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Vertical profiles of extinction coefficients at (a) 03:00 UTC, (b) 21:00 UTC and (c) backscattering coefficients at 21:00 UTC on 24 December 2015 from MERRA-2 model at 532 nm. Profiles are given for five aerosol components: dust, black carbon (BC), organic carbon (OC), sea salt (SS), and sulfates (SU), together with total extinction α532 and backscattering β532.
