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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
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: 2026-05-28

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Reliability of satellite precipitation observations in characterizing the spatiotemporal variations of rainfall erosivity over China Liu, Qiao, Chen, Fengrui, Guo, Zengliang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Quantifying the Added Values of a Merged Precipitation Product in Streamflow Prediction over the Central Himalayas Guragain, Shrija, Shah, Suraj, Albano, Raffaele, Kim, Seokhyeon, Hammad, Muhammad, Asif, Muhammad Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Precipitation Retrieval from Geostationary Satellite Data Based on a New QPE Algorithm Chen, Hao, Yu, Zifeng, Rogers, Robert, Yang, Yilin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance assessment of three long-term gridded precipitation products for precipitation and extreme event analysis in the Padas River Basin, Malaysia Chang, Chun Kiat, Desa, Safari Mat, Feng, Zeqian, Liew, Yuk San, Ariff, Mohd Afzaihelmi Mohd, Ramli, Muhammad Wafiy Adli, Tan, Mou Leong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance evaluation and error decomposition of CMORPH satellite precipitation estimation for Klang Valley, Malaysia Chai, V H, Chin, R J, Ling, L, Huang, Y F, Soo, E Z X Total Surface Precipitation Rate
New precipitation input to improve the accuracy of water quantity and quality simulations in the upper Huangbaihe River Basin, China Bo, Huijuan, Dong, Xiaohua, Zhang, Chengyan, Guo, Lingyun, Luo, Lichuan, Yue, Juan, Zhang, Ni, Yang, Jun, Du, Qingyan, Cao, Wenjing Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Performance of the Geographically Weighted Regression and Geographical Differential Analysis to Capture the Detail of Spatial Patterns of Satellite-Based Rainfall ... Dananjaya, Raden Harya, Karim, Umar Abdul, Chrismaningwang, Galuh, Surjandari, Niken Silmi, Muslih, Yusep, Setiawan, Bambang, Nurlita, Siti Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Potential impacts of mesoscale assimilation of non-conventional data on rainfall characteristics of monsoon depressions during Southwest monsoon Osuri, Krishna Kishore, Borah, Jharna, K., Koushik, Nekkali, Y. Srinivas, Nadimpalli, Raghu, Soni, Vijay Kumar Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Multi-decadal spatiotemporal dynamics of alpine plant functional types (PFTs) inferred from Landsat-derived fractional cover across the Yarlung Zangbo river basin ... Yang, Qichi, Wang, Lihui, Li, Xiaoqi, Yan, Xue, Huang, Jinliang, Du, Yun, Ling, Feng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Multi-scale accuracy assessment of meteorological satellite precipitation products in the dry-hot valley of Jinsha River Feng, Junxin, Chen, Guokun, Duan, Xingwu, Tang, Bohui, Liu, Zicheng, Huang, Yan, Deng, Yuzhuang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Multi-Source Daily Precipitation Merging over the Yangtze River Basin Using Triple Collocation Wang, Jin, Fan, Xiaotao, Yan, Xinyue, Sun, Zhenyong, Yin, Gaohong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Meteorological drought using the Precipitation Condition Index in dry northeast Mexico during the 2000-2023 period Dominguez-Meza, Victor H., Gonzalez Gutierrez, Ignacio, Poot-Poot, Wilberth A., Ramirez Campanur, Xochitl C. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Moisture-Precipitation Couplings for Mesoscale Convective Systems in Tracking Data and Idealized Simulations Sullivan, Sylvia C., Vautravers, Paul, Beucler, Tom, Makgoale, Thabo, Yin, Jiabo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Observations of convection aggregation under seasonal radiative convective equilibrium over the northwest Pacific monsoon region Chen, WeiTing, Chen, PengJen, Wu, ChienMing Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Coupled model intercomparison project phase 6 (CMIP6) high resolution model intercomparison project (HighResMIP) bias in extreme rainfall drives underestimation ... Negron-Juarez, Robinson, Wehner, Michael, Silva Dias, Maria Assuncao F, Ullrich, Paul, Chambers, Jeffrey Q, Riley, William J Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Comparing Remote Sensing and Geostatistical Techniques in Filling Gaps in Rain Gauge Records and Generating Multi-Return Period Isohyetal Maps in Arid RegionsCase Study: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Helmi, Ahmed M., Farouk, Mohamed I., Hassan, Raouf, Mumtaz, Mohd Aamir, Chaouachi, Lotfi, Elgamal, Mohamed H. Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Contrasting carbon cycle responses to dry (2015 El Nino) and wet (2008 La Nina) extreme events at an Amazon tropical forest Restrepo-Coupe, Natalia, Campos, Kleber Silva, Alves, Luciana F., Longo, Marcos, Wiedemann, Kenia T., de Oliveira, Raimundo Cosme, Aragao, Luiz E.O.C., Christoffersen, Bradley O., Camargo, Plinio B., Figueira, Adelaine M.e S., Ferreira, Mauricio Lamano, Oliveira, Rafael S., Penha, Deliane, Prohaska, Neill, da Araujo, Alessandro C., Daube, Bruce C., Wofsy, Steven C., Saleska, Scott R. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance
Desempeno Hidrologico de la Precipitacion GPMIMERG en Cuencas de Llanura Pinilla, Ana Maria, Quirno, Marcelo Uriburu Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region Bergaoui, Karim, Fraj, Makram Belhaj, Fragaszy, Stephen, Ghanim, Ali, Hamadin, Omar, Al-Karablieh, Emad, Al-Bakri, Jawad, Fakih, Mona, Fayad, Abbas, Comair, Fadi, Yessef, Mohamed, Mansour, Hayat Ben, Belgrissi, Haythem, Arsenault, Kristi, Peters-Lidard, Christa, Kumar, Sujay, Hazra, Abheera, Nie, Wanshu, Hayes, Michael, Svoboda, Mark, McDonnell, Rachael RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation and Error Analysis of Multi-Source Precipitation Datasets during Summer over the Tibetan Plateau Zhao, Keyue, Zhong, Shanshan Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
Estimation of Rainfall via IMERG-FR and Its Relationship with the Records of a Rain Gauge Network with Spatio-Temporal Variation, Case of Study: Mexican Semi-Arid Region Munoz de la Torre, Eric, Gonzalez Trinidad, Julian, Gonzalez Ramirez, Efren, Bautista Capetillo, Carlos Francisco, Junez Ferreira, Hugo Enrique, Badillo Almaraz, Hiram, Rivas Recendez, Maria Ines Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluating the IMERG precipitation satellite product to derive intensity-duration-frequency curves in Colombia Rodriguez-Sandoval, Erasmo Alfredo, Garcia-Echeverri, Camila, Gonzalez-Ramirez, Ana Maria, Sandoval-Barrera, John A., Patarroyo-Gonzalez, Manuel E., Agudelo D., Daniela E., Roldan N., Moises A. Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of IMERG precipitation product over various temporal scales in a semi-arid region of southern Iran Najafi Tireh Shabankareh, Rahim, Ziaee, Pardis, Abedini, Mohammad Javad Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation, bias correction and application of satellite precipitation product TRMM_3B42_V7 for extreme event-based hydrologic model in context of semi-arid region ... Kachhawa, Nitin Singh, Agnihotri, Prasit Girish Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of GPM IMERG Early, Late, and Final Run in Representing Keikhosravi-Kiany, Mohammad Sadegh, Balling, Robert C. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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