Average light extinction coefficients (1/Mm) of the major aerosol
chemical components in each month based on all data
available during 2001-2004
| Location |
Month |
Rayleigh |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
Bext |
| SWAN1 |
1 |
12.00 |
26.21 |
10.53 |
8.46 |
3.63 |
0.34 |
0.36 |
2.16 |
51.70 |
63.70 |
| SWAN1 |
2 |
12.00 |
29.90 |
6.04 |
8.03 |
3.10 |
0.61 |
0.82 |
2.28 |
50.79 |
62.79 |
| SWAN1 |
3 |
12.00 |
32.47 |
4.26 |
5.27 |
2.23 |
0.50 |
1.83 |
2.98 |
49.54 |
61.54 |
| SWAN1 |
4 |
12.00 |
36.59 |
3.84 |
5.42 |
2.05 |
1.14 |
0.79 |
3.21 |
53.04 |
65.04 |
| SWAN1 |
5 |
12.00 |
48.64 |
3.25 |
7.41 |
2.29 |
1.11 |
0.87 |
3.70 |
67.27 |
79.27 |
| SWAN1 |
6 |
12.00 |
50.08 |
2.71 |
8.95 |
2.05 |
1.22 |
0.53 |
3.39 |
68.92 |
80.92 |
| SWAN1 |
7 |
12.00 |
70.41 |
2.75 |
11.16 |
1.99 |
1.04 |
0.68 |
3.94 |
91.97 |
103.97 |
| SWAN1 |
8 |
12.00 |
46.70 |
2.27 |
5.65 |
1.50 |
1.36 |
0.41 |
3.38 |
61.28 |
73.28 |
| SWAN1 |
9 |
12.00 |
33.10 |
2.34 |
4.64 |
1.68 |
1.64 |
1.20 |
3.13 |
47.72 |
59.72 |
| SWAN1 |
10 |
12.00 |
40.26 |
3.39 |
5.96 |
1.97 |
1.10 |
0.42 |
3.39 |
56.49 |
68.49 |
| SWAN1 |
11 |
12.00 |
24.83 |
3.51 |
6.17 |
1.78 |
1.11 |
0.73 |
2.31 |
40.43 |
52.43 |
| SWAN1 |
12 |
12.00 |
20.79 |
4.64 |
4.27 |
1.92 |
0.76 |
0.67 |
1.94 |
35.00 |
47.00 |