A Multiscale Assessment of Three Satellite Precipitation Products (TRMM, CMORPH, and PERSIANN) in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area in China

Table 2

The indices for extreme precipitation.

Index	Abbreviation	Definition	Units
The maximum 5-day precipitation	RX5day	The maximum accumulated rainfall for consecutive 5 days in a year	mm
The extreme precipitation amount	R95	The precipitation amount above the 95th percentile of daily precipitation in a year	mm
Persistent rainy days	CWD	The longest period with more than 1 mm rainfall per day	day