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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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Influence of different types of ENSO events on the tropical cyclone rainfall over the western North Pacific Chen, Xu, Guo, Yi-Peng, Tan, Zhe-Min, Zhao, Jiuwei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Hurricanes alter Be-10 concentrations in tropical river sediment but do Quock, Melinda, Schmidt, Amanda H., Corbett, Lee B., Bierman, Paul R., Hidy, Alan J., Caffee, Marc Total Surface Precipitation Rate
How suitable are satellite rainfall estimates in simulating high flows and actual evapotranspiration in MelkaKunitre catchment, Upper Awash Basin, Ethiopia? Mekonnen, Kirubel, Melesse, Assefa M., Woldesenbet, Tekalegn Ayele Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
How Accurately Satellite Precipitation Products Capture the Tropical Cyclone Rainfall? Reddy, M. Venkatarami, Mitra, Ashis. K., Momin, I. M., Krishna, U. V. Murali Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Condensation, Evaporation, Sublimation, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Precipitable Water, Liquid Water Equivalent, Heat Flux, Droplet Size, Radar Reflectivity
Hydrological Evaluation of Satellite-Based Precipitation Products in Yan, Yan, Wang, Guihua, Nanding, Nergui, Chen, Weitian Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Hydrological modelling of Bhagirathi River basin using HEC-HMS Dimri, Tripti, Ahmad, Shamshad, Sharif, Mohammed Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Impact of rainfall on tropical cycloneinduced sea surface cooling Balaguru, Karthik, Foltz, Gregory R., Leung, L. Ruby, Hagos, Samson M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Increase in tropical cyclone rain rate with translation speed Tu, Shifei, Chan, Johnny C. L., Xu, Jianjun, Zhong, Quanjia, Zhou, Wen, Zhang, Yu Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Improving Dengue Forecasts by Using Geospatial Big Data Analysis in Google Earth Engine and the Historical Dengue Information-Aided Long Short Term Memory ... Li, Zhichao, Gurgel, Helen, Xu, Lei, Yang, Linsheng, Dong, Jinwei Reflectance, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Landscapes and paleoclimate of the Ladakh Himalaya Kumar, Anil, Devrani, Rahul, Srivastava, and Pradeep Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Large Area Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Stock Mapping in Woodlands in Gou, Yaqing, Ryan, Casey M., Reiche, Johannes Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Reply to: Rainfall an unlikely factor in Kilauea's 2018 rift eruption Farquharson, Jamie I., Amelung, Falk Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Remote sensing of vegetation prolonged drought at the salt playas of Hail Saudi Arabia Hereher, Mohamed, Alghmdi, Ahmed, Mseddi, Khalil, El Kenawy, Ahmed Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance evaluation, error decomposition and Tree-based Machine Learning error correction of GPM IMERG and TRMM 3B42 products in the Three Gorges ... Lin, Qingxia, Peng, Tao, Wu, Zhiyong, Guo, Jiali, Chang, Wenjuan, Xu, Zhengguang Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Pathways to Better Prediction of the MJOPart I: Effects of Model Resolution and Moist Physics on Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Precipitation Savarin, Ajda, Chen, Shuyi S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Pathways to Better Prediction of the MJOPart II: Impacts of AtmosphereOcean Coupling on the Upper Ocean and MJO propagation Savarin, Ajda, Chen, Shuyi S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Sea Surface Temperature, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Quick Predictions of Onset Times and Rain Amounts from Monsoon Showers over Urban Built Environments Gumber, Siddharth, Ghosh, Satyajit Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Monitoring precipitation from space: progress, challenges, and opportunities Sharifi, Ehsan, Brocca, Luca Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Multidimensional architecture using a massive and heterogeneous data: Balti, Hanen, Abbes, Ali Ben, Mellouli, Nedra, Farah, Imed Riadh, Sang, Yanfang, Lamolle, Myriam Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal estimation of 6-hour high-resolution precipitation across Zhou, Siqin, Wang, Yuan, Yuan, Qiangqiang, Yue, Linwei, Zhang, Liangpei Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Statistical Characteristics of High-Frequency Gravity Waves Observed by Cao, Bing, Liu, Alan Z. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Coupling of Soil Water and Leaf Phenology Observed by Satellite During Australian Bushfires in 20192020 Liu, Yuqing, Shi, Wenzhong, Zhang, Min, Hao, Ming, Zhang, Hua, Sun, Yangjie Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Terrain Elevation, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Fire Occurrence, Surface Thermal Properties, Land Surface Temperature, THERMAL ANOMALIES, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
The CO2 record at the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory: A new opportunity to study processes on seasonal and interannual scales Botia, Santiago, Komiya, Shujiro, Marshall, Julia, Koch, Thomas, Gakowski, Micha, Lavric, Jost, GomesAlves, Eliane, Walter, David, Fisch, Gilberto, Pinho, Davieliton M., Nelson, Bruce W., Martins, Giordane, Luijkx, Ingrid T., Koren, Gerbrand, Florentie, Liesbeth, Carioca de Araujo, Alessandro, Sa, Marta, Andreae, Meinrat O., Heimann, Martin, Peters, Wouter, Gerbig, Christoph Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Study of Mesoscale Convective System and its Associated Cloud Structure over Indian Region Using Satellite Observations and Model Simulations Shukla, Abhivyakti, Pattnaik, Sandeep, Trivedi, Dhananjay Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Sensitivity of precipitation in the highlands and lowlands of Peru to physics parameterization options in WRFV3. 8.1 Gonzalez-Roji, Santos J., Messmer, Martina, Raible, Christoph C., Stocker, Thomas F. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
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