Average light extinction coefficients (1/Mm) of the major aerosol
chemical components in each month based on all data
available during 2001-2004
| Location |
Month |
Rayleigh |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
Bext |
| BRET1 |
1 |
11.00 |
30.84 |
11.87 |
7.83 |
3.82 |
0.23 |
1.20 |
3.06 |
58.87 |
69.87 |
| BRET1 |
2 |
11.00 |
35.47 |
7.48 |
8.51 |
3.88 |
0.21 |
1.10 |
3.04 |
59.69 |
70.69 |
| BRET1 |
3 |
11.00 |
37.31 |
7.91 |
6.76 |
3.42 |
0.35 |
3.36 |
4.01 |
63.12 |
74.12 |
| BRET1 |
4 |
11.00 |
52.51 |
8.40 |
6.87 |
3.55 |
0.71 |
1.56 |
4.44 |
78.04 |
89.04 |
| BRET1 |
5 |
11.00 |
59.75 |
5.47 |
6.44 |
3.44 |
0.90 |
1.57 |
4.60 |
82.17 |
93.17 |
| BRET1 |
6 |
11.00 |
43.07 |
3.31 |
3.56 |
2.47 |
1.93 |
1.17 |
5.06 |
60.57 |
71.57 |
| BRET1 |
7 |
11.00 |
58.40 |
3.77 |
4.73 |
2.50 |
1.65 |
1.09 |
4.06 |
76.20 |
87.20 |
| BRET1 |
8 |
11.00 |
61.96 |
1.85 |
4.96 |
2.58 |
1.44 |
0.38 |
3.55 |
76.72 |
87.72 |
| BRET1 |
9 |
11.00 |
57.22 |
3.66 |
5.89 |
2.54 |
0.56 |
0.18 |
4.66 |
74.71 |
85.71 |
| BRET1 |
10 |
11.00 |
41.98 |
5.17 |
5.06 |
2.89 |
0.46 |
1.38 |
5.36 |
62.28 |
73.28 |
| BRET1 |
11 |
11.00 |
39.67 |
6.87 |
8.00 |
3.36 |
0.23 |
1.36 |
5.03 |
64.53 |
75.53 |
| BRET1 |
12 |
11.00 |
22.55 |
6.42 |
5.88 |
3.34 |
0.20 |
1.97 |
3.43 |
43.78 |
54.78 |