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Description

TMPA (3B43) 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-MONTH/06).

The 3B43 dataset is the monthly version of the 3B42 dataset.

This product was created using TRMM-adjusted merged microwave-infrared precipitation rate (in mm/hr) and root-mean-square (RMS) precipitation-error estimates.
It provides a "best" precipitation estimate in a latitude band covering 50o N to 50o S, an expansion of the TRMM region, from all global data sources, namely high-quality microwave data, infrared data, and analyses of rain gauges. The granule size is one month.

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
1998-01-01 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
C1282032631-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
264
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/3B43) Rainfall Estimate L3 1 month 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/MONTH/7 Date Accessed: 2026-06-18

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Construction of high-resolution precipitation dataset and its implication to drought over the Tianshan Mountains, China Li, Xiaoqian, He, Xinlin, Li, Xiaolong, Du, Yongjun, Yang, Guang, Tian, Hao, Yu, Jiawen Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Development of daily bias-corrected ensemble precipitation estimates over the Upper Indus Basin of the Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya Jamal, Kashif, Li, Xin, Chen, Yingying, Haider, Sajjad, Rizwan, Muhammad, Ahmad, Shakil Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate
Do limits exist on potential woody cover of Brazilian savanna? Yang, Xuebin, Crews, Kelley A., Meyer, Thoralf Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Deep learning-based multi-source precipitation merging for the Tibetan Plateau Nan, Tianyi, Chen, Jie, Ding, Zhiwei, Li, Wei, Chen, Hua Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Gridded precipitation products on the Hindu Kush-Himalaya: Performance and accuracy of seven precipitation products Mishra, Bhogendra, Panthi, Saroj, Ghimire, Bhoj Raj, Poudel, Shobha, Maharjan, Bijaya, Mishra, Yogendra Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate
How well do 13 satellite-derived precipitation products capture the temporal and spatial variations of precipitation over Chinese mainland? Chi, Zuyang, Chen, Fengrui, Wang, Yiguo, Zhang, Congying, Peng, Guangxiong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Environmental degradation of vegetation cover and water bodies in the semiarid region of the Brazilian northeast via cloud geoprocessing techniques applied to ... Silva, Jhon Lennon Bezerra da, Moura, Geber Barbosa de Albuquerque, Silva, Marcos Vinicius da, Oliveira-Junior, Jose Francisco de, Jardim, Alexandre Manicoba da Rosa Ferraz, Refati, Daiana Caroline, Lima, Ricardo da Cunha Correia, Carvalho, Ailton Alves de, Ferreira, Maria Beatriz, Brito, Jose Ivaldo Barbosa de, Guedes, Roni Valter de Souza, Lopes, Pabricio Marcos Oliveira, Nobrega, Ranyere Silva, Pandorfi, Heliton, Bezerra, Alan Cezar, Batista, Pedro Henrique Dias, Jesus, Fernanda Lamede Ferreira de, Sanches, Arthur Carniato, Santos, Rodrigo Couto Reflectance, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Error correction for IMERG precipitation estimates based on climatological adjustment combining the drywet season division and weight allocation Gan, Fuwan, Diao, Xiang, Tan, Kongrong, Li, Xinjing, Cao, Guangxu, Zhong, Xianci, Gao, Yang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Entropy-based early detection of critical transitions in spatial Tirabassi, Giulio, Masoller, Cristina Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Factors influencing the spatial and temporal variations of surface runoff coefficient in the Red River basin of Vietnam Hiep, Nguyen Hoang, Luong, Nguyen Duc, Ni, Chuen-Fa, Hieu, Bui Thi, Huong, Nguyen Lan, Du Duong, Bui Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Forest Fire Emissions in Equatorial Asia and Their Recent Delay Anomaly in the Dry Season Brasika, Ida Bagus Mandhara Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Monoxide, Atmospheric Ozone
Geographically-weighted water balance approach for satellite-hydrologic runoff estimation in Mekong Basin under ENSO Fok, Hok Sum, Chen, Yutong, Ma, Zhongtian, Ferreira, Vagner G., Tenzer, Robert Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Geomorphometric characterization and sediment connectivity of the middle Faisal, B.M. Refat, Hayakawa, Yuichi S. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps
Fusion of gauge-based, reanalysis, and satellite precipitation products using Bayesian model averaging approach: Determination of the influence of different input ... Wei, Linyong, Jiang, Shanhu, Dong, Jianzhi, Ren, Liliang, Liu, Yi, Zhang, Linqi, Wang, Menghao, Duan, Zheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Fusion of surface soil moisture data for spatial downscaling of daily satellite precipitation data Wang, Qunming, Ji, Ping, Atkinson, Peter M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of NASA POWER and ERA5-Land for Estimating Tropical Precipitation and Temperature Extremes Tan, Mou Leong, Armanuos, Asaad M., Ahmadianfar, Iman, Demir, Vahdettin, Heddam, Salim, Al-Areeq, Ahmed M., Abba, Sani I., Halder, Bijay, Cagan Kilinc, Huseyin, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Precipitation Frequency and Intensity as Estimated by the GPM IMERG Precipitation Product at Daily and Hourly Scales over the Tibetan Plateau Zhang, Yuanchun, Huang, Yue, Xu, Hongyuan, Wang, Shu, Long, Taicong, Zhao, Qidao Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Evaluation of the GPM-IMERG V06 Final Run products for monthly/annual precipitation under the complex climatic and topographic conditions of China Zhang, Ying, Zheng, Xiao, Li, Xiufen, Lyu, Jiaxin, Zhao, Lanlin Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Evaluation of different gridded precipitation products for drought monitoring: a case study of Central India Kesarwani, Mohit, Neeti, Neeti, Chowdary, V. M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of five satellite-based precipitation products for extreme rainfall estimations over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Zhang, Wenjuan, Di, Zhenhua, Liu, Jianguo, Zhang, Shenglei, Liu, Zhenwei, Wang, Xueyan, Sun, Huiying Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of SPI and Rainfall Departure Based on Multi-Satellite Precipitation Products for Meteorological Drought Monitoring in Tamil Nadu Pazhanivelan, Sellaperumal, Geethalakshmi, Vellingiri, Samykannu, Venkadesh, Kumaraperumal, Ramalingam, Kancheti, Mrunalini, Kaliaperumal, Ragunath, Raju, Marimuthu, Yadav, Manoj Kumar Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of the Compatibility of TRMM Satellite Data with Precipitation Observation Data Nurhamidah, Nurhamidah, Andari, Rafika, Junaidi, Ahmad, Daoed, Darwizal Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of satellite-based precipitation data sets in hydrological modeling using Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Alawi, Sayed Amir, Ozkul, Sevinc Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of satellite-based precipitation products over complex topography in mountainous Southwestern China Tang, Xuan, Li, Hongxia, Qin, Guanghua, Huang, Yuanyuan, Qi, Yongliang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of Historical Simulations of CMIP6 Models for Temperature and Precipitation in Guatemala Rivera, Paris Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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