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 2002-2004
| Location |
Month |
Rayleigh |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
Bext |
| WIMO1 |
1 |
11.00 |
25.16 |
64.06 |
8.72 |
4.26 |
0.44 |
0.20 |
3.85 |
106.68 |
117.68 |
| WIMO1 |
2 |
11.00 |
33.44 |
78.30 |
8.27 |
2.83 |
0.38 |
0.56 |
1.55 |
125.33 |
136.33 |
| WIMO1 |
3 |
11.00 |
22.77 |
31.33 |
36.33 |
6.50 |
0.57 |
0.25 |
4.58 |
102.33 |
113.33 |
| WIMO1 |
4 |
11.00 |
36.24 |
16.40 |
17.49 |
5.24 |
0.93 |
0.07 |
6.16 |
82.52 |
93.52 |
| WIMO1 |
5 |
11.00 |
55.73 |
8.13 |
19.19 |
3.96 |
1.52 |
0.10 |
6.30 |
94.93 |
105.93 |
| WIMO1 |
6 |
11.00 |
60.86 |
2.43 |
15.52 |
4.90 |
0.79 |
0.08 |
7.18 |
91.76 |
102.76 |
| WIMO1 |
7 |
11.00 |
25.19 |
1.30 |
33.68 |
5.20 |
0.79 |
0.38 |
7.21 |
73.75 |
84.75 |
| WIMO1 |
8 |
11.00 |
73.44 |
1.65 |
21.98 |
4.31 |
0.80 |
0.03 |
4.35 |
106.55 |
117.55 |
| WIMO1 |
9 |
11.00 |
70.69 |
2.12 |
17.74 |
4.42 |
0.85 |
0.07 |
4.61 |
100.50 |
111.50 |
| WIMO1 |
10 |
11.00 |
53.67 |
5.81 |
20.85 |
7.02 |
0.63 |
0.00 |
3.04 |
91.04 |
102.04 |
| WIMO1 |
11 |
11.00 |
27.60 |
40.62 |
3.69 |
1.50 |
0.29 |
0.53 |
2.63 |
76.84 |
87.84 |
| WIMO1 |
12 |
11.00 |
32.15 |
36.23 |
9.06 |
4.56 |
0.49 |
0.00 |
0.88 |
83.38 |
94.38 |