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 2000-2004
| Location |
Data |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
|
Sulfate% |
Nitrate% |
OMC% |
LAC% |
Soil% |
Sea Salt% |
CM% |
| ROMA1 |
20% Best |
15.65 |
3.12 |
4.66 |
1.66 |
0.27 |
2.15 |
2.89 |
30.41 |
|
51.5% |
10.2% |
15.3% |
5.5% |
0.9% |
7.1% |
9.5% |
| ROMA1 |
Middle 60% |
39.76 |
5.20 |
10.76 |
3.98 |
0.54 |
1.40 |
3.27 |
64.92 |
|
61.2% |
8.0% |
16.6% |
6.1% |
0.8% |
2.2% |
5.0% |
| ROMA1 |
20% Worst |
96.53 |
5.32 |
23.79 |
5.74 |
0.59 |
0.15 |
3.22 |
135.33 |
|
71.3% |
3.9% |
17.6% |
4.2% |
0.4% |
0.1% |
2.4% |
| ROMA1 |
Average |
46.59 |
4.81 |
12.22 |
3.89 |
0.50 |
1.29 |
3.18 |
72.47 |
|
64.3% |
6.6% |
16.9% |
5.4% |
0.7% |
1.8% |
4.4% |