Average light extinction coefficients (1/Mm) of the major aerosol
chemical components in each month based on all data
available during 2002-2004
| Location |
Month |
Rayleigh |
Sulfate |
Nitrate |
OMC |
LAC |
Soil |
Sea Salt |
CM |
Aerosol Ext |
Bext |
| WIMO1 |
1 |
11.00 |
15.89 |
32.00 |
6.11 |
2.81 |
0.39 |
0.14 |
3.65 |
61.00 |
72.00 |
| WIMO1 |
2 |
11.00 |
17.82 |
31.39 |
5.67 |
2.31 |
0.37 |
0.26 |
2.35 |
60.18 |
71.18 |
| WIMO1 |
3 |
11.00 |
15.13 |
14.87 |
11.14 |
3.01 |
0.49 |
0.16 |
3.94 |
48.74 |
59.74 |
| WIMO1 |
4 |
11.00 |
22.10 |
8.16 |
9.56 |
3.02 |
0.90 |
0.15 |
5.33 |
49.20 |
60.20 |
| WIMO1 |
5 |
11.00 |
32.94 |
5.93 |
11.55 |
2.89 |
1.01 |
0.21 |
5.58 |
60.12 |
71.12 |
| WIMO1 |
6 |
11.00 |
29.24 |
2.41 |
9.18 |
2.99 |
0.77 |
0.14 |
4.29 |
49.03 |
60.03 |
| WIMO1 |
7 |
11.00 |
22.19 |
3.09 |
9.09 |
1.90 |
2.64 |
0.16 |
6.41 |
45.47 |
56.47 |
| WIMO1 |
8 |
11.00 |
36.31 |
2.26 |
13.16 |
2.63 |
1.37 |
0.07 |
4.86 |
60.66 |
71.66 |
| WIMO1 |
9 |
11.00 |
40.08 |
1.97 |
12.83 |
3.14 |
0.60 |
0.09 |
4.34 |
63.05 |
74.05 |
| WIMO1 |
10 |
11.00 |
16.55 |
3.01 |
7.01 |
2.86 |
0.46 |
0.08 |
3.66 |
33.63 |
44.63 |
| WIMO1 |
11 |
11.00 |
13.83 |
10.85 |
4.65 |
1.92 |
0.35 |
0.26 |
2.74 |
34.62 |
45.62 |
| WIMO1 |
12 |
11.00 |
10.46 |
11.90 |
4.42 |
2.11 |
0.42 |
0.05 |
2.96 |
32.30 |
43.30 |