Average light extinction coefficients (1/Mm) of the major aerosol
chemical components in each month based on all data
available during 2002-2004
| Location |
Month |
Rayleigh |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
Bext |
| SAMA1 |
1 |
11.00 |
39.18 |
7.16 |
18.17 |
5.73 |
0.33 |
0.49 |
1.42 |
72.49 |
83.49 |
| SAMA1 |
2 |
11.00 |
41.10 |
5.23 |
17.21 |
5.52 |
0.26 |
0.88 |
1.45 |
71.65 |
82.65 |
| SAMA1 |
3 |
11.00 |
40.87 |
3.97 |
10.09 |
3.27 |
0.49 |
0.85 |
1.97 |
61.51 |
72.51 |
| SAMA1 |
4 |
11.00 |
54.23 |
3.79 |
16.50 |
3.97 |
0.69 |
0.74 |
2.79 |
82.71 |
93.71 |
| SAMA1 |
5 |
11.00 |
54.18 |
3.70 |
16.91 |
3.29 |
0.75 |
0.46 |
3.29 |
82.58 |
93.58 |
| SAMA1 |
6 |
11.00 |
43.30 |
2.98 |
7.88 |
1.91 |
1.57 |
0.70 |
3.59 |
61.93 |
72.93 |
| SAMA1 |
7 |
11.00 |
54.32 |
3.20 |
7.13 |
1.87 |
1.90 |
0.32 |
4.49 |
73.24 |
84.24 |
| SAMA1 |
8 |
11.00 |
42.66 |
2.58 |
8.16 |
2.31 |
0.79 |
0.23 |
2.84 |
59.57 |
70.57 |
| SAMA1 |
9 |
11.00 |
60.22 |
2.63 |
8.01 |
2.10 |
0.64 |
1.00 |
2.78 |
77.37 |
88.37 |
| SAMA1 |
10 |
11.00 |
69.60 |
2.65 |
9.45 |
3.28 |
0.45 |
0.19 |
2.25 |
87.87 |
98.87 |
| SAMA1 |
11 |
11.00 |
42.20 |
3.53 |
11.66 |
3.87 |
0.33 |
0.29 |
1.80 |
63.68 |
74.68 |
| SAMA1 |
12 |
11.00 |
35.86 |
5.55 |
11.56 |
4.15 |
0.37 |
0.95 |
1.45 |
59.88 |
70.88 |