Average light extinction coefficients (1/Mm) of the major aerosol chemical components in each month based on all data available during 2000-2004

Location Month Rayleigh Sulfate Nitrate OMC LAC Soil Sea Salt CM Aerosol Ext Bext
OKEF1 1 11.00 33.94 7.30 16.12 5.87 0.34 0.29 2.24 66.11 77.11
OKEF1 2 11.00 40.74 5.36 15.61 5.28 0.33 0.56 2.56 70.44 81.44
OKEF1 3 11.00 38.50 4.90 12.08 3.62 0.46 0.97 3.05 63.58 74.58
OKEF1 4 11.00 47.50 4.54 16.15 4.20 1.16 0.39 4.22 78.16 89.16
OKEF1 5 11.00 55.07 4.47 23.09 3.63 1.00 0.57 4.15 91.98 102.98
OKEF1 6 11.00 51.14 4.46 19.22 2.73 1.40 0.34 3.21 82.51 93.51
OKEF1 7 11.00 71.66 3.90 16.66 2.77 1.33 0.16 3.17 99.64 110.64
OKEF1 8 11.00 55.59 3.62 11.47 2.52 0.89 0.45 2.83 77.38 88.38
OKEF1 9 11.00 59.96 4.12 10.19 2.81 0.57 1.91 2.66 82.22 93.22
OKEF1 10 11.00 61.55 3.72 12.49 3.74 0.44 0.74 2.25 84.93 95.93
OKEF1 11 11.00 44.46 4.85 13.80 4.20 0.36 0.74 2.13 70.55 81.55
OKEF1 12 11.00 38.02 5.79 11.25 4.10 0.28 0.47 1.65 61.56 72.56