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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 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/TRMM/TMPA/3H/7 Date Accessed: 2026-06-12

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The relation between rainfall and landslides in India: An empirical approach for prediction of landslide Roul, Amulya Ratna, Pradhan, Sarada Prasad, Panda, Soumya Darshan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatially Specific Responses of Precipitation 18O to Monsoon Depression Activities Over the Southern Tibetan Plateau Wang, Shangjie, Tian, Lide, Yang, Yun, Cai, Zhongyin, Liu, Feng, Li, Shijie, Wu, Bin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal analysis, simulation, and early warning of landslides based on landslide sensitivity and multisource precipitation products in Southwestern China Zhang, Rui, Chen, Sheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal variation in NDVI in the Sunkoshi River watershed during 20002021 and its response to climate factors and soil moisture Jian, Zhipeng, Yang, Qinli, Shao, Junming, Wang, Guoqing, Pandey, Vishnu Prasad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Time to Emergence of the Lyme Disease Pathogen in Habitats of the Northeastern U.S.A. Wallace, Dorothy, Palace, Michael, Price, Lucas Eli, Shi, Xun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Urbanization Impacts on South China Greater Bay Area Extreme RainfallSensitivity to Synoptic Systems during the Pre-Monsoon Period Hu, Chenxi, Tam, Chi-Yung, Wang, Ziqian, Fang, Xiaoyi, Yang, Zong-Liang Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Urbanization influence on changes of extreme precipitation in mainland China Wu, Lingyun, Ye, Aizhong, Wang, Yunfei, Li, Qiaoqiao, Zhan, Shengsheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Urbanization intensified predecessor rainfall redistribution associated with Typhoon Khanun (2017) in the lower Yangtze River region Wu, Jiaxi, Xu, Huiyan, Song, Yu, Liu, Yebing, Lang, Xiayi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Water level estimation at 10 virtual stations in the Yarlung Zangbo River based on Jason-2/3 satellite altimeter data Mao, Qiongyao, Qiao, Gang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Water vapour isotopes over West Africa as observed from space: which processes control tropospheric H2O HDO pair distributions? Diekmann, Christopher Johannes, Schneider, Matthias, Knippertz, Peter, Trent, Tim, Boesch, Hartmut, Roehling, Amelie Ninja, Worden, John, Ertl, Benjamin, Khosrawi, Farahnaz, Hase, Frank Hydrogen-deuterium Oxide, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Understanding Overland Satellite-Based Precipitation Errors in IMERG Wang, Jianxin, Wolff, David B., Tan, Jackson, Huffman, George J. Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Understanding the performance of global precipitation products for hydrological modeling in the data-scarce morphologically complex central Himalayan region Sandilya, Sneha, Singh, Sunayana, Kumar, Sonu, Rajput, Jitendra Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Topographic and seasonal modulation of satellite precipitation errors in the Yangtze River Delta: a cross-scale analysis for climate adaptation Ren, Siyi, Wang, Heng, Dong, Yuyang, Dong, Meiying, Xu, Huiyan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Tropical cyclone-affected ocean surface winds: A comparison of atmospheric reanalyses with altimeter, scatterometer, radiometer, and buoy measurements Liu, Jincan, Ding, Jie, Wang, Jichao Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Tropical cyclone-induced rainfall estimation using the distance approach: a systematic review Kumar, M. Selva, Geethalakshmi, V., Pazhanivelan, S., Subrahmaniyan, K., Dheebakaran, Ga, Saravanakumar, V., Bhuvaneswari, K., Pugazenthi, K. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Modeling Glacio-Hydrological Processes in the Himalayas: A Review and Future Perspectives Wang, Lei, Liu, Hu, Bhlon, Ranjeet, Chen, Deliang, Long, Junshui, Sherpa, Tenzing C. Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Population Size, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl
A data-and knowledge-driven method for fusing satellite-derived and ground-based precipitation observations Chen, Fengrui, Wang, Yiguo, Li, Xi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A comparative assessment of five precipitation products in the Saharan desert of Morocco: Sakia El Hamra basin case study El-Alaouy, Nafia, El Goumi, Said, Laftouhi, Nour-Eddine, Lahrouni, Abderrahman, Bouras, El Houssaine, Amazirh, Abdelhakim, Gouzrou, Abdeljalil Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A geostationary satellite-based approach to estimate convective mass flux and revisit the hot tower hypothesis Derras-Chouk, Amel, Luo, Zhengzhao Johnny Air Temperature, Precipitation Rate, 24 Hour Maximum Temperature, 24 Hour Minimum Temperature, Precipitation, Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Analyzing urban influence on extreme winter precipitation through observations and numerical simulation of two South China case studies Hu, Chenxi, Tam, Chi-Yung, Yang, Zong-liang, Wang, Ziqian Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Application of ERA5-Land reanalysis data in zoning of climate risk for corn in the state of BahiaBrazil Matsunaga, Wendy Kaori, Sales, Eliton Sancler Gomes, Junior, Gervasio Costa Assis, Silva, Madson Tavares, Lacerda, Francinete Francis, de Paiva Lima, Evaldo, dos Santos, Carlos Antonio Costa, de Brito, Jose Ivaldo Barbosa Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Analyses of groundwater level in a data-scarce region based on assessed precipitation products and machine learning El-Azhari, Ahmed, Karaoui, Ismail, Ait Brahim, Yassine, Azhar, Mohamed, Chehbouni, Abdelghani, Bouchaou, Lhoussaine Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Analysis of IMERG precipitation product in Mexican states to evaluate the spatial and temporal variation in precipitation Acosta-Reyes, Miguel-Angel, Hernandez-Anguiano, Jesus-Horacio, Carrion-Viramontes, Francisco-Javier, Li, Yanmei, Quintana-Rodriguez, Juan-Antonio, Rojo-Hernandez, Julian-David, Navarro-Cespedes, Juan-Manuel, Pina-Gonzalez, Viridiana, Zha, Xiaoxiao, Liao, Xu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Accuracy analysis and evaluation of GPM and TRMM satellite daily precipitation data in Gansu Province Yan, GuanWen, Chen, Jiadi, Yan, Yushi, Xiang, Yuhao Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Accuracy assessment of potential alternatives to observed precipitation for extremes over complex topography Amjad, Muhammad, Shahzad, Naeem, Hassan, Wajeeh Ul Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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