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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: 2026-08-24

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A 20-Year Climatology of Madden-Julian Oscillation Convection: Kerns, Brandon W., Chen, Shuyi S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparative evaluation of statistically downscaling Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission precipitation data: evidence from a typical semi-arid to arid environment Jaber, Salahuddin M. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Climatological and hydrological observations for the South American Andes: in situ stations, satellite, and reanalysis data sets Condom, Thomas, Martinez, Rodney, Pabon, Jose Daniel, Costa, Felipe, Pineda, Luis, Nieto, Juan Jose, Lopez, Freddy, Villacis, Marcos Lakes/Reservoirs, Land Use/Land Cover, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comprehensive evaluation of latest GPM era IMERG and GSMaP precipitation products over mainland China Zhou, Ziteng, Guo, Bin, Xing, Wenxue, Zhou, Jian, Xu, Fenglin, Xu, Ying Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Droplet Size, Radar Reflectivity
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
Local impact of stochastic shallow convection on clouds and precipitation in the tropical Atlantic Sakradzija, Mirjana, Senf, Fabian, Scheck, Leonhard, Ahlgrimm, Maike, Klocke, Daniel Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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
Investigating the Error Propagation from Satellite-Based Input Solakian, Jennifer, Maggioni, Viviana, Godrej, Adil Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Magnitude agreement, occurrence consistency, and elevation dependency of satellite-based precipitation products over the Tibetan Plateau Wang, Yibing, Xie, Xianhong, Meng, Shanshan, Wu, Dandan, Chen, Yuchao, Jiang, Fuxiao, Zhu, Bowen 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
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
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
Large-scale controls of propagation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation Jiang, Xianan, Maloney, Eric, Su, Hui 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
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
Rainfall Characteristics over the Northwest Himalayan Region Singh, Charu, Bharti, Vidhi Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate
Rainfall contribution of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal between 1998 and 2016 using TRMM satellite data Uddin, Md. Jalal, Li, Yubin, Cheung, Kevin K., Nasrin, Zahan Most., Wang, Hong, Wang, Linlin, Gao, Zhiqiu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Rainfall over the Himalayan foot-hill region: present and future Banerjee, Arkadeb, Dimri, A P, Kumar, Kireet Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Potential effects of aerosols on the diurnal cycle of precipitation over Central Africa by RegCM4. 4 Komkoua Mbienda, A. J., Guenang, G. M., Tanessong, R. S., Tchakoutio Sandjon, A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Predicting rainfall and runoff through satellite soil moisture data and SWAT modelling for a poorly gauged basin in Iran Fereidoon, Majid, Koch, Manfred, Brocca, Luca Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Preliminary evaluation of GPMIMERG rainfall estimates over three distinct climate zones with APHRODITE Sunilkumar, K., Yatagai, Akiyo, Masuda, Minami Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance evaluation of three satellites-based precipitation data sets over Iran Miri, Morteza, Masoudi, Reyhaneh, Raziei, Tayeb Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Performance of major mechanized rainfed agricultural production in Sudan: Sorghum vulnerability and resilience to climate since 1970 Elagib, Nadir Ahmed, Khalifa, Muhammad, Rahma, Abbas E., Babker, Zryab, Gamaledin, Suad Ibrahim Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Validation of satellite (TMPA and IMERG) rainfall products with the IMD gridded data sets over monsoon core region of India Venkata Lakshmi Kumar, Tumuluru, Alves Barbosa, Humberto, Kumar Thakur, Manoj, Paredes-Trejo, Franklin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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