Figure 1 Accumulated precipitation for SoWMEX IOP#8 over (a)-(d) 3 hr; (e)-(h) 6 hr produced by rain gauge observations (a and e), No_RAD (b and f; without radar data DA), RAD_INIT_NoQv (c and g; without assimilating moisture), and RAD_INIT experiments (d and h; complete radar data DA).