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% |
| SENE1 |
20% Best |
4.80 |
0.80 |
1.61 |
0.49 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.68 |
8.60 |
|
55.8% |
9.4% |
18.7% |
5.7% |
1.2% |
1.3% |
7.9% |
| SENE1 |
Middle 60% |
14.06 |
4.58 |
5.15 |
1.57 |
0.23 |
0.14 |
1.09 |
26.82 |
|
52.4% |
17.1% |
19.2% |
5.9% |
0.8% |
0.5% |
4.1% |
| SENE1 |
20% Worst |
60.71 |
26.93 |
13.26 |
4.29 |
0.51 |
0.05 |
1.87 |
107.61 |
|
56.4% |
25.0% |
12.3% |
4.0% |
0.5% |
0.0% |
1.7% |
| SENE1 |
Average |
21.70 |
8.35 |
6.10 |
1.91 |
0.26 |
0.12 |
1.17 |
39.60 |
|
54.8% |
21.1% |
15.4% |
4.8% |
0.7% |
0.3% |
3.0% |