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 2002-2004
| Location |
Data |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
|
Sulfate% |
Nitrate% |
OMC% |
LAC% |
Soil% |
Sea Salt% |
CM% |
| SAMA1 |
20% Best |
18.15 |
2.55 |
4.60 |
1.51 |
0.55 |
0.57 |
2.33 |
30.25 |
|
60.0% |
8.4% |
15.2% |
5.0% |
1.8% |
1.9% |
7.7% |
| SAMA1 |
Middle 60% |
42.64 |
4.21 |
9.51 |
3.25 |
0.71 |
0.75 |
2.56 |
63.63 |
|
67.0% |
6.6% |
14.9% |
5.1% |
1.1% |
1.2% |
4.0% |
| SAMA1 |
20% Worst |
93.81 |
4.33 |
25.97 |
5.83 |
0.81 |
0.22 |
2.44 |
133.42 |
|
70.3% |
3.2% |
19.5% |
4.4% |
0.6% |
0.2% |
1.8% |
| SAMA1 |
Average |
48.33 |
3.91 |
11.92 |
3.44 |
0.70 |
0.61 |
2.49 |
71.39 |
|
67.7% |
5.5% |
16.7% |
4.8% |
1.0% |
0.8% |
3.5% |