Average light extinction coefficients (1/Mm) of the major aerosol
chemical components during the 20% worst days in each month based on data
available during 2000-2004
| Location |
Month |
Rayleigh |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
Bext |
| ROMA1 |
1 |
12.00 |
48.54 |
12.04 |
36.64 |
8.85 |
0.41 |
0.20 |
2.11 |
108.78 |
120.78 |
| ROMA1 |
2 |
12.00 |
60.00 |
9.31 |
41.36 |
10.51 |
0.39 |
0.48 |
3.01 |
125.06 |
137.06 |
| ROMA1 |
3 |
12.00 |
50.41 |
5.72 |
42.18 |
4.38 |
0.42 |
0.31 |
2.68 |
106.10 |
118.10 |
| ROMA1 |
4 |
12.00 |
61.43 |
6.96 |
50.50 |
5.01 |
0.65 |
0.21 |
2.47 |
127.23 |
139.23 |
| ROMA1 |
5 |
12.00 |
86.77 |
4.04 |
24.66 |
5.33 |
0.82 |
0.08 |
4.58 |
126.29 |
138.29 |
| ROMA1 |
6 |
12.00 |
87.62 |
3.36 |
15.43 |
4.05 |
0.52 |
0.04 |
3.97 |
114.97 |
126.97 |
| ROMA1 |
7 |
12.00 |
139.00 |
3.30 |
16.53 |
4.05 |
0.88 |
0.15 |
3.38 |
167.28 |
179.28 |
| ROMA1 |
8 |
12.00 |
111.14 |
3.24 |
12.47 |
4.23 |
0.51 |
0.18 |
2.58 |
134.35 |
146.35 |
| ROMA1 |
9 |
12.00 |
106.85 |
3.48 |
15.06 |
4.95 |
0.50 |
0.10 |
3.17 |
134.11 |
146.11 |
| ROMA1 |
10 |
12.00 |
95.48 |
4.26 |
21.22 |
6.57 |
0.48 |
0.08 |
3.68 |
131.76 |
143.76 |
| ROMA1 |
11 |
12.00 |
87.47 |
7.70 |
41.61 |
6.39 |
0.45 |
0.00 |
1.83 |
145.45 |
157.45 |
| ROMA1 |
12 |
12.00 |
72.96 |
11.03 |
31.22 |
5.83 |
0.49 |
0.09 |
1.94 |
123.58 |
135.58 |