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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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Recent Hadley circulation strengthening: A trend or multidecadal Pikovnik, Matic, Zaplotnik, Ziga, Boljka, Lina Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Remote Sensed and/or Global Datasets for Distributed Hydrological Modelling: A Review Ali, Muhammad Haris, Popescu, Ioana, Jonoski, Andreja, Solomatine, Dimitri P. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Remote Sensing Capabilities for Observational Drought Assessment Abdollahi, Khodayar, Eslami, Zahra Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Review on spatial downscaling of satellite derived precipitation Kofidou, Maria, Stathopoulos, Stavros, Gemitzi, Alexandra Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Droplet Size, Radar Reflectivity
Spatio-temporal evolution and teleconnection factor analysis of groundwater drought based on the GRACE mascon model in the Yellow River Basin Wang, Fei, Lai, Hexin, Li, Yanbin, Feng, Kai, Tian, Qingqing, Guo, Wenxian, Qu, Yanping, Yang, Haibo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The evolution of precipitation and its physical mechanisms in arid and humid regions of the Tibetan Plateau Li, Guiping, Yu, Zhongbo, Li, Yanping, Li, Zhenhua, Ju, Qin, Huang, Ya Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Diurnal Cycle of East Pacific Convection, Moisture, and CYGNSS Wind Speed and Fluxes Riley Dellaripa, Emily M., Maloney, Eric D., DeMott, Charlotte A. Wind Direction, Wind Speed, Heat Flux, Sea Surface Temperature, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The doubleITCZ problem in CMIP6 and the influences of deep convection and model resolution Ma, Xinyu, Zhao, Shuyun, Zhang, Hua, Wang, Wuke Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity
The impact of the eastern Pacific fresh and warm pools on the bimodal seasonality of barrier layers Chi, Jianwei, Du, Yan, Qi, Jifeng, Wang, Minyang, Chen, Ruyan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The biogeography of embolism resistance across resource gradients in the Amazon Garcia, Maquelle N., Domingues, Tomas F., Oliveira, Rafael S., Costa, Flavia R. C. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Study of the improvement of the multifractal spatial downscaling by the Zhang, Wei, Ji, Chenjia, Zheng, Shengjie, Loaiciga, Hugo A., Li, Wenkai, Sun, Xiaona Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatial Reconstruction of Quantitative Precipitation Estimates Derived from Fengyun-2G Geostationary Satellite in Northeast China Wu, Hao, Yong, Bin, Shen, Zhehui Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatio-temporal assessment of Gridded precipitation products across topographic and climatic gradients in Colombia Valencia, Santiago, Marin, Diver E., Gomez, Derly, Hoyos, Natalia, Salazar, Juan F., Villegas, Juan Camilo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal Variation and Future Predictions of Soil Salinization in the WeriganKuqa River Delta Oasis of China He, Baozhong, Ding, Jianli, Huang, Wenjiang, Ma, Xu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatiotemporal variations and the driving factors of PM2. 5 in Xi'an, China between 2004 and 2018 Tuheti, Abula, Deng, Shunxi, Li, Jianghao, Li, Guanghua, Lu, Pan, Lu, Zhenzhen, Liu, Jiayao, Du, Chenhui, Wang, Wei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Warming temperatures exacerbate groundwater depletion rates in India Bhattarai, Nishan, Lobell, David B., Balwinder-Singh, Fishman, Ram, Kustas, William P., Pokhrel, Yadu, Jain, Meha Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Understanding the SpatialTemporal Patterns of Floating Islands Impacting the Major Dams of the White Nile Ondari, Omweno, Awange, Joseph, Song, Yongze, Kasedde, Allan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Towards an Accurate and Reliable Downscaling Scheme for High-Spatial-Resolution Precipitation Data Zhu, Honglin, Liu, Huizeng, Zhou, Qiming, Cui, Aihong Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Trends and seasonal variability in ammonia across major biomes in western and central Africa inferred from long-term series of ground-based and satellite ... Ossohou, Money, Hickman, Jonathan Edward, Clarisse, Lieven, Coheur, Pierre-Francois, Van Damme, Martin, Adon, Marcellin, Yoboue, Veronique, Gardrat, Eric, Alves, Maria Dias, Galy-Lacaux, Corinne Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Windthrow characteristics and their regional association with rainfall, soil, and surface elevation in the Amazon Negron-Juarez, Robinson, Magnabosco-Marra, Daniel, Feng, Yanlei, Urquiza-Munoz, Jose David, Riley, William J, Chambers, Jeffrey Q Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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