Discrepancies in Different Precipitation Data Products in the Bay of Bengal during Summer Monsoon Season

Figure 1

Distribution of climatological JJA mean precipitation (mm month⁻¹) of the TRMM 3B43 and GCPC V1.2 from 1998 to 2014, GPCP V2.2 and CMAP products from 1979 to 2014, and TRMM 3B40RT, 3B41RT, and 3B42RT products from 2000 to 2014. The blue dotted contours mark the topography at 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500 m above the sea level.

(a) TRMM 3B43

(b) GPCP V1.2

(c) GPCP V2.2

(d) CMAP

(e) TRMM 3B40RT

(f) TRMM 3B41RT

(g) TRMM 3B42RT