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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: 2026-07-15

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Enhanced canopy growth precedes senescence in 2005 and 2010 Amazonian droughts Liu, Yi Y., van Dijk, Albert I.J.M., Miralles, Diego G., McCabe, Matthew F., Evans, Jason P., de Jeu, Richard A.M., Gentine, Pierre, Huete, Alfredo, Parinussa, Robert M., Wang, Lixin, Guan, Kaiyu, Berry, Joe, Restrepo-Coupe, Natalia Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Efficient basin scale filtering of GRACE satellite products Khaki, M., Forootan, E., Kuhn, M., Awange, J., Longuevergne, L., Wada, Y. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Development of high spatial resolution rainfall data for Ghana Aryee, J. N. A., Amekudzi, L. K., Quansah, E., Klutse, N. A. B., Atiah, W. A., Yorke, C. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of the validation of TRMM data over the region of Qilianshan mountain in Northwest China Cao, Yueqian, Zhang, Wu, Yang, Chenyi, Zhao, Qingyun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of TRMM 3B43 data over the Yangtze River Delta of China Cao, Yueqian, Zhang, Wu, Wang, Wenjing Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity
Evaluation of precipitation trends from high-resolution satellite precipitation products over Mainland China Chen, Fengrui, Gao, Yongqi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of satellite-based precipitation products from IMERG V04A and V03D, CMORPH and TMPA with gauged rainfall in three climatologic zones in China Wei, Guanghua, Lu, Haishen, T. Crow, Wade, Zhu, Yonghua, Wang, Jianqun, Su, Jianbin Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate
Estimation of precipitation over the OLYMPEX domain during winter 2015/16 Cao, Qian, Painter, Thomas H., Currier, William Ryan, Lundquist, Jessica D., Lettenmaier, Dennis P. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Diverse responses of vegetation growth to meteorological drought across climate zones and land biomes in northern China from 1981 to 2014 Xu, Hao-jie, Wang, Xin-ping, Zhao, Chuan-yan, Yang, Xue-mei Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Evaluation of multi-satellite precipitation products in Xinjiang, China Lu, Xinyu, Tang, Guoqiang, Wei, Ming, Yang, Lianmei, Zhang, Yingxin Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Droplet Size, Precipitation Rate, Radar Reflectivity
Evaluation of multiple satellite precipitation products and their use in hydrological modelling over the Luanhe River basin, China Ren, Peizhen, Li, Jianzhu, Feng, Ping, Guo, Yuangang, Ma, Qiushuang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Determination and prediction of standardized precipitation index (SPI) using TRMM data in arid ecosystems Mossad, Amr, Alazba, A. A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Determining water storage depletion within Iran by assimilating GRACE data into the W3RA hydrological model Khaki, M., Forootan, E., Kuhn, M., Awange, J., van Dijk, A.I.J.M., Schumacher, M., Sharifi, M.A. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Developing an ensemble precipitation algorithm from satellite products and its topographical and seasonal evaluations over Pakistan Rahman, Khalil Ur, Shang, Songhao, Shahid, Muhammad, Li, Jiang Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Investigating water budget dynamics in 18 river basins across the Tibetan Plateau through multiple datasets Liu, Wenbin, Sun, Fubao, Li, Yanzhong, Zhang, Guoqing, Sang, Yan-Fang, Lim, Wee Ho, Liu, Jiahong, Wang, Hong, Bai, Peng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Intercomparison of trend analysis of multisatellite monthly precipitation products and gauge measurements for river basins of India Mondal, Arun, Lakshmi, Venkat, Hashemi, Hossein Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Intraseasonal flow and its impact on the chlorophyll-a concentration in the Sunda Strait and its vicinity Xu, Tengfei, Li, Shujiang, Hamzah, Faisal, Setiawan, Agus, Susanto, R. Dwi, Cao, Guojiao, Wei, Zexun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Improvement of a combination of TMPA (or IMERG) and ground-based precipitation and application to a typical region of the East China Plain Wu, Zhiyong, Zhang, Yuliang, Sun, Zhenli, Lin, Qingxia, He, Hai Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Improving TMPA 3B43 V7 data sets using land-surface characteristics and ground observations on the QinghaiTibet Plateau Ma, Ziqiang, Zhou, Lianqing, Yu, Wu, Yang, Yuanyuan, Teng, Hongfeng, Shi, Z. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Inter-comparison and evaluation of remote sensing precipitation products over China from 2005 to 2013 Zeng, Qiaolin, Wang, Yongqian, Chen, Liangfu, Wang, Zifeng, Zhu, Hao, Li, Bin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Inter-comparison of gauge-corrected global satellite rainfall estimates and their applicability for effective water resource management in a transboundary river basin ... Khairul, Islam, Mastrantonas, Nikolaos, Rasmy, Mohamed, Koike, Toshio, Takeuchi, Kuniyoshi Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Condensation, Evaporation, Sublimation, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Precipitable Water, Liquid Water Equivalent, Precipitation Rate, Rain, Heat Flux, Precipitation Amount
21st century drought-related fires counteract the decline of Amazon deforestation carbon emissions Aragao, Luiz E. O. C., Anderson, Liana O., Fonseca, Marisa G., Rosan, Thais M., Vedovato, Laura B., Wagner, Fabien H., Silva, Camila V. J., Silva Junior, Celso H. L., Arai, Egidio, Aguiar, Ana P., Barlow, Jos, Berenguer, Erika, Deeter, Merritt N., Domingues, Lucas G., Gatti, Luciana, Gloor, Manuel, Malhi, Yadvinder, Marengo, Jose A., Miller, John B., Phillips, Oliver L., Saatchi, Sassan Reflectance, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
El Nino drought increased canopy turnover in Amazon forests Leitold, Veronika, Morton, Douglas C., Longo, Marcos, dosSantos, Maiza Nara, Keller, Michael, Scaranello, Marcos Total Surface Precipitation Rate
A study of Bangladesh's sub-surface water storages using satellite Khaki, M., Forootan, E., Kuhn, M., Awange, J., Papa, F., Shum, C.K. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Characterizing water storage trends and regional climate influence using Seyoum, Wondwosen M. Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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