the reanalyses occurs over land where 15 mm discrepancies are common. Over ocean, the ECMWF reanalysis agrees closely with NVAP retrievals (within 2 mm). The NCEP/NCAR reanalysis disagreement is larger and exceeds 10 mm in the northern Indian Ocean and northwestern subtropical Pacific.
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