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 2001-2004
| Location |
Data |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
|
Sulfate% |
Nitrate% |
OMC% |
LAC% |
Soil% |
Sea Salt% |
CM% |
| BRET1 |
20% Best |
17.16 |
3.10 |
3.03 |
1.60 |
0.44 |
1.22 |
3.30 |
29.85 |
|
57.5% |
10.4% |
10.2% |
5.4% |
1.5% |
4.1% |
11.0% |
| BRET1 |
Middle 60% |
37.59 |
5.72 |
5.00 |
2.85 |
0.84 |
1.62 |
4.45 |
58.06 |
|
64.7% |
9.8% |
8.6% |
4.9% |
1.4% |
2.8% |
7.7% |
| BRET1 |
20% Worst |
93.60 |
9.44 |
12.56 |
5.47 |
0.92 |
0.96 |
3.85 |
126.78 |
|
73.8% |
7.4% |
9.9% |
4.3% |
0.7% |
0.8% |
3.0% |
| BRET1 |
Average |
45.24 |
5.98 |
6.19 |
3.15 |
0.78 |
1.40 |
4.09 |
66.82 |
|
67.7% |
8.9% |
9.3% |
4.7% |
1.2% |
2.1% |
6.1% |