| Mean global BL height | Mean global FT height | Area | BL SMP | FT SMP |
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km | km | km2 | Tg | Tg |
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Ocean | 0.25 | 13 | 3.62 108 | 0.013 | 0.0014 |
Land | 0.75 | 13 | 1.48 108 | 0.016 | 0.0005 |
Total | | | | 0.031 |
- Mean ± 1σ SMP concentrations in the BL (boundary layer) (144 ± 124 ng m− 3 for outdoors locations) and FT (free troposphere) (0.3 ± 0.2 ng m− 3) are from Allen et al. [25], assuming a mean SMP size of 70 μm for SMP in the BL, based on Brahney et al. [19]