Average light extinction (1/Mm) and percentage contributions to the aerosol light extinction (Bep) of the major aerosol chemical components in 20% best, middle 60%, and 20% worst days based on data available during the year of 1997-2002

Location Data Sulfate Nitrate OMC LAC Soil CM Aerosol Ext   Sulfate% Nitrate% OMC% LAC% Soil% CM%
SPOK1 20% Best 3.96 1.45 4.49 1.33 1.14 3.09 15.45   25.6% 9.4% 29.0% 8.6% 7.4% 20.0%
SPOK1 Middle 60% 7.55 3.92 11.07 2.83 2.34 5.87 33.58   22.5% 11.7% 33.0% 8.4% 7.0% 17.5%
SPOK1 20% Worst 14.27 16.49 31.06 7.53 1.87 4.23 75.46   18.9% 21.9% 41.2% 10.0% 2.5% 5.6%
SPOK1 Average 8.26 6.09 13.99 3.52 2.01 4.98 38.85   21.3% 15.7% 36.0% 9.1% 5.2% 12.8%