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

Table 2

Summary of the precipitation products in representing the differences in the offshore rainfall maximum and intensity in the east BoB between 2002 JJA and 2005 JJA.

Precipitation products	More offshore located rainfall maximum in 2005	Greater rainfall intensity in 2005 near shore
TRMM 3B43	Yes	No
GPCP V1.2	Yes	No
GPCP V2.2	No	No
TRMM 3B40RT	Yes	Yes
TRMM 3B41RT	Yes	No
TRMM 3B42RT	No	Yes