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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: 2026-07-13

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Rainfall erosivity estimation: Comparison and statistical assessment among methods using data from Southeastern Brazil Cardoso, Dione Pereira, Avanzi, Junior Cesar, Ferreira, Daniel Furtado, Acuna-Guzman, Salvador Francisco, Silva, Marx Leandro Naves, Pires, Fabio Ribeiro, Curi, Nilton Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Rainfall Forecast Using Machine Learning with High Spatiotemporal Satellite Imagery Every 10 Minutes Simanjuntak, Febryanto, Jamaluddin, Ilham, Lin, Tang-Huang, Siahaan, Hary Aprianto Wijaya, Chen, Ying-Nong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Rainfall in the Greater and Lesser Antilles: Performance of five gridded datasets on a daily timescale Bathelemy, Ralph, Brigode, Pierre, Boisson, Dominique, Tric, Emmanuel Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Optimal merging of multi-satellite precipitation data in urban areas Oliazadeh, Arman, Bozorg-Haddad, Omid, Pakdaman, Morteza, Baghbani, Ramin, Loaiciga, Hugo A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Patterns of aerosols-clouds interactions over Iraq using MODIS satellite data during (2008-2017) Salman, Aqeel D., Al-Jumaily, Kais J., AL-Salihi, Ali M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Pemodelan Debit dengan Data Curah Hujan dari Rain Gauges dan Data TRMM pada DAS Temef di Pulau Timor-NTT Welkis, Davianto Frangky, Harisuseno, Donny, Wahyuni, Sri Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance Assessment of GPM IMERG Products at Different Time Resolutions, Climatic Areas and Topographic Conditions in Catalonia Peino, Eric, Bech, Joan, Udina, Mireia Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance assessment of spatio-temporal regression kriging with GAMLSS models as trends MEDEIROS, ELIAS S. DE, LIMA, RENATO R. DE, OLINDA, RICARDO A. DE, DANTAS, LEYDSON G., SANTOS, CARLOS A.C. DOS Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance evaluation of satellite-based rainfall estimates for hydrological modeling over Bilate river basin, Ethiopia Ibrahim, Awel Haji, Molla, Dagnachew Daniel, Lohani, Tarun Kumar Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance Evaluation of Various Precipitation Algorithms Over the Indian Subcontinent Region Giri Prasad, P., Anil Kumar, P., Varadarajan, S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Lagged precipitation effect on plant productivity is influenced collectively by climate and edaphic factors in drylands He, Lei, Li, Zhao-Liang, Wang, Xunming, Xie, Yaowen, Ye, Jian-Sheng Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Surface Pressure, Atmospheric Stability, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Boundary Layer Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Skin Temperature, Vertical Profiles, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Condensation, Water Vapor Profiles, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Modes of coastal precipitation over southwest India and their relationship with intraseasonal variability Hunt, Kieran M. R., Turner, Andrew G., Stein, Thorwald H. M., Fletcher, Jennifer K., Schiemann, Reinhard K. H. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Modeling the spatiotemporal response of dew point temperature, air temperature and rainfall to land use land cover change over West Africa Achugbu, Ifeanyi Chukwudi, Olufayo, Ayorinde A., Balogun, Ifeoluwa A., Adefisan, Elijah A., Dudhia, Jimy, Naabil, Edward Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Modelling and accessing land degradation vulnerability using remote sensing techniques and the analytical hierarchy process approach Tolche, Abebe Debele, Gurara, Megersa Adugna, Pham, Quoc Bao, Anh, Duong Tran Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Meso and microscale response to variation in cloudiness at three forested sites in the Maritime Continent Vincent, Claire L., Huang, Yi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Large-scale state and evolution of the atmosphere and ocean during PISTON 2018 Sobel, Adam H., Sprintall, Janet, Maloney, Eric D., Martin, Zane K., Wang, Shuguang, de Szoeke, Simon P., Trabing, Benjamin C., Rutledge, Steven A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Investigation of satellite-related precipitation products for modeling of rainfed wheat production systems Araghi, Alireza, Jaghargh, Majid Rajabi, Maghrebi, Mohsen, Martinez, Christopher J., Fraisse, Clyde W., Olesen, Jrgen E., Hoogenboom, Gerrit Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Integration of satellite precipitation data and deep learning for improving flash flood simulation in a poor-gauged mountainous catchment Tang, Xuan, Yin, Zhaorui, Qin, Guanghua, Guo, Li, Li, Hongxia Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Integrating gravimetry data with thermal infra-red data from satellites to improve efficiency of operational irrigation advisory in south Asia Bose, Indira, Hossain, Faisal, Eldardiry, Hisham, Ahmad, Shahryar, Biswas, Nishan K., Bhatti, Ahmad Zeeshan, Lee, Hyongki, Aziz, Mazharul, Kamal Khan, Md. Shah Vegetation Cover, Cropland, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Impacts of Urbanization, Aerodynamic roughness and Land Surface Processes on the Extreme Heavy Rainfall over Chennai, India Rajeswari, J. R., Srinivas, C. V., Yesubabu, V., Hari Prasad, D., Venkatraman, B. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Hydrometeorological observations and modeling of an extreme rainfall event using WRF and WRF-hydro during the RELAMPAGO field campaign in Argentina Pal, Sujan, Dominguez, Francina, Dillon, Maria Eugenia, Alvarez, Javier, Garcia, Carlos Marcelo, Nesbitt, Stephen W., Gochis, David Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Ice injected into the tropopause by deep convectionPart 2: Over the Maritime Continent Dion, Iris-Amata, Dallet, Cyrille, Ricaud, Philippe, Carminati, Fabien, Dauhut, Thibaut, Haynes, Peter Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Lightning, Lightning
Rossby wave dynamics over South America explored with automatic tropicalextratropical cloud band identification framework Zilli, Marcia T., Hart, Neil C. G. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Regional and Local Impacts of the ENSO and IOD Events of 2015 and 2016 on the Indian Summer MonsoonA Bhutan Case Study Power, Katherine, Axelsson, Josefine, Wangdi, Norbu, Zhang, Qiong Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Oviposition dynamics of Aedes aegypti in Central Argentina SanchezDiaz, E., Gleiser, R. M., Lopez, L. R., Guzman, C., Contigiani, M. S., Spinsanti, L., Gardenal, C. N., Gorla, D. E. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
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