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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 14 June
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 14 JUN 93
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REPORTS OF IONOSPHERIC ABSORPTION
---------------------------------

DIX: Type of Measurement = Riometer.
     Type of Phenomenon  = Auroral Absorption.
     Start of Event: Unspecified or In Progress at start of reporting period.
     Event Maximum : Unspecified or I/P,  Maximum Absorption: Unspecified.
     End of Event  : 0200Z


M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  SAL  TOM  KHA  MAG  JUL  ASH  UPS  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.7  3.2  2.9       3.0       2.9  3.0  3.0  3.1  3.1   A    F        3.0   A    B    A    F   3.2
01Z:      2.8  2.8            2.7  2.7  2.9  2.8  3.1  2.9  3.1  3.0   F        2.9  3.4   B    B   3.2  3.5
02Z:      2.7  3.1       3.0  2.7  2.9  2.7  2.9  3.3  2.9  2.8   A    F        2.9  3.1   B    B   3.4  3.4
03Z: 2.6  3.2                 3.0  3.0  2.7  3.0  3.5  3.0  2.8  2.9   F        3.0  3.1   B    A   3.2  3.2
04Z:      3.0  3.1  3.1  3.0  3.1  2.9  2.8  3.0  3.3  2.7  2.8  2.8  3.0       3.1  3.1   B    B   3.3  3.1
05Z:      3.0  3.1       2.8  3.0  2.6  2.8  3.0  3.9  2.7  2.9  3.0   F        3.1  2.9   B    B    C   3.0
06Z:      2.9  3.0       2.8  2.9            3.1   A   2.7  3.3   A             3.1  3.0   B    B   3.4  2.7
07Z:      2.8  3.0  2.7  3.0  2.7            3.1  2.8  3.0  3.1  3.0            3.1  2.9   B    B   3.6  2.7
08Z:      2.9  3.2       3.0  2.9  2.8       3.0  2.9  3.2  3.0  2.9            3.0  2.8  3.0   B   2.7  2.8
09Z:      3.0  3.1  3.0            2.8       3.0  2.8  3.7   A   3.0            3.1  3.0   A    B   2.8  3.1
10Z:      2.9       2.9  3.0                 3.0  2.9  3.6   A   2.8            3.0  3.3   A    A   2.9  2.9
11Z:      3.3  3.1  3.0            2.8       2.9  2.6  3.5  3.8  2.9            2.9  3.1   B    A   3.0  2.9
12Z:      3.1       2.9                      2.7  2.6  3.3  2.5   A             2.7  3.0   B    A   2.9  2.7
13Z:                                         3.0  2.7  3.8  3.3  3.0        R   3.0  2.9   A    A        2.7
14Z:                                         2.8  3.3  3.0  2.6  2.8        R   2.8  2.9   B    A   2.9  3.1
15Z:                                         3.0  3.3  3.8  2.5  3.0        G   3.0  3.2   B    A   2.9  3.3
16Z:                                              3.6  3.3  2.9  3.0        C    A   3.0   B   3.4  3.0  4.0
17Z:                                         3.8  3.2  2.9  2.6  3.2        R   3.8  2.7   B    A   3.2   A
18Z:                                              2.8  2.8  3.0  3.0        R        3.8   B   2.6  3.4   A
19Z:                                              2.7  3.0  3.1   F         R        2.7   B   3.1  3.4  2.7
20Z:                                              3.0  3.2  2.9  3.5        C        2.8   B   3.3   A   2.8
21Z:                                              2.9  2.9  2.8  3.2       2.6       3.1   B   3.3   A   2.8
22Z:                                              2.9  2.9  3.1   A    F             2.8   B    A        3.2
23Z:                                              3.2  3.0  2.8   A    F             2.9   B    A   3.1  3.3
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.01.


MINIMUM OBSERVED FREQUENCIES - FMIN (MHz)
-----------------------------------------

     MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.6  1.1  1.0
01Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2       1.2  2.0
02Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.7  1.0  2.0
03Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0       1.3  1.0  2.0
04Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0       1.2  1.0  2.0
05Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0       1.4  1.0  2.0
06Z:      2.9  1.0       1.3  1.0
07Z: 2.0  1.5  1.0       1.2  1.0
08Z: 1.5  1.0  1.0  3.0  1.2  1.0  2.0
09Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.1       2.0
10Z: 2.7  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.1  1.0
11Z: 2.5  3.0  1.0  1.2  1.1       2.0
12Z:      1.8       1.2  1.3
13Z:
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


CRITICAL SPORADIC E-LAYER FREQUENCIES - Es (MHz)
------------------------------------------------

     MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 4.8       3.9  4.2  5.8  3.4
01Z: 5.0  2.7       3.5       7.3  2.2
02Z: 5.2  4.0  6.0       8.3  3.4  3.5
03Z: 4.9       8.0        10  3.7  3.5
04Z:           5.1       6.4  3.6  3.4
05Z:           5.0       6.3  3.5  3.7
06Z:           6.4       6.7  3.1
07Z:      3.7  6.0       5.3  3.4
08Z:      3.5  4.5       7.2  4.4  4.4
09Z:      3.5  3.7       5.0       4.0
10Z:           3.2       2.9  2.0
11Z:      4.0  3.2       1.9       3.4
12Z:                3.2  3.1
13Z:
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  ASH  UPS  POI  OTI  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       4.6  5.0  4.6  5.5  4.8  4.5       4.1  5.0       9.3  6.6  5.0  4.8   A   5.3       9.3   A    B    A    F   6.7   A
01Z:       4.6  5.3  4.3            4.2  5.4  3.9  4.7       9.0  6.2  5.1  4.7  6.6   F        9.0  5.5   B    B   6.1  7.0  7.7
02Z:       4.6  5.8  4.3       5.0  3.7  6.2  4.2  4.6       9.1  6.6  4.6  4.7   A   5.0       9.1  6.8   B    B   4.4  7.0   A
03Z:  4.8  4.7       4.5       4.9  4.0  6.5  4.2  4.4       9.4  6.2  3.3  5.1  7.4  4.7       9.4  5.8   B    A   5.1  5.1  6.8
04Z:  4.6  5.1  5.9       5.3  5.0  4.6  6.4  4.7  3.9       9.4  6.4  3.6  4.9  8.2  4.9       9.4  4.9   B    B   5.2  4.1  6.6
05Z:  4.9  5.1  5.4            4.9  4.9  7.0  4.9  4.6       9.0  6.4  3.6  5.0  8.7  4.9       9.0  4.3   B    B    C   3.3  6.6
06Z:       5.3  6.3            4.9  5.2            5.2       8.5   A   3.4  3.8   A             8.5  4.1   B    B   7.0  3.4  6.3
07Z:  5.3  5.6  6.4       5.4  5.2  5.2            5.6       8.3  4.1  3.7  3.9  9.5            8.3  3.8   B    B   6.2  3.5  7.5
08Z:  5.5  5.7  6.5  5.2       5.2  5.9  7.6                 7.2  4.1  6.1  4.0  8.1            7.2  3.7  4.0   B   6.4  3.5  6.7
09Z:  5.4       6.6  5.0  6.0            7.3                 7.0  4.1  3.4   A   8.3            7.0  3.5   A    B   7.9  3.5   A
10Z:  5.3  5.4  5.7  5.0  6.7  6.0                           6.2  3.6  4.1   A   8.0            6.2  3.9   A    A   8.2  3.4   A
11Z:  5.3  5.0  6.2  4.5  7.6            6.9                 5.9  3.8  4.4  7.7  9.0            5.9  3.9   B    A   8.9  3.7   B
12Z:       5.6       5.0  7.3                           4.3  5.7  4.1  4.7  3.8   A             5.7  4.6   B    A   8.6  4.8  2.8
13Z:                                                    4.6  5.8  5.1  4.3  4.2  7.0        R   5.8  5.1   A    A        5.7  3.1
14Z:                                                    5.0  5.6  6.1  5.1  4.6  8.0        R   5.6  5.4   B    A   8.5  6.7  3.2
15Z:                                                    5.1  6.3  6.6  4.5  4.9  7.2        G   6.3  5.8   B    A   8.4  6.2  3.4
16Z:                                                    5.1  6.6  4.5  4.9  4.7  7.0        C   6.6  5.5   B   6.0  8.7  4.9  3.0
17Z:                                                    5.1  7.0  5.8  5.1  4.9  7.5        R   7.0  5.1   B    A   8.8   A   3.0
18Z:                                                    5.1       5.9  5.2  4.9  6.5        R        8.5   B   5.7  9.0   A   2.6
19Z:                                                              5.9  5.1  4.9   F         R        5.3   B   6.1  7.4  5.2  3.0
20Z:                                                              6.1  4.6  4.9  5.0        C        5.4   B   5.9   A   5.3  3.1
21Z:                                                              5.9  5.1  4.9  4.0       4.9       5.4   B   5.5   A   5.6  3.0
22Z:                                                              6.6  5.5  5.0   A    F             6.1   B    A        5.9  3.4
23Z:                                                              6.3  5.8  4.9   A   5.0            6.2   B    A   5.9  5.7   A
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.62 MHz.


MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR 3000 KM PATHS (MHz) - MUF(3000)
--------------------------------------------------------------

      MUR  SAL  TOM  KHA  MAG  JUL  ASH  UPS  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:      12.4 16.0 16.0      13.5      11.9 27.4 19.8 15.5 14.9   A    F       27.9   A    B    A    F  21.4
01Z:      12.9 14.8           11.3 14.6 11.3 25.6 19.2 14.8 14.6 19.8   F       26.1 18.7   B    B  19.5 24.5
02Z:      12.4 18.0      15.0 10.0 18.0 11.3 26.4 21.8 13.3 13.2   A    F       26.4 21.1   B    B  15.0 23.8
03Z: 12.5 15.0                12.0 19.5 11.3 27.7 21.7  9.9 14.3 21.5   F       28.2 18.0   B    A  16.3 16.3
04Z:      15.3 18.3 16.4 15.0 14.3 18.6 13.4 28.7 21.1  9.7 13.7 23.0 14.7      29.1 15.2   B    B  17.2 12.7
05Z:      15.3 16.7      13.7 14.7 18.2 13.7 27.4 25.0  9.7 14.5 26.1   F       27.9 12.5   B    B    C   9.9
06Z:      15.4 18.9      13.7 15.1           26.3   A   9.2 12.5   A            26.3 12.3   B    B  23.8  9.2
07Z:      15.7 19.2 14.6 15.6 14.0           25.7 11.5 11.1 12.1 28.5           25.7 11.0   B    B  22.3  9.4
08Z:      16.5 20.8      15.6 17.1 21.3      21.6 11.9 19.5 12.0 23.5           21.6 10.4 12.0   B  17.3  9.8
09Z:           20.5 18.0           20.4      21.4 11.5 12.6   A  24.9           21.7 10.5   A    B  22.1 10.8
10Z:      15.7      19.4 18.0                18.3 10.4 14.8   A  22.4           18.6 12.9   A    A  23.8  9.9
11Z:      16.5 19.2 22.8           19.3      17.1  9.9 15.4 29.3 26.1           17.1 12.1   B    A  26.7 10.7
12Z:      17.4      21.2                     15.4 10.7 15.5  9.5   A            15.4 13.8   B    A  24.9 13.0
13Z:                                         17.1 13.8 16.3 13.9 21.0        R  17.4 14.8   A    A       15.4
14Z:                                         15.7 20.1 15.3 12.0 22.4        R  15.7 15.7   B    A  24.7 20.8
15Z:                                         18.9 21.8 17.1 12.2 21.6        G  18.9 18.6   B    A  24.4 20.5
16Z:                                              16.2 16.2 13.6 21.0        C    A  16.5   B  20.4 26.1 19.6
17Z:                                         26.2 18.6 14.8 12.7 24.0        R  26.6 13.8   B    A  28.2   A
18Z:                                              16.5 14.6 14.7 19.5        R       32.3   B  14.8 30.6   A
19Z:                                              15.9 15.3 15.2   F         R       14.3   B  18.9 25.2 14.0
20Z:                                              18.3 14.7 14.2 17.5        C       15.1   B  19.5   A  14.8
21Z:                                              17.1 14.8 13.7 12.8      12.7      16.7   B  18.1   A  15.7
22Z:                                              19.1 16.0 15.5   A    F            17.1   B    A       18.9
23Z:                                              20.2 17.4 13.7   A    F            18.0   B    A  18.3 18.8
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.92 MHz.


OBSERVED TOTAL IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT
-------------------------------------------

      TAO  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  BOU  ANC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  190  280  150       160  140   61
01Z:  230  260  160       150  130   58
02Z:       250  190        94  130   57
03Z:       280  190        29  130   59
04Z:       270  190        13        66
05Z:       260  160       8.0   77   72
06Z:       240  160        14   62   78
07Z:       210  150        17   60   72
08Z:       170  150        16   60   67
09Z:       150  140        16   64   62
10Z:       130  140        21   58   31
11Z:       110  150        31   53   18
12Z:        98  150             70   18
13Z:  200   98  150       120  120   19
14Z:        94  150       160  170   19
15Z:        99  160       150        25
16Z:       110  160       110  160  6.7
17Z:       150  150        93  150
18Z:       170  120        89  140
19Z:   95  190  100       100        52
20Z:   93  220            110  140   53
21Z:  120  240  100       110  140   48
22Z:  160  280  130       110  140   29
23Z:  200  320  150       110  130   21


LIST OF REPORTING STATIONS AND THE SATELLITES THEY USE TO MEASURE TEC:

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
VBG = Vandenberg AFB CA          USA                 (N34W120)
GOO = Goose Bay                  Canada              (N53W060)
EIE = Eielson AFB AK             USA                 (N64W147)
TAO = Taoyuan                    Taiwan              (N25E121)
RES = Resolute Bay               Canada              (N74W094)
CHU = Churchill                  Canada              (N58W094)
KEA = Keakawapu HI               USA                 (N20W156)
RAM = Ramey AFB                  Puerto Rico         (N18W067)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
BER = Bermuda                    Bermuda             (N32W064)
NIC = Nicosia                    Cyprus              (N35E033)
DYS = Dyess AFB TX               USA                 (N32W099)
LEA = Learmonth                  Australia           (S21E115)
PAL = Palehua HI                 USA                 (N21W158)
SHE = Shemya AK                  USA                 (N52E174)
OSA = Osan AB                    Korea               (N37E127)
CNV = Cape Canaveral FL          USA                 (N28W080)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
ANC = Anchorage AK               USA                 (N61W150)


DESCRIPTIVE CODES WHICH MAY APPEAR IN THE FOF2, M(3000), OR SID SECTIONS:

            A = Blanketing Sporadic E
            B = Complete Absorption
            C = Equipment Problems
            D = Frequency Higher than Equipment
            E = Frequency Lower than Equipment
            F = Spread Echoes
            G = FOF2 is less than FOF1
            I = Smoothed Value
            R = Attenuation


     Values in this experimental daily report have not been checked
     for errors and may occasionally contain a few.  Total electron
     content values are given in units of 10^15 electrons per square meter.


