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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: 2026-07-16

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Disproportionate control on aerosol burden by light rain Wang, Yong, Xia, Wenwen, Liu, Xiaohong, Xie, Shaocheng, Lin, Wuyin, Tang, Qi, Ma, Hsi-Yen, Jiang, Yiquan, Wang, Bin, Zhang, Guang J. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Drought risk assessment and prediction using artificial intelligence over the southern Maharashtra state of India Singh, T. P., Nandimath, Pooja, Kumbhar, Vidya, Das, Sandipan, Barne, Prathamesh Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of the TRMM product for monitoring drought over Paraiba State, northeastern Brazil: a trend analysis Brasil Neto, Reginaldo Moura, Santos, Celso Augusto Guimaraes, Silva, Jorge Flavio Case Braga da Costa, da Silva, Richarde Marques, dos Santos, Carlos Antonio Costa, Mishra, Manoranjan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of TMPA 3B42-V7 product on extreme precipitation estimates Chen, Jiachao, Wang, Zhaoli, Wu, Xushu, Lai, Chengguang, Chen, Xiaohong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of TRMM 3B42 V7 Rainfall Product in Morocco Hadria, Rachid, Salhi, Adil, Benabdelouahab, Tarik, Elmansouri, Loubna, Lionboui, Hayat, Ouatiki, Hamza, Lebrini, Youssef, Htitiou, Abdelaziz, Khellouk, Rida Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of various meteorological datasets in estimation yield and actual evapotranspiration of wheat and maize (case study: Qazvin plain) Ramezani Etedali, Hadi, Ahmadi, Mojgan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evolution of Dam lakes in the Kayanga/Geba Basin: Contribution of remote sensing and GIS Sambou, Saly, Diouf, Rene Ndimag, Cisse, Birane, Diouf, Ibrahima, Sarr, Joseph, Dacosta, Honore Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Explicit versus parameterized convection in response to the Atlantic Meridional Mode Paccini, Laura, Hohenegger, Cathy, Stevens, Bjorn Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of nine precipitation products with ground-based measurements during 2001 to 2013 in alpine Upper Reach of Shule River Basin, northeastern edge of the ... Wu, Qianxin, Ma, Siyu, Zhang, Zhihua, Wang, Gefei, Zhang, Shiqiang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Evaluation of Regional Surface Energy Budget Over Ocean Derived From Satellites Kato, Seiji, Rose, Fred G., Chang, Fu-Lung, Painemal, David, Smith, William L. Sea Surface Temperature Indices, Heat Flux, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of satellite-based precipitation products from GPM IMERG and GSMaP over the three-river headwaters region, China Wang, Hua, Yuan, Yixian, Zeng, Suikang, Li, Wuyan, Tang, Xiaobo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of satellite/reanalysis precipitation products over Iran Taghizadeh, Ehsan, Ahmadi-Givi, Farhang, Brocca, Luca, Sharifi, Ehsan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Seven Near-Real-Time Satellite-Based Precipitation Products for Wet Seasons in the Nierji Basin, China Dou, Yanhong, Ye, Lei, Zhang, Jiayan, Zhang, Chi, Zhou, Huicheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Estimation of mountain block recharge on the northern Tianshan Mountains using numerical modeling Ping, Jian-hua, Zhu, Ya-qiang, Mei, Xue-mei, Leng, Wei, Li, Sheng, Zhao, Ji-chang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Estimation of rainfall based on remote sensing and observation fields in Jaru Biological Reserve at the Brazilian Amazonian forest SANTOS DA SILVA ALVES ALVES, KEYLYANE, SANCHES, LUCIANA, REIS DE ANDRADE, NARA LUISA, SANTOS SOUZA GUARIENTE, GRACYELI, ZEILHOFER, PETER Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluating applicability of multi-source precipitation datasets for runoff simulation of small watersheds: a case study in the United States Feng, Kepeng, Hong, Yang, Tian, Juncang, Luo, Xiangyu, Tang, Guoqiang, Kan, Guangyuan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Exploring the effect of urbanization on hourly extreme rainfall over Yangtze River Delta of China Wang, Jie, Chen, Fei, Doan, Quang-Van, Xu, Youpeng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Extensive evaluation of IMERG precipitation for both liquid and solid in Yellow River source region Meng, Chengcheng, Mo, Xingguo, Liu, Suxia, Hu, Shi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Extreme Droughts Change in the Mekong River Basin: A Multidisciplinary Analysis Based on Satellite Data Tuong, Vo, Hoang, Thanh-Van, Chou, Tien-Yin, Fang, Yao-Min, Wang, Chun-Tse, Tran, Thanh-Danh, Tran, Dung Duc Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Diurnal cycle of summer precipitation over the North China Plain and associated landatmosphere interactions: Evaluation of ERA5 and MERRA2 Song, Yuanyuan, Wei, Jiangfeng Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, Upper Level Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Potential Temperature, Potential Temperature, Air Mass/Density, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Water Vapor Tendency, Water Vapor Flux, Cloud Dynamics, Cloud Microphysics, Skin Temperature
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