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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
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 NASA GSFC. (2018). TRMM (TMPA/3B43) Rainfall Estimate L3 1 month 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/MONTH/7 Date Accessed: 2026-05-18

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Applicability analysis of GPM IMERG satellite precipitation data in cloudy and foggy regions: a case study of Guizhou Province, China Wu, Jianfeng, Guo, Zhongyang, Zhao, Yongyang, Cao, Guangjie, He, Chaofeng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Comparative Assessment of Eight Satellite Precipitation Products over the Complex Terrain of the Lower Yarlung Zangpo Basin: Performance Evaluation and Topographic Influence Analysis Tan, Anqi, Li, Ming, Liu, Heng, Chen, Liangang, Wang, Tao, Wang, Wei, Shi, Yong Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of IMERG Precipitation Product Downscaling Using Nine Machine Learning Algorithms in the Qinghai Lake Basin Lei, Ke, Zhang, Lele, Gao, Liming Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Evaluation of precipitation datasets over Greece. Insights from comparing multiple gridded products with observations Papa, Kalliopi-Mikaela, Koutroulis, Aristeidis G. Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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