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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: 2026-06-15

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Reconstructing high-resolution gridded precipitation data in the southwest China highland canyon area using an improved (MGWR) downscaling method Wang, Lihong, Li, Yuechen, Gan, Yushi, Zhao, Long, Fan, Lei, Qin, Wei, Ding, Lin Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Recent wetting trend over Taklamakan and Gobi Desert dominated by internal variability Dong, Wenhao, Ming, Yi, Deng, Yi, Shen, Zhaoyi Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Relationship between precipitation and cloud properties in different regions of Southwest China Wang, Yuting, Zhao, Pengguo, Zhao, Chuanfeng, Xiao, Hui, Mo, Shuying, Yuan, Liang, Wei, Chengqiang, Zhou, Yunjun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Rainfall Sensitivity to Microphysics and Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterizations in Convection-Permitting Simulations over Northwestern South America Hernandez, K. Santiago, Gomez-Rios, Sebastian, Henao, Juan J., Robledo, Vanessa, Ramirez-Cardona, Alvaro, Rendon, Angela M. Precipitation, Brightness Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain, Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Research on the Jiamusi Area's Shallow Groundwater Recharge Using Remote Sensing and the SWAT Model Yang, Xiao, Dai, Changlei, Liu, Gengwei, Li, Chunyue Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Remote sensing-based drought hazard monitoring and assessment in a coastal plain: A principal component approach Johnny Jesudhas, Colins, C, Jeswin Titus, Roy, Tirthankar Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Response of runoff and its components to climate change in the Manas River of the Tian Shan Mountains Yang, Ze-Long, Bai, Peng Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Revealing various change characteristics and drivers of ecological vulnerability in the mountains of southwest China He, Suling, Nong, Lanping, Wang, Jinliang, Zhong, Xunzhen, Ma, Jun Total Surface Precipitation Rate
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
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
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
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 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
Surface coal mining in drylands: A multiscale comparison of spatiotemporal patterns and environmental impacts between Inner Mongolia and Mongolia Ma, Qun, Fang, Xuening, Kong, Lingqiang, Zhou, Rui, He, Chunyang, Zeng, Xiaoji, Wu, Jianguo Total Surface Precipitation Rate
Surface deformation analysis and prediction of groundwater changes from joint sar-grace satellite data An, Yan, Yang, Fan, Xu, Jia, Ren, Chuang, Hu, Jin, Luo, Guona 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
Superiority of Dynamic Weights against Fixed Weights in Merging Multi-Satellite Precipitation Datasets over Pakistan Ejaz, Nuaman, Khan, Aftab Haider, Shahid, Muhammad, Zaman, Kifayat, Balkhair, Khaled S., Alghamdi, Khalid Mohammed, Rahman, Khalil Ur, Shang, Songhao 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
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
Varied responses of Amazon forests to the 2005, 2010, and 2015/2016 She, Xiaojun, Li, Yao, Jiao, Wenzhe, Sun, Yuanheng, Ni, Xiangnan, Zuo, Zhenpeng, Knyazikhin, Yuri, Myneni, Ranga B. Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, 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
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
Validasi Data Satelit Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission dengan Menggunakan Pengamatan Curah Hujan Rafika Andari, Nurhamidah 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
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
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