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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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LargeScale Characteristics of Tropical Convective Systems Through the Prism of Cloud Regime Jin, Daeho, Oreopoulos, Lazaros, Lee, Dongmin, Tan, Jackson, Kim, Kyumyong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Intramonth oscillations of Atlantic ITCZ observed in SMAP satellite salinity Grodsky, Semyon A., Reul, Nicolas, Vandemark, Douglas, Bentamy, Abderrahim Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Investigating the Error Propagation from Satellite-Based Input Solakian, Jennifer, Maggioni, Viviana, Godrej, Adil Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Identifying and characterizing tropical oceanic mesoscale cold pools using spaceborne scatterometer winds Garg, Piyush, Nesbitt, Stephen W., Lang, Timothy J., Priftis, George, Chronis, Themis, Thayer, Jeffrey D., Hence, Deanna A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Large-scale controls of propagation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation Jiang, Xianan, Maloney, Eric, Su, Hui Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance of multiple satellite precipitation estimates over a typical arid mountainous area of China: Spatiotemporal patterns and extremes Chen, Cheng, Li, Zhe, Song, Yina, Duan, Zheng, Mo, Kangle, Wang, Zhiyuan, Chen, Qiuwen Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Potential impacts of assimilating all-sky satellite infrared radiances on convection-permitting analysis and prediction of tropical convection Chan, Man-Yau, Zhang, Fuqing, Chen, Xingchao, Leung, L. Ruby Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Precipitation features of the Maritime Continent in parameterized and explicit convection models Argueso, D., Romero, R., Homar, V. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Probabilistic Numerical Modeling of Compound Flooding Caused by Tropical Zhang, Ying, Najafi, Mohammad Reza Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate, 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, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Snow, Rain
Observed changes in fire patterns and possible drivers over Central Africa Jiang, Yan, Zhou, Liming, Raghavendra, Ajay Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The impacts of biomass burning activities on convective systems over the Maritime Continent Lee, Hsiang-He, Wang, Chien Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Emissivity, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance, Transmittance, Atmospheric Stability, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Asymmetry, Cloud Ceiling, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance, Rain Storms, Atmospheric Ozone, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The impacts of horizontal grid spacing and cumulus parameterization on subseasonal prediction in a global convection-permitting model Weber, Nicholas J., Mass, Clifford F., Kim, Daehyun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The impacts of horizontal grid spacing and cumulus parameterization on subseasonal prediction in a global convection-permitting model Moradi, Isaac, Evans, K. Franklin, McCarty, Will, Cordero-Fuentes, Marangelly, Gelaro, Ronald, Black, Robert A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Social-media and newspaper reports reveal large-scale meteorological drivers of floods on Sumatra Baranowski, Dariusz B., Flatau, Maria K., Flatau, Piotr J., Karnawati, Dwikorita, Barabasz, Katarzyna, Labuz, Michal, Latos, Beata, Schmidt, Jerome M., Paski, Jaka A. I., Marzuki Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Simultaneous episodes of heavy rainfall in Morocco and Southern Alps: 1. Mesoscale simulations and episode climatology (19792016) Gangoiti, G., Saez de Camara, E., Alonso, L., Iza, J., Garcia, J. A., Valdenebro, V., Gomez, M. C., Navazo, M., Garcia, E. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Skill of global raw and postprocessed ensemble predictions of rainfall in the tropics Vogel, Peter, Knippertz, Peter, Fink, Andreas H., Schlueter, Andreas, Gneiting, Tilmann Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Sensitivity study of the planetary boundary layer and microphysical schemes to the initialization of convection over the Arabian Peninsula Schwitalla, Thomas, Branch, Oliver, Wulfmeyer, Volker Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Surface expressions of atmospheric thermal tides in the tropical Atlantic and their impact on openocean precipitation Christophersen, J. A., Foltz, G. R., Perez, R. C. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Synchronization of extreme rainfall during the Australian summer monsoon: Complex network perspectives Cheung, Kevin K. W., Ozturk, Ugur Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assimilation of the rain gauge measurements using particle filter Kumar, Prashant Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Application of TRMM Data to the Analysis of Water Availability and Flood Discharge in Duriangkang Dam Willy, Willy, Riyanto, Bambang Adi, Yudianto, Doddi, Wicaksono, Albert Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Applicability and hydrologic substitutability of TMPA satellite precipitation product in the feilaixia catchment, China Chen, Xiaoli, Huang, Guoru Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Applicability Evaluation of Multisource Satellite Precipitation Data for Hydrological Research in Arid Mountainous Areas Wang, Xiangzhen, Li, Baofu, Chen, Yaning, Guo, Hao, Wang, Yunqian, Lian, Lishu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparison of GPM IMERG and TRMM 3B43 Products over Cyprus Retalis, Adrianos, Katsanos, Dimitris, Tymvios, Filippos, Michaelides, Silas Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparison of gridded precipitation datasets for rainfall-runoff and inundation modeling in the Mekong River Basin Try, Sophal, Tanaka, Shigenobu, Tanaka, Kenji, Sayama, Takahiro, Oeurng, Chantha, Uk, Sovannara, Takara, Kaoru, Hu, Maochuan, Han, Dawei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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