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 2002-2004
| Location |
Data |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
|
Sulfate% |
Nitrate% |
OMC% |
LAC% |
Soil% |
Sea Salt% |
CM% |
| WIMO1 |
20% Best |
5.11 |
2.79 |
3.60 |
1.27 |
0.31 |
0.10 |
2.69 |
15.87 |
|
32.2% |
17.6% |
22.7% |
8.0% |
2.0% |
0.6% |
16.9% |
| WIMO1 |
Middle 60% |
19.39 |
8.82 |
7.42 |
2.45 |
0.99 |
0.16 |
4.52 |
43.75 |
|
44.3% |
20.2% |
17.0% |
5.6% |
2.3% |
0.4% |
10.3% |
| WIMO1 |
20% Worst |
49.12 |
23.72 |
17.28 |
4.47 |
0.79 |
0.15 |
4.64 |
100.18 |
|
49.0% |
23.7% |
17.3% |
4.5% |
0.8% |
0.2% |
4.6% |
| WIMO1 |
Average |
22.69 |
10.64 |
8.69 |
2.63 |
0.82 |
0.15 |
4.18 |
49.78 |
|
45.6% |
21.4% |
17.5% |
5.3% |
1.6% |
0.3% |
8.4% |