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 2000-2004

Location Data Rayleigh Sulfate Nitrate OMC LAC Soil Sea Salt CM Aerosol Ext Bext Visual Range (Km) Deciview
ROMA1 20% Best 12.00 15.65 3.12 4.66 1.66 0.27 2.15 2.89 30.41 42.41 100.36 14.29
ROMA1 Middle 60% 12.00 39.76 5.20 10.76 3.98 0.54 1.40 3.27 64.92 76.92 54.97 20.15
ROMA1 20% Worst 12.00 96.53 5.32 23.79 5.74 0.59 0.15 3.22 135.33 147.33 29.17 26.48
ROMA1 Average 12.00 46.59 4.81 12.22 3.89 0.50 1.29 3.18 72.47 84.47 58.62 20.29

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 2000-2004

Location Data Sulfate Nitrate OMC LAC Soil Sea Salt CM PM2.5
ROMA1 20% Best 1.80 0.34 1.50 0.17 0.27 0.32 4.82 3.95
ROMA1 Middle 60% 4.30 0.58 3.12 0.40 0.54 0.22 5.45 8.44
ROMA1 20% Worst 8.71 0.58 5.79 0.57 0.59 0.02 5.36 15.65
ROMA1 Average 4.71 0.53 3.35 0.39 0.50 0.20 5.30 9.02