Table 1.

Factors that significantly (α = 0.05) influenced fine mode aerosol optical depths (AOD_f) in Nigeria and Lagos.

S/N	Nigeria		Lagos
	Parameter	Coefficient (β): r = 0.95, R2 = 0.90	Parameter	Coefficient (β): r = 0.92, R2 = 0.84
1	Temperature	−0.984	Temperature	−0.678
2	Month	−0.699	Month	−0.394
3	Relative humidity	−0.361	Rainfall	−0.278
4	PBLH	0.267	Wind speed	−0.206
5	Season	0.224	Season	−0.181
6	Wind speed	−0.127	Year	0.179
7	–	–	PBLH	0.087