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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: 2026-07-11

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Observed variability of intertropical convergence zone over 19982018 Liu, Chunlei, Liao, Xiaoqing, Qiu, Juliao, Yang, Yazhu, Feng, Xiaoli, Allan, Richard P, Cao, Ning, Long, Jingchao, Xu, Jianjun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
On high precipitation in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia in February 2018 Fuckar, Neven Stjepan, Otto, Friederike E.L., Lehner, Flavio, Pinto, Izidine, Sparrow, Sarah, Li, Sihan, Wallom, David Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Temperature vegetation precipitation dryness index (TVPDI)-based dryness-wetness monitoring in China Wei, Wei, Pang, Sufei, Wang, Xufeng, Zhou, Liang, Xie, Binbin, Zhou, Junju, Li, Chuanhua Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The Aeolian Sand Dunes in Iraq: A New Insight Othman, Arsalan Ahmed, Al-Saady, Younus I., Shihab, Ahmed T., Al-Maamar, Ahmed F. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
The application of geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing in quantifying snow cover and precipitation in Kabul Basin Zaman, Qamar, Khan, Shahid Nawaz Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatio-temporal accuracy evaluation of three high-resolution satellite precipitation products in China area Yu, Chen, Hu, Deyong, Liu, Manqing, Wang, Shasha, Di, Yufei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Spatio-temporal analysis of remotely sensed rainfall datasets retrieved for the transboundary basin of the Madeira River in Amazonia Souza, Vinicius Alexandre Sikora de, Moreira, Daniel Medeiros, Rotunno Filho, Otto Correa, Rudke, Anderson Paulo, Andrade, Claudia Daza, de Araujo, Ligia Maria Nascimento Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate
Variation of vegetation fractional coverage and its relationship with climate in a desert steppe: optimization of farmland layout in a farmingpastoral ecotone using the ... Song, Yifan, Lu, Yajing, Liu, Tiejun, Li, Heping, Yue, Zhengwen, Liu, Huiwen, Gao, Tianming Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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Validation of GPM IMERG V05 and V06 precipitation products over Iran Hosseini-Moghari, Seyed-Mohammad, Tang, Qiuhong Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity
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Suitability of TRMM products with different temporal resolution (3-hourly, daily, and monthly) for rainfall erosivity estimation Li, Xianghu, Li, Zhen, Lin, Yaling Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Transition of low clouds in the East China Sea and Kuroshio region in winter: A regional atmospheric model study Long, Jingchao, Wang, Yuqing, Zhang, Suping, Liu, Jingwu Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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