Table 1.

Area averaged surface fluxes and TOA radiation balance for each ensemble simulation and difference from SST-ONLY for June–August period

LH		SH, mean	LH+SH, mean	Bowen ratio	Net radiation,TOA
Simulation	Mean
SST-ONLY	107.34	55.47	162.81	0.517	72.84
SST+CROP	101.72	59.62	161.34	0.586	73.17
SST+DUST	98.79	50.04	148.83	0.507	67.72
SST+DUST+CROP	94.40	51.62	146.03	0.547	67.77
Differences relative to SST-ONLY
SST+CROP	−5.63	4.15	−1.48	0.069	0.334
SST+DUST	−8.56	−5.42	−13.98	−0.010	−5.122
SST+DUST+CROP	−12.94	−3.85	−16.79	0.030	−5.066