The Applicability Performance of the ERA5-Land Precipitation Datasets in Southwest China

ERA5L precipitation reanalysis datasets were provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts（ECMWF） Fifth Generation Land Surface Reanalysis （ERA5L）. An investigation of the applicability of ERA5L precipitation reanalysis datasets produced for Sichuan， Chongqing， Guizhou， Yunnan and Xizang in Southwest China has been conducted.Statistical metrics， including Pearson correlation coefficients （CCs）， mean relative deviations （MREs）， root mean square errors （RMSEs）， probability of detections （PODs）， false alarm rates （FARs）， and critical success indices （CSIs）， were employed to assess the features and accuracy of ERA5L precipitation data using 441 national ground stations of the China Meteorological Administration between 2018 and 2020.The characteristics and deviations of ERA5L precipitation data were analysed in aspects of different regions， stations， altitudes， and timescales （monthly and seasonal） in our assessment phase.The following insights were revealed： （1） ERA5L better represents preci