chirps, PersiannCDR, IMERG, And TMPA Precipitation Products Across Nepal Lamichhane, Suraj, Sharma, Nitesh, Devkota, Nirajan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance Comparison of Bias-Corrected Satellite Precipitation Products by Various Deep Learning Schemes Le, Xuan-Hien, Nguyen, Duc Hai, Lee, Giha Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance evaluation of different gridded precipitation and CMIP6 model products with gauge observations for assessing rainfall variability under the historical and ... Chatterjee, Debrupa, Singh, Dharmaveer, Singh, Pushpendra Kumar, Fohrer, Nicola, Singh, Bhupendra Bahadur Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance of the PERSIANN Family of Products over the Mekong River Basin and Their Application for the Analysis of Trends in Extreme Precipitation Indices Jimenez Arellano, Claudia, Dao, Vu, Afzali Gorooh, Vesta, Alharbi, Raied Saad, Nguyen, Phu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance evaluation of GPM IMERG precipitation products over the tropical oceans using Buoys Pradhan, Rajani Kumar, Markonis, Yannis Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance Evaluation of Hydro-Estimator Technique-Based Rain Products from INSAT-3DR During Indian Summer Monsoon 2020 Kumar, Amit, Sharma, Neerja, Varma, Atul Kumar, Bhan, S. C. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance evaluation of IMERG products based on the extremely heavy Gan, Fuwan, Zhang, Yuan, Diao, Xiang, Cao, Guangxu, Tan, Kongrong, Zhong, Xianci, Gao, Yang Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance Evaluation of Multi-Typed Precipitation Products for Agricultural Research in the Amur River Basin over the SinoRussian Border Region Zhou, Yezhi, Wang, Juanle, Grigorieva, Elena, Li, Kai, Xu, Huanyu Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Performance evaluation of satellite-based rainfall estimation across climatic zones in Burkina Faso Garba, Juste Nabassebeguelogo, Diasso, Ulrich Jacques, Waongo, Moussa, Sawadogo, Windmanagda, Daho, Tizane Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance of climate reanalyses in the determination of pan-Arctic Tao, Jia, Cheng, Xiao, Zheng, Lei, Xiao, Xiong-Xin, Zhong, Xin-Yue, Liang, Qi, Zhang, Zi-Qian, Lin, Hong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance of heat spots obtained from satellite datasets to represent burned areas in Andean ecosystems of Cusco, Peru Zubieta, Ricardo, Ccanchi, Yerson, Liza, Romina Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Present and future of the South Asian summer monsoon's rainy season over Northeast India Saha, Prolay, Mahanta, Rahul, Goswami, B. N. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Precipitation scale effect of the TRMM satellite in Tianshan, China Ning, Shan, Zhou, Hong-wu, Zhang, Zheng-yong, Bai, Shi-biao, Liu, Lin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Net water flux and land use shifts across the Brazilian Cerrado between 2000 and 2019 Silva, Cesar de Oliveira Ferreira, Manzione, Rodrigo Lilla, Caldas, Marcellus Marques Total Surface Precipitation Rate
NDVI Response to Satellite-Estimated Antecedent Precipitation in Dryland Brieva, Carlos, Saco, Patricia M., Sandi, Steven G., Mora, Sebastian, Rodriguez, Jose F. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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