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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: 2026-07-19

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Does rainfall create buoyant forcing at the ocean surface? Chaudhuri, Dipanjan, DAsaro, Eric A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of the relationship between seasonal tropical cyclone activity and rainfall in Japan using a large-ensemble simulation Yamada, Yohei, Nasuno, Tomoe, Nakano, Masuo, Kodama, Chihiro, Hishinuma, Misaki, Miyakawa, Tomoki, Fujita, Mikiko Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluations of GPM IMERG-Late Satellite Precipitation Product for Extreme Precipitation Events in Zhejiang Province Zhu, Ruijin, Lv, Zhe, Li, Muzhi, Wu, Jiaxi, Dong, Meiying, Xu, Huiyan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of remote-sensing-and reanalysis-based precipitation products for agro-hydrological studies in the semi-arid tropics of Tamil Nadu Saravanan, Aatralarasi, Karthe, Daniel, Ramalingam, Selvaprakash, Schutze, Niels Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of satellite-based rainfall estimates over the IGAD region of Eastern Africa Omay, Paulino Omoj, Muthama, Nzioka J., Oludhe, Christopher, Kinama, Josiah M., Artan, Guleid, Atheru, Zachary Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of the Artificial Neural NetworksDynamic Infrared Rain Rate near Real-Time (PDIR-Now) Satellites Ability to Monitor Annual Maximum Daily Precipitation in Mainland China Zhu, Yanping, Chang, Gaosong, Zhang, Wenjiang, Guo, Jingyu, Li, Xiaodong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Exploring the dynamic relationship between enhanced vegetation index and meteorological variables in Pakistan Shakrullah, Khadija, Tariq, Salman, Shirazi, Safdar Ali, Nasar-u-Minallah, Muhammad, Mariam, Ayesha Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature, 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
Detection of Rainfall Variability on the Basis Ordinal Score Mishra, Parthasarathi, Kannan, Srinivasa Ramanujam 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
Integrating Land Use/Land Cover and Climate Change Projections to Assess Future Hydrological Responses: A CMIP6-Based Multi-Scenario Approach in the OmoGibe River Basin, Ethiopia Lukas, Paulos, Melesse, Assefa M., Kenea, Tadesse Tujuba Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Integrating Multi-Sensor Data for Ecologically Sensitive Rainfall Assessment Across Nigeria Salami, Afeez Alabi, Togo, Muchaiteyi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Improvements in Precipitation Product with Newer NASA/GPM IMERG Algorithm on TRMM/TMPA Data During Summer Monsoon Period over India Reddy, M. Venkatarami, Kumar, K. Niranjan, Mitra, Ashis. K., Amarjyothi, K., Momin, Imranali M., Mohandas, Saji, Prasad, V. S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Improving rainfall-runoff modelling using the fusion of satellite-based and gauge precipitation products in a data-sparse region Xu, Xiaole, Peng, Tao, Qin, Hui, Singh, Vijay P. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Integrating Satellite-Based Precipitation Analysis: A Case Study in Norfolk, Virginia Chathuranika, Imiya M., Ismael, Dalya Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Enhancing Fine-Resolution Precipitation Estimates in Data-Scarce Regions: A Novel Spatial Downscaling and Correction Framework Ullah, Sana, Shahzad, Naeem, Yan, Lei, Zuo, Zhengkang, Iqbal, Imran, Tareen, Mohammad Javed Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff
Assessing the Standardized Precipitation Index Utilizing Satellite-Based and Reanalyzed Precipitation Products in Semi-Arid Region, Iran ShirmohammadiAliakbarkhani, Zahra, Akbari, Abolghasem, Rajabi Jaghargh, Majid, Cox, Jonathan Peter Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment of spatial and temporal variations in precipitation using mixing methods based on multiple precipitation products on the Chinese Loess Plateau Zhang, YuanYuan, Zhang, MingJun, Du, QinQin, Sun, MeiPing, Che, CunWei, Li, BeiBei Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Wind Speed, Rain, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Cover, Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Surface Winds, Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessing Consistency across high-resolution North American Precipitation Datasets Guilpart, Etienne, Theriault, Julie Mireille, Di Luca, Alejandro, Roberge, Francois, Picart, Tangui Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Snow Water Equivalent, Vapor Pressure, Shortwave Radiation, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Equitable AI: Exploring the role of gender in poverty estimation models Goodman, Seth, Nolan, Katherine, Sayers, Rachel, BenYishay, Ariel, Hall, Jacob, Dome, Mavis Zupork, Selormey, Edem Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluasi Data Hujan Berbasis Satelit untuk Menentukan Debit Aliran Masuk Waduk Selorejo Menggunakan Model HBV-96 Hidayat, Ivana Nathalia, Yudianto, Doddi, Sanjaya, Stephen Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Global Increase of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Rate Toward Coasts Qi, Weiqing, Yong, Bin, Ritchie, Elizabeth A., Tyo, J. Scott, Toumi, Ralf Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
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
Evaluating the Hydrological Applicability of Satellite Precipitation Products Using a Differentiable, Physics-Based Hydrological Model in the Xiangjiang River Basin, China Yan, Shixiong, Jiang, Changbo, Long, Yuannan, Wang, Xinkui Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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