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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 [Dataset]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/TRMM/TMPA/3H/7 Date Accessed: 2026-07-09

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The scientific importance of atmospheric reactive gases and aerosols and the particular case of the Mediterranean region Dulac, Francois, Sauvage, Stephane, Hamonou, Eric, Dayan, Uri Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Tropical peat surface oscillations are a function of peat condition at North Selangor peat swamp forest, Malaysia Ledger, Martha J., Evans, Chris D., Large, David J., Evers, Stephanie, Brown, Chloe, Jovani-Sancho, A. Jonay, Callaghan, Nathan, Vane, Christopher H., Marshall, Chris, Baskaran, Abirami, Gan, Jing Ye, Sowter, Andrew, Morrison, Keith, Sjogersten, Sofie Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Universal recession constants and their potential to predict recession flow Sharma, Durga, Kadu, Akshay, Biswal, Basudev Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Unravelling and improving the potential of global discharge reanalysis dataset in streamflow estimation in ungauged basins Liu, Lingxue, Zhou, Li, Gusyev, Maksym, Ren, Yufeng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Unravelling the mechanism of summer monsoon rainfall modes over the west coast of India using model simulations Phadtare, Jayesh A., Fletcher, Jennifer K., Ross, Andrew N., Turner, Andrew G., Schiemann, Reinhard K. H., Burns, Helen L. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Upper tropospheric cloudradiation interaction induced by monsoon surge over the South China Sea Koseki, Shunya, Fonseca, Ricardo, Koh, TiehYong, Teo, CheeKiat Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Use of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Rainfall Data as Input Data for Water Availability Analysis with Rainfall-Runoff Models in the Melawi Sub ... Gampo, Edi, Soeryamassoeka, SB, Kartini, Kartini Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Toward a better understanding of uncertainty for satellite precipitation products over complex terrain with sparse rain gauge data Gai, Yingying, Long, Xunjian, Wei, Zhihao, Sui, Xinxin, Jiang, Bo, Chen, Xi, Yu, Dingfeng, Qin, Shengguang, Cui, Yaokui Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The impacts of land use and land cover change on biophysical processes in West Africa using a regional climate model experimental approach Achugbu, Ifeanyi Chukwudi, Laux, Patrick, Olufayo, Ayo Akinlabi, Balogun, Ifeoluwa Adebowale, Dudhia, Jimy, Arnault, Joel, Gbode, Imoleayo E., Naabil, Edward, Kunstmann, Harald Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Influence of Cloud Types on CloudRadiative Forcing during DYNAMO/AMIE Najarian, Hrag, Sakaeda, Naoko Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Lack of a QBOMJO Connection in Climate Models With a Nudged Stratosphere Martin, Zane K., Simpson, Isla R., Lin, Pu, Orbe, Clara, Tang, Qi, Caron, Julie M., Chen, ChihChieh, Kim, Hyemi, Leung, L. Ruby, Richter, Jadwiga H., Xie, Shaocheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal variations of precipitation during the rainy season over the three-rivers headwater region of tibetan plateau from 1990 to 2020 Zhu, Jingshu, Liu, Huizhi, Li, Yaohui, Xu, Lujun, Du, Qun, Meng, Xianhong, Liu, Yang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal Assessment and Correction of Gridded Precipitation Products in North Western Morocco Ait Dhmane, Latifa, Moustadraf, Jalal, Rachdane, Mariame, Saidi, Mohamed Elmehdi, Benjmel, Khalid, Amraoui, Fouad, Ezzaouini, Mohamed Abdellah, Ait Sliman, Abdelaziz, Hadri, Abdessamad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Hourly-Scale Extreme Precipitation in the Sichuan Basin and Its Impact on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Values Xiang, Ying, Li, Zhongliang, Wu, Yixiao, Wang, Keqing, Yang, Jie Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal deep learning rainfall-runoff forecasting combined with remote sensing precipitation products in large scale basins Zhu, Shuang, Wei, Jianan, Zhang, Hairong, Xu, Yang, Qin, Hui Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Stratospheric ozone loss enhances summer precipitation over the southern slope of the Tibetan Plateau Xia, Yan, Hu, Yongyun, Huang, Yi, Bian, Jianchun, Zhao, Chuanfeng, Lin, Jintai, Xie, Fei, Zhou, Chunjiang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Strengthening cold wakes lead to decreasing trend of tropical cyclone rainfall rates relative to background environmental rainfall rates Ma, Zhanhong, Lin, Yanluan, Fei, Jianfang, Zheng, Yunxia, Chu, Wenchao, Ye, Hexin Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Tropopause, Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Sea Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Humidity, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Atmospheric Water Vapor
Spatial monitoring of meteorological drought characteristics based on the NASA POWER precipitation product over various regions of Iran Kheyruri, Yusef, Nikaein, Ehsan, Sharafati, Ahmad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The changing characteristics of rainfall over the Brahmaputra Basin during 19982018 Gogoi, Partha Pratim, Vinoj, V., Landu, Kiranmayi, Phukon, Parag Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The characteristics and mechanisms on diurnal variation of summer precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau Chen, Mingcheng, Yao, Xiuping Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Combined Power of Double Mass Curves and Bias Correction for the Maximisation of the Accuracy of an Ensemble Satellite-Based Precipitation Estimate ... Sriwongsitanon, Nutchanart, Kaprom, Chanphit, Tantisuvanichkul, Kamonpat, Prasertthonggorn, Nattakorn, Suiadee, Watchara, Bastiaanssen, Wim G. M., Williams, James Alexander Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity
Satellite sensed summer monsoon torrential rain events characteristics along the Himalayan regions of North India and their dynamics Gupta, Anu, Konduru, Rakesh Teja, Singh, Vivek Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Revised cloud processes to improve the simulation and prediction skill of Indian summer monsoon rainfall in climate forecast system model Krishna, R. Phani Murali, Ganai, Malay, Tirkey, Snehlata, Mukhopadhyay, Parthasarathi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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