Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-651-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-651-2016
Research article
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09 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 09 Feb 2016

Uncertainties in calculating precipitation climatology in East Asia

J. Kim and S. K. Park

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This study examined the uncertainty in climatological precipitation in East Asia, calculated from five gridded analysis data sets based on in situ rain gauge observations from 1980 to 2007. It is found that the regions of large uncertainties are typically lightly populated and are characterized by severe terrain and/or very high elevations. Thus, care must be taken in using long-term trends calculated from gridded precipitation analysis data for climate studies over such regions in East Asia.