Average light extinction coefficients (1/Mm) and percentage contributions to the aerosol light extinction
coefficients (without Rayleigh scattering) of the major aerosol chemical
components in 20% best, middle 60%, and 20% worst days based on data available
during 2000-2002
| Location |
Data |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
|
Sulfate% |
Nitrate% |
OMC% |
LAC% |
Soil% |
Sea Salt% |
CM% |
| CHAS1 |
20% Best |
19.87 |
4.72 |
5.82 |
2.81 |
0.55 |
1.21 |
3.43 |
38.41 |
|
51.7% |
12.3% |
15.1% |
7.3% |
1.4% |
3.1% |
8.9% |
| CHAS1 |
Middle 60% |
41.19 |
5.65 |
10.53 |
4.91 |
0.80 |
0.43 |
3.63 |
67.15 |
|
61.3% |
8.4% |
15.7% |
7.3% |
1.2% |
0.6% |
5.4% |
| CHAS1 |
20% Worst |
89.43 |
5.79 |
22.70 |
6.90 |
0.92 |
0.18 |
2.93 |
128.86 |
|
69.4% |
4.5% |
17.6% |
5.4% |
0.7% |
0.1% |
2.3% |
| CHAS1 |
Average |
46.62 |
5.49 |
12.03 |
4.89 |
0.78 |
0.54 |
3.45 |
73.80 |
|
63.2% |
7.4% |
16.3% |
6.6% |
1.1% |
0.7% |
4.7% |