Research Article

Performance of Three Reanalysis Precipitation Datasets over the Qinling-Daba Mountains, Eastern Fringe of Tibetan Plateau, China

Table 5

The PDs and PPDs between ERA-Interim, JRA-55, and NCEP/NCAR-1 and observed precipitation for the wet years.

ReanalysisERA-InterimJRA-55NCEP/NCAR-1

Absolute precipitation difference (mm)
2000405.25259.7594.72
2003371.56192.93−55.51
2005125.7460.4−48.49
2009103.669.75−121.62
2010178.2297.56−43.38
201139.9368.77−242.83
201452.8683.53−84.66

Percentage of PD (%)
200046.1829.610.79
200337.6119.53−5.62
200513.766.61−5.31
200911.948.04−14.01
201019.3210.58−4.7
20113.996.88−24.28
20146.299.93−10.07