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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 Goddard Space Flight Center. (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: 2026-05-27

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Geostatistics to integrate gauge measurements with downscaled satellite estimates suitable for the local scale. Tapia-Silva, Felipe-Omar Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Assessing water storage variations in La Plata basin and sub-basins from GRACE, global models data and connection with ENSO events Pereira, Ayelen, Cornero, Cecilia, Oliveira Cancoro de Matos, Ana Cristina, Seoane, Rafael, Pacino, Maria Cristina, Blitzkow, Denizar Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Ground Water, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatial-Temporal Evaluation of Satellite-Derived Rainfall Estimations for Water Resource Applications in the Upper Congo River Basin Boluwade, Alaba Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Revealing Decadal Glacial Changes and Lake Evolution in the Cordillera Huang, Yilin, Kinouchi, Tsuyoshi Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Wind Speed, Rain, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Cover, Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Utility of satellite precipitation products for drought monitoring (case study: southwestern regions in Iran) Keikhosravi-Kiany, Mohammad Sadegh, Balling, Robert C. Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Precipitation, Rain, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow
Validasi Data Satelit Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission dengan Menggunakan Pengamatan Curah Hujan Rafika Andari, Nurhamidah Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Urbanization-induced spatial and temporal patterns of local drought revealed by high-resolution fused remotely sensed datasets Huang, Shuzhe, Wang, Siqi, Chen, Jing, Wang, Chao, Zhang, Xiang, Wu, Jiefeng, Li, Chunlong, Gulakhmadov, Aminjon, Niyogi, Dev, Chen, Nengcheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Variability of Equivalent Water Height (EWH) in Indonesia during 14 years of grace gravity satellite mission Rahayu, Safri Yanti, Anjasmara, Ira Mutiara Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Vertical response of snow albedo to seasonal climate change in the Tibetan Plateau Wu, Jun, Li, Xuemei, Duan, Huane, Wang, Guigang, Yang, Chuanming, Zhang, Xu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Staged SWAT calibration with bias-corrected precipitation product for enhancing flow data continuity in tributaries of the Mekong River Inseeyong, Nantawoot, Hu, Hongchang, Chuenchum, Pavisorn, Yu, Bofu, Xu, Mengzhen Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Statistical Downscaling of Remote Sensing Precipitation Estimates Using MODIS Cloud Properties Data over Northeastern Greece Stathopoulos, Stavros, Gemitzi, Alexandra, Kourtidis, Konstantinos Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The first ensemble of kilometer-scale simulations of a hydrological year over the third pole Collier, Emily, Ban, Nikolina, Richter, Niklas, Ahrens, Bodo, Chen, Deliang, Chen, Xingchao, Lai, Hui-Wen, Leung, Ruby, Li, Lu, Medvedova, Alzbeta, Ou, Tinghai, Pothapakula, Praveen Kumar, Potter, Emily, Prein, Andreas F., Sakaguchi, Koichi, Schroeder, Marie, Singh, Prashant, Sobolowski, Stefan, Sugimoto, Shiori, Tang, Jianping, Yu, Hongyong, Ziska, Catharina Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Validation of TRMM and GPM Satellite Data Using Daily Precipitation Observations. Andari, Rafika, Nurhamidah, Daoed, Darwizal, Marzuki Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The lake and groundwater interaction based on water balance in Dongting Lake, China Yang, Shuang, Xie, Linglin, Yang, Kaijun, Wu, Yunlong, Xiao, Pan, Wei, Jide, Zhong, Yulong Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Understanding the shift in drivers of terrestrial water storage decline Zhang, Xiao, Wu, Xiong, Mu, Wenping, Zhao, Rong, Ye, Baoying, Bai, Zhongke Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff
A combined extended triple collocation and cumulative distribution function merging framework for improved daily precipitation estimates over mainland China Wei, Linyong, Jiang, Shanhu, Dong, Jianzhi, Ren, Liliang, Yong, Bin, Yang, Bang, Li, Xueying, Duan, Zheng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A comparative analysis of precipitation estimates of cyclone Shaheen and Al Azm trough using GPM-based near-real-time satellite Ragab Ibrahim, Osama, Al Maghawry, Salma Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Daily Rainfall Patterns During Storm Daniel Based on Different Satellite Data Kolios, Stavros, Papavasileiou, Niki Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Deeplearningbased downscaling of precipitation in the middle reaches of the Yellow River using residualbased CNNs Fu, He, Guo, Jianing, Deng, Chenguang, Liu, Heng, Wu, Jie, Shi, Zhengguo, Wang, Cailing, Xie, Xiaoning Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Enhancing drought monitoring through spatial downscaling: A geographically weighted regression approach using TRMM 3B43 precipitation in the Urmia Lake Basin Choursi, Sima Kazempour, Erfanian, Mahdi, Abghari, Hirad, Miryaghoubzadeh, Mirhassan, Javan, Khadijah Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Estimation of soybean productivity in a crop livestock integration system from orbital imagens and simplified triangle method Rodrigues Pereira, Gustavo, da Silva Fuzzo, Daniela Fernanda, Fischer Filho, Joao Alberto, Enrique Fuzzo, Bruno, Araujo Figueiredo, Gleyce Kelly Dantas Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluating dynamics of land water storage and its response to climate variation in the Deccan Plateau, India Bhunia, Partha Sarathi, Patra, Kanhu Charan Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Dynamics of meteorological and hydrological drought: The impact of groundwater and El Nino events on forest fires in the Amazon Toledo, Naomi, Moulatlet, Gabriel, Gaona, Gabriel, Valencia, Bryan, Hirata, Ricardo, Conicelli, Bruno Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Early predictor for the onset of critical transitions in networked dynamical systems Liu, Zijia, Zhang, Xiaozhu, Ru, Xiaolei, Gao, Ting-Ting, Moore, Jack Murdoch, Yan, Gang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Effects of aerosol particles on precipitation and cloud parameters over East Africa-Ethiopia using MODIS satellite data: Part 01 Alemu, Ambachew Abeje, Raju, Jaya Prakash Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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