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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 15 June
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 15 JUN 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  UPS  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.9  2.6  3.1  3.2       3.0  2.9  2.8  3.3  3.1  3.5  3.2   F        2.8  3.1   B    A
01Z: 2.9  2.9  3.0  3.0            2.8  2.8  3.3  3.0  3.0  2.9   F        2.9  2.7   B    A
02Z: 3.0  2.6  2.9  2.9            2.8  3.0  3.5  2.7  3.1  2.9   F        3.0  3.1   B    A
03Z:      2.8  2.8       2.9       2.7  2.6  3.1  2.8  3.0  2.8  3.2       3.0  3.0   B   2.9
04Z: 2.9  2.9                      2.8  2.8  3.2  2.9  3.2  3.0  3.2       3.0  2.9   B    A
05Z:           2.8  2.9       3.0  3.2  2.7  3.2  2.8  3.1  2.9  3.3       3.3  2.9   B    B
06Z:      2.6  3.1                 2.8       3.0  2.7  2.8   A             2.9  2.9   B    B
07Z:      2.8       2.9            3.1       2.8  2.8  3.1   A             3.2  2.7   B    B
08Z:      2.9  3.0  3.1            3.0       2.6  3.3  3.0   A             3.0  2.8  3.0   B
09Z:      2.6       3.1       3.0            2.7  3.1  3.0  2.9            2.8  2.9   B    A
10Z:      2.8  3.0  3.2       3.1            3.0  3.0  3.0  3.2            2.7  2.9   B   3.1
11Z: 2.9  2.8  3.1  3.1       3.1            3.3  3.2  2.9   A             3.0  3.2   B   2.3
12Z:                                         2.9  3.0  3.2  3.3             A   3.2   B   3.5
13Z:                                         3.0  2.8  2.5  2.9       2.8  3.3   A    B   3.7
14Z:                                         3.2  2.9  2.9  2.9       2.7  3.2  3.1   B   3.0
15Z:                                          A   2.8  2.8  3.0        R   2.7  2.9   B    A
16Z:                                         3.0  3.0  2.9  3.1       2.7  2.8  3.0   A   2.9
17Z:                                         2.8  3.2  3.6  3.2        R   2.7  3.1   B   3.1
18Z:                                         3.3  2.9  3.4  3.3        R        2.9   B   3.2
19Z:                                         4.0  3.0  2.8  3.1       2.9       3.1   B   3.0
20Z:                                         2.9  2.9  3.1  3.1       3.0       2.9   B   3.3
21Z:                                         2.9  2.8  3.2  2.9       2.8        A    B   3.6
22Z:                                         3.0  3.1  3.3  3.3   F              A    B   3.4
23Z:                                         3.0   A   3.7  3.5                  A    B   3.2
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.00.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  KHA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.1  2.0  1.0  1.0  3.2  1.0
01Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  3.1  1.0
02Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  3.0  1.0  1.2
03Z:      2.0  1.0  1.0  1.8  1.0  1.2
04Z: 2.0  2.0       1.0       1.0  1.2
05Z:      2.0  1.0  1.3       1.0  1.3
06Z: 3.0  2.0  1.0       3.3  1.0  1.1
07Z: 3.5  2.0  1.8  1.0       1.0
08Z: 3.3  2.0  2.0  1.0       1.0  1.2
09Z: 1.5  2.0       1.0       1.0  1.0
10Z: 1.5  2.0  1.0  1.0  3.2  1.0
11Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
12Z:
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CRITICAL SPORADIC E-LAYER FREQUENCIES - Es (MHz)
------------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  KHA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.6  3.7  5.0  7.0  4.2  3.8
01Z: 3.8       5.3  5.0  5.2  7.8
02Z:      3.0  4.5  5.4  4.2  4.1  6.2
03Z:      4.0  4.0  6.8  4.2  3.4  4.2
04Z:      4.7       7.0       5.4  5.3
05Z:      6.6  3.5  6.0       5.4  5.7
06Z:      7.2  4.0            5.4  8.0
07Z:      6.2  6.0  4.0       5.4
08Z:      5.0  4.7  4.0       5.4  6.2
09Z:      5.2       3.3       2.5  8.6
10Z: 3.8  5.6  5.0            3.1
11Z:           3.5            2.8
12Z:
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OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  UPS  POI  OTI  CAM  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.6  4.3  4.9  5.6       5.1  4.2  4.0  4.9       7.7  6.7  5.3  4.4  6.6   F       10.0  6.9   B    A
01Z:  4.8  4.5  5.0  5.7            4.0  4.0  4.6       6.2  6.6  4.8  4.9  6.2  5.4      11.0  4.6   B    A
02Z:  4.5  5.4  5.4  5.7       4.9  4.2  4.3  4.6       6.4  7.2  4.6  4.9  6.0   F       11.2  5.8   B    A
03Z:       7.6  5.5       5.3  4.6  4.2  4.6  4.4       6.4  7.4  4.8  4.8  6.6  5.0      11.6  5.0   B   4.9
04Z:  4.8  7.7                      5.2  4.9  3.9       6.5  6.4  4.0  5.3  7.1  5.2      11.7  4.5   B    A
05Z:       7.4  5.5  6.2       4.9  5.7  5.0  4.6       7.2  4.9  4.1  4.5  7.2  4.6      13.0  4.2   B    B
06Z:  5.2  8.0  5.7            4.6  5.8       5.2       6.4  4.6  3.4  4.1   A            11.8  3.8   B    B
07Z:  5.2  8.7       6.0            6.4       5.6       5.4  4.0  3.4  4.3   A             8.8  3.5   B    B
08Z:  5.5  8.4  5.3  6.4       5.2  6.0                 4.7  6.3  3.5  3.9   A             7.4  3.4  3.6   B
09Z:  5.5  8.3       6.3       5.3                      4.7  4.4  4.1  4.0  8.1            6.7  3.3   B    A
10Z:  5.8  7.6  5.3  5.7  5.0  5.9                      4.3  4.5  4.3  4.1  9.5            7.3  4.1   B   5.4
11Z:  5.8  7.4  5.2  5.7       6.1                      4.6  4.7  4.6  4.9   A             7.2  5.0   B   5.7
12Z:                                               5.7  3.5  4.5  4.8  4.2  6.5            7.3  5.1   B   5.4
13Z:                                               5.0  3.2  7.3  5.1  4.5  6.4       4.5  7.1   A    B   4.7
14Z:                                               5.0  3.3  4.3  5.4  4.0  6.7       4.5  6.1  5.5   B   5.6
15Z:                                               5.2  3.6   A   5.5  4.8  6.6        R   5.8  5.8   B    A
16Z:                                               5.4  3.7  5.9  5.2  4.6  6.4       5.0  5.2  6.0   A   6.4
17Z:                                                    2.7  6.6  5.2  4.0  6.7        R   5.4  5.8   B   6.9
18Z:                                               5.4  3.3  6.0  5.5  4.2  5.6       5.2       5.9   B   6.6
19Z:                                                    3.3  5.4  5.5  5.0  4.7       5.2       6.1   B   6.8
20Z:                                                    2.7  6.1  5.5  4.9  4.5       5.2       6.2   B   7.1
21Z:                                                    3.9  6.5  5.4  4.9  4.3       5.3        A    B   6.1
22Z:                                                    5.3  7.0  5.6  4.9  5.8   F              A    B   5.8
23Z:                                                    6.3  6.8   A   4.4  8.0                  A    B   5.8
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.55 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  UPS  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 13.3 11.2 15.2 17.9      15.3 12.2 11.4 22.1 16.4 15.4 21.1   F       28.0 21.4   B    A
01Z: 13.9 13.1 15.0 17.1           11.2 11.0 21.8 14.4 14.7 18.0   F       31.9 12.4   B    A
02Z: 13.5 14.0 15.7 16.5           11.8 12.7 25.2 12.4 15.2 17.4   F       33.6 18.0   B    A
03Z:      21.3 15.4      15.4      11.3 12.0 22.9 13.4 14.4 18.5 16.0      34.8 15.0   B  14.2
04Z: 13.9 22.3                     14.6 14.0 20.5 11.6 17.0 21.3 16.6      35.1 13.1   B    A
05Z:           15.4 18.0      14.7 18.2 13.2 15.7 11.5 13.9 20.9 15.2      42.9 12.2   B    B
06Z:      20.8 17.7                16.2      13.8  9.2 11.5   A            34.2 11.0   B    B
07Z:      24.4      17.4           19.8      11.2  9.5 13.3   A            28.2  9.4   B    B
08Z:      24.4 15.9 19.8           18.0      16.4 11.6 11.7   A            22.2  9.5 10.8   B
09Z:      21.6      19.5      15.9           11.9 12.7 12.0 23.5           18.8  9.6   B    A
10Z:      21.3 15.9 18.2      18.3           13.5 12.9 12.3 30.4           19.7 11.9   B  16.7
11Z: 16.8 20.7 16.1 17.7      18.9           15.5 14.7 14.2   A            21.6 16.0   B  13.1
12Z:                                         13.1 14.4 13.4 21.4             A  16.3   B  18.9
13Z:                                         21.9 14.3 11.2 18.6      12.6 23.4   A    B  17.4
14Z:                                         13.8 15.7 11.6 19.4      12.2 19.5 17.0   B  16.8
15Z:                                           A  15.4 13.4 19.8        R  15.7 16.8   B    A
16Z:                                         17.7 15.6 13.3 19.8      13.5 14.6 18.0   A  18.6
17Z:                                         18.5 16.6 14.4 21.4        R  14.6 18.0   B  21.4
18Z:                                         19.8 16.0 14.3 18.5        R       17.1   B  21.1
19Z:                                         21.6 16.5 14.0 14.6      15.1      18.9   B  20.4
20Z:                                         17.7 16.0 15.2 13.9      15.6      18.0   B  23.4
21Z:                                         18.9 15.1 15.7 12.5      14.8        A    B  22.0
22Z:                                         21.0 17.4 16.2 19.1   F              A    B  19.7
23Z:                                         20.4   A  16.3 28.0                  A    B  18.6
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.63 MHz.


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

      TAO  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  BOU  ANC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  220  350  160            130  3.7
01Z:  230  390  160       110  130   36
02Z:  240  390  190        75  130   34
03Z:  250  400  190        32  120   29
04Z:  250  390  200        26   90   35
05Z:  250  420  190        25   71   34
06Z:  280  370  160        21   67   35
07Z:  290  240  150        31   63   41
08Z:  280  160  130        27   64   49
09Z:  310  120  120        26   68   38
10Z:  300  130  130        21   67   18
11Z:  210  120  150        26   66   32
12Z:  150  120  160        57   68   20
13Z:  120  120  160        88   87   20
14Z:  110   99  160       110  120   35
15Z:  110   86  120       140  150   57
16Z:  110   93  150       160  160   89
17Z:  100  150  140       150  170  110
18Z:  100  160  110       150  170  130
19Z:   92  170  120       170  160  130
20Z:   82  200            150  160  140
21Z:  120  220  170       100  160  120
22Z:       230  200        93  160  110
23Z:       270  200        99  150   83


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
CAM = Camden                     Australia           (S34E151)
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)
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.


