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 2000-2004
| Location |
Data |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
|
Sulfate% |
Nitrate% |
OMC% |
LAC% |
Soil% |
Sea Salt% |
CM% |
| MOOS1 |
20% Best |
6.67 |
1.06 |
3.07 |
1.02 |
0.11 |
0.29 |
1.06 |
13.29 |
|
50.2% |
8.0% |
23.1% |
7.7% |
0.9% |
2.2% |
8.0% |
| MOOS1 |
Middle 60% |
15.37 |
2.81 |
5.66 |
2.27 |
0.22 |
0.73 |
1.52 |
28.57 |
|
53.8% |
9.8% |
19.8% |
7.9% |
0.8% |
2.6% |
5.3% |
| MOOS1 |
20% Worst |
58.45 |
6.39 |
11.94 |
4.40 |
0.38 |
0.95 |
2.11 |
84.64 |
|
69.1% |
7.6% |
14.1% |
5.2% |
0.5% |
1.1% |
2.5% |
| MOOS1 |
Average |
22.31 |
3.19 |
6.40 |
2.45 |
0.23 |
0.69 |
1.55 |
36.82 |
|
60.6% |
8.7% |
17.4% |
6.6% |
0.6% |
1.9% |
4.2% |