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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: 2026-07-12

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Spatiotemporal variations of water productivity for cropland and driving factors over China during 20012015 Yang, Shanshan, Zhang, Jiahua, Wang, Jingwen, Zhang, Sha, Bai, Yun, Shi, Siqi, Cao, Dan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Stable isotopic variations (D and 18O) in a mountainous river with rapidly changing altitude: Insight into the hydrological processes and rainout in the basin Das, Satyabrata, Rai, Santosh K. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Stacking machine learning models versus a locally weighted linear model to generate high-resolution monthly precipitation over a topographically complex area Zandi, Omid, Zahraie, Banafsheh, Nasseri, Mohsen, Behrangi, Ali Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Terrestrial Vegetation and Its Driver Analysis over Southwest China from 1982 to 2015 Duan, Chunhui, Li, Jinghao, Chen, Yanan, Ding, Zhi, Ma, Mingguo, Xie, Jing, Yao, Li, Tang, Xuguang Total Surface Precipitation Rate, 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
Spatiotemporal Evaluation and Estimation of Precipitation of Multi-Source Precipitation Products in Arid Areas of Northwest ChinaA Case Study of Tianshan ... Li, Xiaoqian, He, Xinlin, Li, Xiaolong, Du, Yongjun, Yang, Guang, Li, Dongbo, Xu, Wenhe Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Statistical uncertainty analysis-based precipitation merging (SUPER): A new framework for improved global precipitation estimation Dong, Jianzhi, Crow, Wade T., Chen, Xi, Tangdamrongsub, Natthachet, Gao, Man, Sun, Shanlei, Qiu, Jianxiu, Wei, Lingna, Gao, Hongkai, Duan, Zheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatial patterns of errors in GPM IMERG summer precipitation estimates and their connections to geographical features in complex topographical area Li, Rui, Tang, Shunxian, Shi, Zhao, He, Jianxin, Shi, Wenjing, Li, Xuehua Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
The climatic interdependence of extreme-rainfall events around the globe Su, Zhen, Meyerhenke, Henning, Kurths, Jurgen Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Satellite Oceanographic Data Processing and Analysis: Correlation Between Nino 3.4 Sea Surface Temperature & Sea Surface High and Wind Lin, Jen-Yang, Tang, Ming-Chung, Wijaya, Febrianto Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Satellite radiance assimilation using the 3D-var technique for the heavy rainfall over the Indian region Kundan, Shivali, Verma, Neha, Nabi, Zahid, Kumar, Dinesh Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Satellite-based rainfall estimates evaluation using a parsimonious hydrological model in the complex climate and topography of the Nile River Catchments Gebremicael, Tesfay G., Deitch, Matthew J., Gancel, Haley N., Croteau, Amanda C., Haile, Gebremedhin G., Beyene, Awetahegne N., Kumar, Love Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Retrospective sub-seasonal forecasts of extreme precipitation events in the Arabian Peninsula using convective-permitting modeling Risanto, Christoforus Bayu, Chang, Hsin-I., Luong, Thang M., Dasari, Hari P., Attada, Raju, Castro, Christopher L., Hoteit, Ibrahim Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Review of GPM IMERG performance: A global perspective Pradhan, Rajani K., Markonis, Yannis, Vargas Godoy, Mijael Rodrigo, Villalba-Pradas, Anahi, Andreadis, Konstantinos M., Nikolopoulos, Efthymios I., Papalexiou, Simon Michael, Rahim, Akif, Tapiador, Francisco J., Hanel, Martin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance of satellite-based and reanalysis precipitation products under multi-temporal scales and extreme weather in mainland China Zhang, Lilan, Chen, Xiaohong, Lai, Rouyi, Zhu, Zhihua Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Representation of moist convective processes in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 and Phase 6 models for the simulation of Indian summer monsoon ... Tirkey, Snehlata, Mukhopadhyay, Parthasarathi, Krishna, Ravuri Phani Murali Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Refined Evaluation of Satellite Precipitation Products against Rain Gauge Observations along the SichuanTibet Railway Lin, Zhiqiang, Yao, Xiuping, Du, Jun, Zhou, Zhenbo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Regime shifts of the wet and dry seasons in the tropics under global warming Guo, Jinyuan, Hu, Shujuan, Guan, Yuping Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Quantifying the sources of uncertainty for hydrological predictions with WRF-Hydro over the snow-covered region in the Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan Shafqat Mehboob, Muhammad, Kim, Yeonjoo, Lee, Jaehyeong, Eidhammer, Trude Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Quantile-based Bayesian Model Averaging approach towards merging of precipitation products Yumnam, Karisma, Kumar Guntu, Ravi, Rathinasamy, Maheswaran, Agarwal, Ankit Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Rainfall an unlikely factor in Kilauea's 2018 rift eruption Poland, Michael P., Hurwitz, Shaul, Kauahikaua, James P., Montgomery-Brown, Emily K., Anderson, Kyle R., Johanson, Ingrid A., Patrick, Matthew R., Neal, Christina A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Prediction of the Central Indian Ocean Mode in S2S Models Qin, Jianhuang, Zhou, Lei, Li, Baosheng, Meng, Ze Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Reliability of the IMERG product through reference rain gauges in Central Italy Gentilucci, Matteo, Barbieri, Maurizio, Pambianchi, Gilberto Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Potential of satellite-derived hydro-meteorological information for landslide initiation thresholds in Rwanda Uwihirwe, Judith, Riveros, Alessia, Wanjala, Hellen, Schellekens, Jaap, Sperna Weiland, Frederiek, Hrachowitz, Markus, Bogaard, Thom A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Potential of the coupled WRF/WRF-hydro modeling system for flood forecasting in the Oueme River (West Africa) Quenum, Gandome Mayeul Leger Davy, Arnault, Joel, Klutse, Nana Ama Browne, Zhang, Zhenyu, Kunstmann, Harald, Oguntunde, Philip G. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Rainfall Consistency, Variability, and Concentration over the UAE: Satellite Precipitation Products vs. Rain Gauge Observations Baig, Faisal, Abrar, Muhammad, Chen, Haonan, Sherif, Mohsen Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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