Average light extinction (1/Mm) and percentage contributions to the aerosol light extinction (Bep) of the major aerosol chemical components in 20% best, middle 60%, and 20% worst days based on data available during the year of 1997-2002

Location Data Sulfate Nitrate OMC LAC Soil CM Aerosol Ext   Sulfate% Nitrate% OMC% LAC% Soil% CM%
OLYM1 20% Best 2.64 1.05 1.78 0.63 0.03 0.39 6.51   40.5% 16.1% 27.3% 9.7% 0.4% 5.9%
OLYM1 Middle 60% 10.00 3.49 4.62 1.50 0.13 1.23 20.96   47.7% 16.6% 22.0% 7.1% 0.6% 5.9%
OLYM1 20% Worst 18.01 8.70 8.99 2.28 0.31 1.85 40.13   44.9% 21.7% 22.4% 5.7% 0.8% 4.6%
OLYM1 Average 10.18 4.07 4.95 1.49 0.14 1.19 22.02   46.2% 18.5% 22.5% 6.7% 0.7% 5.4%