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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
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 NASA GSFC. (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: 2026-05-18

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Urbanization intensified predecessor rainfall redistribution associated with Typhoon Khanun (2017) in the lower Yangtze River region Wu, Jiaxi, Xu, Huiyan, Song, Yu, Liu, Yebing, Lang, Xiayi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Topographic and seasonal modulation of satellite precipitation errors in the Yangtze River Delta: a cross-scale analysis for climate adaptation Ren, Siyi, Wang, Heng, Dong, Yuyang, Dong, Meiying, Xu, Huiyan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Tropical cyclone-induced rainfall estimation using the distance approach: a systematic review Kumar, M. Selva, Geethalakshmi, V., Pazhanivelan, S., Subrahmaniyan, K., Dheebakaran, Ga, Saravanakumar, V., Bhuvaneswari, K., Pugazenthi, K. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal analysis, simulation, and early warning of landslides based on landslide sensitivity and multisource precipitation products in Southwestern China Zhang, Rui, Chen, Sheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Water level estimation at 10 virtual stations in the Yarlung Zangbo River based on Jason-2/3 satellite altimeter data Mao, Qiongyao, Qiao, Gang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Link between Gulf Stream Precipitation Extremes and European Blocking in General Circulation Models and the Role of Horizontal Resolution Strommen, Kristian, Michel, Simon L. L., Christensen, Hannah M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal variation in NDVI in the Sunkoshi River watershed during 20002021 and its response to climate factors and soil moisture Jian, Zhipeng, Yang, Qinli, Shao, Junming, Wang, Guoqing, Pandey, Vishnu Prasad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Impact of Cumulus Parameterization on Regional Climate Simulations of Central American Climate Gonzalez, Justin, Misra, Vasubandhu, Jayasankar, C. B. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The relation between rainfall and landslides in India: An empirical approach for prediction of landslide Roul, Amulya Ratna, Pradhan, Sarada Prasad, Panda, Soumya Darshan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Understanding the performance of global precipitation products for hydrological modeling in the data-scarce morphologically complex central Himalayan region Sandilya, Sneha, Singh, Sunayana, Kumar, Sonu, Rajput, Jitendra Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Water vapour isotopes over West Africa as observed from space: which processes control tropospheric H2O HDO pair distributions? Diekmann, Christopher Johannes, Schneider, Matthias, Knippertz, Peter, Trent, Tim, Boesch, Hartmut, Roehling, Amelie Ninja, Worden, John, Ertl, Benjamin, Khosrawi, Farahnaz, Hase, Frank Hydrogen-deuterium Oxide, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Understanding Overland Satellite-Based Precipitation Errors in IMERG Wang, Jianxin, Wolff, David B., Tan, Jackson, Huffman, George J. Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Tropical cyclone-affected ocean surface winds: A comparison of atmospheric reanalyses with altimeter, scatterometer, radiometer, and buoy measurements Liu, Jincan, Ding, Jie, Wang, Jichao Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A 40-Year Remote Sensing Analysis of Spatiotemporal Temperature and Rainfall Patterns in Senegal Nakalembe, Catherine, Frimpong, Diana B., Kerner, Hannah, Sarr, Mamadou Adama Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Decadal climatology and trends in oceanic precipitation from multiple satellite and reanalysis datasets Cheng, Si, Alexander, Lisa V., Sherwood, Steven, Blanco, Joaquin E. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Enhancing rainfall monitoring in Nigeria: a multi-scale performance evaluation of satellite-based precipitation estimates across eco-climatic zones (19812019) Salami, Afeez Alabi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Ensemble Streamflow Simulations in a QinghaiTibet Plateau Basin Using a Deep Learning Method with Remote Sensing Precipitation Data as Input Wang, Jinqiang, Li, Zhanjie, Zhou, Ling, Ma, Chi, Sun, Wenchao Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Estimate the Coastal Flood Prone Zone From the Past Events in Tamilnadu and Kerala Pandi, Dinagarapandi, Meyyappan, PL., Rajasekaran, M. Pallikonda Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluating Satellite Precipitation Products in Capturing the Spatio-temporal Rainfall Variability Across North Darfur State, Sudan Altoom, Mohammed B., Adam, Elhadi, Ali, Khalid Adem, Jackson, Colbert M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Dual correction of rainfall and root zone soil moisture estimates for improving streamflow simulations Ramesh, Visweshwaran, Patil, Amol, Ramsankaran, RAAJ Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Developing earth observation-based combined drought indicator to monitor agricultural drought in Ethiopia Chere, Zerihun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Development of a Two-Stage Correction Framework for Satellite, Multi-Source Merged, and Reanalysis Precipitation Products Across the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, China, During 20002020 Chao, Lijun, Deng, Yao, Wang, Sheng, Ren, Jiahui, Zhang, Ke, Wang, Guoqing Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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