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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: 2026-07-09

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Uncertainty assessment in soil erosion modelling using RUSLE, multisource and multiresolution DEMs Pandey, Ashish, Gautam, Amar Kant, Chowdary, V. M., Jha, C. S., Cerda, Artemi Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Two-decades of GPM IMERG early and final run products intercomparison: Similarity and difference in climatology, rates, and extremes Li, Zhi, Tang, Guoqiang, Hong, Zhen, Chen, Mengye, Gao, Shang, Kirstetter, Pierre, Gourley, Jonathan J., Wen, Yixin, Yami, Teshome, Nabih, Soumaya, Hong, Yang Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The spatial distribution of aeolian dust and terrigenous fluxes in the tropical Atlantic Ocean since the Last Glacial Maximum Rowland, George H., Robinson, Laura F., Hendry, Katharine R., Ng, Hong Chin, McGee, David, McManus, Jerry F. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Aerosol Particle Properties, Turbidity, Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Air Quality, Particulates, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
BudykoBased LongTerm Water and Energy Balance Closure in Global Watersheds From Earth Observations Koppa, Akash, Alam, Sarfaraz, Miralles, Diego G., Gebremichael, Mekonnen Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment on IMERG V06 Precipitation Products Using Rain Gauge Data in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China Li, Peng, Xu, Zongxue, Ye, Chenlei, Ren, Meifang, Chen, Hao, Wang, Jingjing, Song, Sulin Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity
Assimilation of multi-source precipitation data over southeast china using a nonparametric framework Zhou, Yuanyuan, Qin, Nianxiu, Tang, Qiuhong, Shi, Huabin, Gao, Liang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A comprehensive five-year evaluation of IMERG late run precipitation estimates over the Netherlands Bogerd, Linda, Overeem, Aart, Leijnse, Hidde, Uijlenhoet, Remko Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A coupled human-natural system analysis of water yield in the Yellow River basin, China Yin, Lichang, Feng, Xiaoming, Fu, Bojie, Wang, Shuai, Wang, Xiaofeng, Chen, Yongzhe, Tao, Fulu, Hu, Jian Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessing freshwater changes over Southern and Central Africa (20022017) Kalu, Ikechukwu, Ndehedehe, Christopher E., Okwuashi, Onuwa, Eyoh, Aniekan E. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Analysis of extreme meteorological events in the central Andes of Peru using a set of specialized instruments Flores-Rojas, Jose Luis, Silva, Yamina, Suarez-Salas, Luis, Estevan, Rene, Valdivia-Prado, Jairo, Saavedra, Miguel, Giraldez, Lucy, Pinas-Laura, Manuel, Scipion, Danny, Milla, Marco, Kumar, Sheilendra, Martinez-Castro, Daniel Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Aplikasi Metode Nash Pada Perhitungan Limpasan Langsung Menggunakan Data Hujan GPM 3IMERGHH Studi Kasus SubDAS Winongo Hulu Harsanto, Puji, Prihatmanti, Hanan Eko, Wisnulingga, Bayu Krisna Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Applicability of TRMM Precipitation Product in Qinba Mountainous Area of Shaanxi Province Khem, Chunpanha, Yan, Baowen, Ouk, Sereyrorth Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment of precipitation variability and trends based on satellite estimations for a heterogeneous Colombian region Morales-Acuna, Enrique, Linero-Cueto, Jean R., Canales, Fausto A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products Using a X-Band Rain Radar Network in the Complex Terrain of the Ecuadorian Andes Turini, Nazli, Thies, Boris, Rollenbeck, Rutger, Fries, Andreas, Pucha-Cofrep, Franz, Orellana-Alvear, Johanna, Horna, Natalia, Bendix, Jorg Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment of SM2RAIN derived and IMERG based precipitation products for hydrological simulation Pradhan, Ankita, Indu, J. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment of Four Satellite-Based Precipitation Products Over the Pearl River Basin, China Xia, Xiaolin, Liu, Yangxiaoyue, Jing, Wenlong, Yao, Ling Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment of GPM IMERG satellite precipitation estimation and its dependence on microphysical rain regimes over the mountains of south-central Chile Rojas, Yazmina, Minder, Justin R., Campbell, Leah S., Massmann, Adam, Garreaud, Rene Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment of GPM IMERG satellite precipitation estimation under complex climatic and topographic conditions Lu, Chengxuan, Ye, Jian, Fang, Guohua, Huang, Xianfeng, Yan, Min Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Assessment of Heavy Rainfall using GPM-IMERG Satellite Product over Nepal Regmi, Nirmala, Nepal, Bikash, Sharma, Shankar, Shrestha, Dibas, Jha, Govind Kumar Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Climatology of Borneo Vortices in the HadGEM3-GC3. 1 General Circulation Model Liang, Ju, Catto, Jennifer L., Hawcroft, Matthew, Hodges, Kevin I., Tan, Mou Leong, Haywood, James M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Climate-driven acceleration in forest evapotranspiration fuelling extreme rainfall events in the Himalaya Singh, Nilendu, Singh, Jayendra, Gupta, Anil K, Brauning, Achim, Dimri, A P, Ramanathan, A L, Sharma, Vikram, Tiwari, Reet Kamal, Chakraborty, Joyeeta Singh, Chauhan, Pankaj, Shukla, Tanuj, Singhal, Mohit, Rawat, Suman, Agarwal, Shefali, Raja, P Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Contrasting climate controls on the hydrology of the mountainous Cauca River and its associated sedimentary basin: Implications for interpreting the sedimentary ... Perez-Consuegra, Nicolas, Hoyos, Natalia, Restrepo, Juan Camilo, Escobar, Jaime, Hoke, Gregory D. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Correction of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Missions Satellite Data of Solar Radiation for the High Andean Areas of Peru Correa Cuba, Odilon, Coral Surco, Rosa Gabriela, Zuniga Negron, Juan Jose Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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