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 2001-2004
| Location |
Month |
Rayleigh |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
Bext |
| SWAN1 |
1 |
12.00 |
37.18 |
25.01 |
13.90 |
5.48 |
0.26 |
0.09 |
2.75 |
84.68 |
96.68 |
| SWAN1 |
2 |
12.00 |
46.65 |
10.95 |
22.53 |
5.73 |
0.29 |
0.24 |
2.94 |
89.34 |
101.34 |
| SWAN1 |
3 |
12.00 |
71.93 |
10.54 |
17.04 |
6.06 |
0.46 |
0.00 |
4.03 |
110.07 |
122.07 |
| SWAN1 |
4 |
12.00 |
75.31 |
6.37 |
13.28 |
3.67 |
0.96 |
0.04 |
3.80 |
103.44 |
115.44 |
| SWAN1 |
5 |
12.00 |
79.59 |
3.67 |
12.02 |
3.17 |
1.51 |
0.25 |
3.59 |
103.81 |
115.81 |
| SWAN1 |
6 |
12.00 |
104.25 |
2.61 |
19.00 |
3.47 |
1.27 |
0.15 |
4.41 |
135.16 |
147.16 |
| SWAN1 |
7 |
12.00 |
108.59 |
2.59 |
16.86 |
2.85 |
1.03 |
0.08 |
3.80 |
135.80 |
147.80 |
| SWAN1 |
8 |
12.00 |
93.93 |
2.72 |
9.25 |
2.57 |
1.80 |
0.17 |
3.79 |
114.22 |
126.22 |
| SWAN1 |
9 |
12.00 |
102.52 |
3.45 |
13.04 |
5.28 |
0.22 |
0.00 |
3.90 |
128.41 |
140.41 |
| SWAN1 |
10 |
12.00 |
106.33 |
3.92 |
8.28 |
3.23 |
0.71 |
0.13 |
4.28 |
126.87 |
138.87 |
| SWAN1 |
11 |
12.00 |
43.00 |
12.30 |
26.56 |
6.34 |
0.38 |
0.00 |
3.45 |
92.03 |
104.03 |
| SWAN1 |
12 |
12.00 |
69.49 |
13.84 |
18.46 |
7.00 |
0.58 |
0.00 |
2.81 |
112.19 |
124.19 |