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 2002-2004
| Location |
Month |
Rayleigh |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
Bext |
| SAMA1 |
1 |
11.00 |
52.85 |
10.99 |
47.12 |
10.15 |
0.47 |
0.88 |
0.64 |
123.09 |
134.09 |
| SAMA1 |
2 |
11.00 |
59.25 |
9.06 |
40.13 |
10.26 |
0.40 |
0.51 |
2.02 |
121.63 |
132.63 |
| SAMA1 |
3 |
11.00 |
75.86 |
3.68 |
36.94 |
6.18 |
0.56 |
0.41 |
1.20 |
124.82 |
135.82 |
| SAMA1 |
4 |
11.00 |
75.74 |
3.99 |
34.47 |
6.54 |
0.77 |
0.08 |
2.89 |
124.48 |
135.48 |
| SAMA1 |
5 |
11.00 |
84.68 |
4.51 |
44.11 |
6.68 |
0.98 |
0.29 |
3.09 |
144.33 |
155.33 |
| SAMA1 |
6 |
11.00 |
117.30 |
1.88 |
15.07 |
4.35 |
0.76 |
0.09 |
2.68 |
142.12 |
153.12 |
| SAMA1 |
7 |
11.00 |
110.29 |
2.85 |
11.59 |
3.17 |
1.93 |
0.05 |
4.64 |
134.52 |
145.52 |
| SAMA1 |
8 |
11.00 |
129.36 |
1.53 |
21.91 |
5.81 |
0.88 |
0.21 |
2.58 |
162.28 |
173.28 |
| SAMA1 |
9 |
11.00 |
117.46 |
1.79 |
12.06 |
3.14 |
0.74 |
0.05 |
2.08 |
137.33 |
148.33 |
| SAMA1 |
10 |
11.00 |
111.93 |
2.70 |
11.74 |
4.38 |
0.65 |
0.06 |
2.02 |
133.48 |
144.48 |
| SAMA1 |
11 |
11.00 |
141.03 |
3.86 |
35.80 |
6.97 |
0.85 |
0.00 |
1.49 |
190.00 |
201.00 |
| SAMA1 |
12 |
11.00 |
64.26 |
9.54 |
12.66 |
5.29 |
0.04 |
0.00 |
2.62 |
94.40 |
105.40 |