Average light extinction coefficients (1/Mm) of the major aerosol chemical components in 20% best, middle 60% and 20% worst days based on data available during 2001-2004

Location Data Rayleigh Sulfate Nitrate OMC LAC Soil Sea Salt CM Aerosol Ext Bext Visual Range (Km) Deciview
BRET1 20% Best 11.00 17.16 3.10 3.03 1.60 0.44 1.22 3.30 29.85 40.85 101.12 13.94
BRET1 Middle 60% 11.00 37.59 5.72 5.00 2.85 0.84 1.62 4.45 58.06 69.06 60.07 19.10
BRET1 20% Worst 11.00 93.60 9.44 12.56 5.47 0.92 0.96 3.85 126.78 137.78 30.46 25.90
BRET1 Average 11.00 45.24 5.98 6.19 3.15 0.78 1.40 4.09 66.82 77.82 61.99 19.50

Mass concentrations of the major aerosol chemical components and PM2.5  (mg/m3) in 20% best, middle 60% and 20% worst days based on data available during 2001-2004

Location Data Sulfate Nitrate OMC LAC Soil Sea Salt CM PM2.5
BRET1 20% Best 1.83 0.32 1.00 0.16 0.44 0.18 5.50 3.89
BRET1 Middle 60% 3.82 0.59 1.59 0.29 0.84 0.24 7.41 7.31
BRET1 20% Worst 8.34 0.96 3.53 0.55 0.92 0.14 6.41 14.66
BRET1 Average 4.37 0.61 1.87 0.32 0.78 0.21 6.82 8.17