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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: 2026-07-11

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Sensitivity analysis of CN using SCS-CN approach, rain gauges and TRMM satellite data assessment into HEC-HMS hydrological model in the upper basin of Oum Er ... Faouzi, Elhousna, Arioua, Abdelkrim, Hssaisoune, Mohammed, Boudhar, Abdelghani, Elaloui, Abdenbi, Karaoui, Ismail Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Association Between Rainfall, Temperature, and Reported Drinking Water Source: A MultiCountry Analysis Buchwald, Andrea G., Thomas, Evan, Karnauskas, Kristopher B., Grover, Elise, Kotloff, Karen, Carlton, Elizabeth J. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatio-temporal accuracy evaluation of MSWEP daily precipitation over the Huaihe River Basin, China: A comparison study with representative satellite-and ... Li, Lingjie, Wang, Yintang, Wang, Leizhi, Hu, Qingfang, Zhu, Zhenduo, Li, Liping, Li, Chengxi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Satellite Estimates and Gauge-Based Rainfall Products in Northern Part of Egypt Roushdi, Mahmoud Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatio-temporal evaluation of GPM-IMERGV6. 0 final run precipitation product in capturing extreme precipitation events across Iran Bakhtar, Aydin, Rahmati, Akbar, Shayeghi, Afshin, Teymoori, Javad, Ghajarnia, Navid, Saemian, Peyman Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Spatio-temporal evaluation of open access precipitation products with rain gauge observations in Nigeria Salami, Afeez, Fenta, Ayele Almaw Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatio-temporal performance evaluation of 14 global precipitation estimation products across river basins in southwest Iran Rahmati Ziveh, Akbar, Bakhtar, Aydin, Shayeghi, Afshin, Kalantari, Zahra, Bavani, Alireza Massah, Ghajarnia, Navid Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Validity, reliability and certainty of PERSIANN and TRMM satellite-derived daily precipitation data in arid and semiarid climates Khojand, Keyvan, Shaghaghian, Mahmood Reza, Ghadampour, Zahra, Sabzevari, Touraj Total Surface Precipitation Rate
ValleyMountain Circulation Associated with the Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the Tropical Andes (Santa River Basin, Peru) Rosales, Alan G., Junquas, Clementine, da Rocha, Rosmeri P., Condom, Thomas, Espinoza, Jhan-Carlo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Variation of the Wind Profiles in the Tropical Tropopause Layer Associated with QBO-MJO Connection: An Equatorial Atmosphere Radar Observation Rosyidah, Arlif Nabilatur, Trilaksono, Nurjanna Joko, Noersomadi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Water Resources Monitoring Over the Atlas Mountains in Morocco Using Satellite Observations and Reanalysis Data Boudhar, Abdelghani, Baba, Wassim Mohamed, Marchane, Ahmed, Ouatiki, Hamza, Bouamri, Hafsa, Hanich, Lahoucine, Chehbouni, Abdelghani Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Water vapor monitoring with IGS RTS and GPT3/VMF3 functions over Turkey Tunal, Engin Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Snow/Ice, Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction
Two decades of hydrologic modeling and predictions in the Congo River Basin: Progress and prospect for future investigations Tshimanga, Raphael M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Uncertainty quantification of multi-source hydrological data products for the improvement of water budget estimations in small-scale Sakarya basin, Turkey Kayan, Gokhan, Turker, Umut, Erten, Esra Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The evaluation of IMERG and ERA5-Land daily precipitation over China with considering the influence of gauge data bias Xie, Wenhao, Yi, Shanzhen, Leng, Chuang, Xia, Defeng, Li, Mingli, Zhong, Zewen, Ye, Jianfeng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The rainfall and convective regime over equatorial Africa, with emphasis on the Congo Basin Nicholson, Sharon E. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
TRMM-Based Analysis of Seasonal Convective and Stratiform Rainfall Cycles in Iran Ghasemifar, Elham, Minaei, Foad, Shen, Mingxi, Minaei, Masoud Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Tropical Cyclone Exposure in the North Indian Ocean Kabir, Rubaiya, Ritchie, Elizabeth A., Stark, Clair Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Unexpected Changes of Aerosol Burdens With Decreased Convection in the Context of ScaleAware Convection Schemes Xia, Wenwen, Wang, Yong, Zhang, Guang J., Cui, Zeyu, Wang, Bin, He, Yujun, Wang, Xu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Warming and Wetting Ecological Environment Changes over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the Driving Effect of the Asian Summer Monsoon Chan, SUN, Xiang-de, XU, Pei-juan, WANG, Dian, YANG, Sheng-jun, ZHANG, Chun-zhu, WANG, Wen-yue, CAI Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Topographic influences on diurnally driven MJO rainfall over the Maritime Continent Bai, Hedanqiu, Schumacher, Courtney Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Scaling of precipitation extremes with temperature in China's mainland: Evaluation of satellite precipitation data Hosseini-Moghari, Seyed-Mohammad, Sun, Siao, Tang, Qiuhong, Groisman, Pavel Yakovlevich Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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