This readme explains shortly the contents of the files in this supplement.

File names refer to the figure numbers in the original paper except for
the size distribution timeseries, which include also DMPS temperature 
and ambient pressure (see the end of this readme).



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Fig1.dat
column
1	latitude 	[degree]
2	longitude  	[degree]
3	1=size distribution, 2=total concentration


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Fig2.dat
column
1	year
2	month
3	DMPS data coverage [%]


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Fig3.dat
column
1	geometric mean diameter 		[nm]
2	Botsalano median distribution		[dN/dlogDp]
3	Botsalano 25th percentile distribution	[dN/dlogDp]
4	Botsalano 75th percentile distribution	[dN/dlogDp]
5	Marikana median distribution		[dN/dlogDp]
6	Marikana 25th percentile distribution	[dN/dlogDp]
7	Marikana 75th percentile distribution	[dN/dlogDp]


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Fig4a.dat
row 1
column
1	no data
2	no data
3-31	geometric mean diameter 	[nm]
row 2-145
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3-31	Botsalano median distribution	[dN/dlogDp]


Fig4b.dat
row 1
column
1	no data
2	no data
3-31	geometric mean diameter 	[nm]
row 2-145
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3-31	Marikana median distribution	[dN/dlogDp]


Fig4c.dat
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	Botsalano N12 	median
4	Botsalano N50 	median
5	Botsalano N100 	median
6	Botsalano N12 	25th percentile
7	Botsalano N50 	25th percentile
8	Botsalano N100 	25th percentile
9	Botsalano N12 	75th percentile
10	Botsalano N50 	75th percentile
11	Botsalano N100 	75th percentile
12	Marikana N12 	median
13	Marikana N50 	median
14	Marikana N100 	median
15	Marikana N12 	25th percentile
16	Marikana N50 	25th percentile
17	Marikana N100 	25th percentile
18	Marikana N12 	75th percentile
19	Marikana N50 	75th percentile
20	Marikana N100 	75th percentile


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Fig5a.dat
mode 1
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	fitted mean diameter (Botsalano) 	[nm]
4	fitted standard deviation (Botsalano)
5	fitted particle number (Botsalano) [cm-3]


Fig5b.dat
mode 2
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	fitted mean diameter (Botsalano) 	[nm]
4	fitted standard deviation (Botsalano)
5	fitted particle number (Botsalano) [cm-3]


Fig5c.dat
mode 3
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	fitted mean diameter (Botsalano) 	[nm]
4	fitted standard deviation (Botsalano)
5	fitted particle number (Botsalano) [cm-3]


Fig5d.dat
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	number of fitted modes (Botsalano)


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Fig6.dat
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	second (local time, midpoint of the period)
4	Botsalano SO2 median			[ppb]
5	Botsalano CO median			[ppb]
6	Botsalano SO2 25th percentile		[ppb]
7	Botsalano CO 25th percentile		[ppb]
8	Botsalano SO2 75th percentile		[ppb]
9	Botsalano CO 75th percentile		[ppb]
10	Marikana SO2 median			[ppb]
11	Marikana CO median			[ppb]
12	Marikana SO2 25th percentile		[ppb]
13	Marikana CO 25th percentile		[ppb]
14	Marikana SO2 75th percentile		[ppb]
15	Marikana CO 75th percentile		[ppb]


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Fig7a.dat
mode 1
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	fitted mean diameter (Marikana) [nm]
4	fitted standard deviation (Marikana)
5	fitted particle number (Marikana) [cm-3]


Fig7b.dat
mode 2
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	fitted mean diameter (Marikana) [nm]
4	fitted standard deviation (Marikana)
5	fitted particle number (Marikana) [cm-3]


Fig7c.dat
mode 3
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	fitted mean diameter (Marikana) [nm]
4	fitted standard deviation (Marikana)
5	fitted particle number (Marikana) [cm-3]


Fig7d.dat
mode 4
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	fitted mean diameter (Marikana) [nm]
4	fitted standard deviation (Marikana)
5	fitted particle number (Marikana) [cm-3]


Fig7e.dat
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3	number of fitted modes (Marikana)


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Fig8.dat
column
1	month
2	Botsalano N12 	median
3	Botsalano N50 	median
4	Botsalano N100 	median
5	Botsalano N12 	25th percentile
6	Botsalano N50 	25th percentile
7	Botsalano N100 	25th percentile
8	Botsalano N12 	75th percentile
9	Botsalano N50 	75th percentile
10	Botsalano N100 	75th percentile
11	Marikana N12 	median
12	Marikana N50 	median
13	Marikana N100 	median
14	Marikana N12 	25th percentile
15	Marikana N50 	25th percentile
16	Marikana N100 	25th percentile
17	Marikana N12 	75th percentile
18	Marikana N50 	75th percentile
19	Marikana N100 	75th percentile


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Fig9.dat
column
1	month
2	Botsalano median CO		[ppb]
3	Botsalano CO 25th percentile	[ppb]
4	Botsalano CO 75th percentile	[ppb]
5	Marikana median CO		[ppb]
6	Marikana CO 25th percentile	[ppb]
7	Marikana CO 75th percentile	[ppb]


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Fig10.dat
column
1	month
2	Botsalano CO-N100 correlation coefficient
3	Marikana CO-N100 correlation coefficient
4	Botsalano median temperature		[degC]
5	Botsalano mean number of fires within 500 km radius
6	Marikana median temperature		[degC]
7	Marikana mean number of fires within 500 km radius


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Fig11_lat.dat
Fig11_lon.dat
Figure 11 latitude and longitude matrices, respectively [degree]


Fig11a.dat
N12 matrix corresponding to the latitude and longitude given in Fig11_lat.dat
and Fig11_lon.dat


Fig11b.dat
N50 matrix corresponding to the latitude and longitude given in Fig11_lat.dat
and Fig11_lon.dat


Fig11c.dat
N100 matrix corresponding to the latitude and longitude given in Fig11_lat.dat
and Fig11_lon.dat


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Fig12.dat
column
1	geometric mean diameter 		[nm]
2	Re-circulation median distribution	[dN/dlogDp]
3	Industrial hub median distribution	[dN/dlogDp]
4	Kalahari median distribution		[dN/dlogDp]
5	Karoo median distribution		[dN/dlogDp]


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Fig13a.dat
row 1
column
1	no data
2	no data
3-31	geometric mean diameter 	[nm]
row 2-145
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3-31	Re-circulation median distribution	[dN/dlogDp]


Fig13b.dat
row 1
column
1	no data
2	no data
3-31	geometric mean diameter 	[nm]
row 2-145
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3-31	Industrial hub median distribution	[dN/dlogDp]


Fig13c.dat
row 1
column
1	no data
2	no data
3-31	geometric mean diameter 	[nm]
row 2-145
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3-31	Kalahari median distribution	[dN/dlogDp]


Fig13d.dat
row 1
column
1	no data
2	no data
3-31	geometric mean diameter 	[nm]
row 2-145
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3-31	Karoo median distribution	[dN/dlogDp]


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FigA1mmm.dat, where mmm ranges from Jan to Dec
row 1
column
1	no data
2	no data
3-31	geometric mean diameter 	[nm]
row 2-145
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3-31	monthly median distribution at Botsalano	[dN/dlogDp]


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FigA2mmm.dat, where mmm ranges from Jan to Dec
row 1
column
1	no data
2	no data
3-31	geometric mean diameter 	[nm]
row 2-145
column
1	hour (local time, midpoint of the period)
2	minute (local time, midpoint of the period)
3-31	monthly median distribution at Marikana 	[dN/dlogDp]


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Botsalano_monthly_median.dat
Measurement period 20 July 2006 - 5 February 2008
row 1
column
1-4	no data
5-33	geometric mean diameter 			[nm]
row 2-20
column
1	year 
2	month
3	median ambient pressure				[hPa]
4	median DMPS system temperature			[degC]
5-33	monthly median distribution at Botsalano 	[dN/dlogDp]


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Botsalano_monthly_mean.dat
Measurement period 20 July 2006 - 5 February 2008
row 1
column
1-4	no data
5-33	geometric mean diameter 			[nm]
row 2-20
column
1	year 
2	month
3	mean ambient pressure				[hPa]
4	mean DMPS system temperature			[degC]
5-33	monthly mean distribution at Botsalano 		[dN/dlogDp]


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Marikana_monthly_median.dat
Measurement period 8 February 2008 - 17 May 2010
row 1
column
1-4	no data
5-33	geometric mean diameter 			[nm]
row 2-20
column
1	year 
2	month
3	median ambient pressure				[hPa]
4	median DMPS system temperature			[degC]
5-33	monthly median distribution at Marikana 	[dN/dlogDp]


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Marikana_monthly_mean.dat
Measurement period 8 February 2008 - 17 May 2010
row 1
column
1-4	no data
5-33	geometric mean diameter 			[nm]
row 2-20
column
1	year 
2	month
3	mean ambient pressure				[hPa]
4	mean DMPS system temperature			[degC]
5-33	monthly mean distribution at Marikana 		[dN/dlogDp]

