Table 4.
Average (±standard deviation) of two mass concentration ratios often applied to distinguish local dust from non-local dust (i.e., Asian dust). Statistics are calculated for three extreme event categories: non-Asian dust, Asian dust, and both Other and CM simultaneously.
Site Name | PM10:PM2.5 | Fe:Ca | ||||
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Non-Asian Dust | Asian Dust | Other and CM | Non-Asian Dust | Asian Dust | Other and CM | |
Chiricahua | 0.32 ± 0.17 | 0.30 ± 0.10 | 0.19 ± 0.08 | 0.82 ± 0.35 | 0.88 ± 0.24 | 0.95 ± 0.30 |
Grand Canyon | 0.38 ± 0.11 | 0.43 ± 0.11 | 0.34 ± 0.06 | 0.83 ± 0.27 | 0.79 ± 0.21 | 0.92 ± 0.19 |
Organ Pipe | 0.27 ± 0.10 | 0.39 ± 0.08 | 0.20 ± 0.09 | 0.98 ± 0.35 | 0.81 ± 0.16 | 0.96 ± 0.43 |
Phoenix | 0.35 ± 0.16 | 0.30 ± 0.08 | 0.20 ± 0.07 | 1.27 ± 0.28 | 1.02 ± 0.25 | 1.22 ± 0.26 |
Queen Valley | 0.27 ± 0.17 | 0.30 ± 0.10 | 0.18 ± 0.05 | 1.04 ± 0.35 | 0.84 ± 0.13 | 1.09 ± 0.40 |
Saguaro NM | 0.57 ± 0.36 | 0.39 ± 0.13 | 0.27 ± 0.04 | 0.79 ± 0.28 | 0.80 ± 0.15 | 0.89 ± 0.24 |
SaguaroWest | 0.46 ± 0.26 | 0.31 ± 0.12 | 0.21 ± 0.06 | 0.95 ± 0.48 | 1.04 ± 0.38 | 1.02 ± 0.44 |
Tonto | 0.35 ± 0.19 | 0.38 ± 0.14 | 0.23 ± 0.08 | 1.00 ± 0.31 | 0.86 ± 0.15 | 1.16 ± 0.38 |