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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 16 June
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 16 JUN 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  UPS  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:                                    2.8  3.0  3.1  3.3  3.1  3.6  3.3            3.1  3.7   B   3.1  3.1   A
01Z: 2.9  2.8  2.9  2.9                 2.9  2.8  3.1  3.5  3.0  2.8  2.9   F        3.1  3.6  3.0   B   3.2  3.5
02Z: 2.9  2.6  3.2  3.0       3.1       3.1  2.7  3.1  3.2  3.0  3.1  2.6  3.1       3.1  2.8   B    A   3.6  3.2
03Z: 2.8       2.9  3.0                 2.8       2.9  3.0  3.0  2.8  2.6  3.2       2.9  3.4   B    B   3.4  3.6
04Z: 3.1  3.0  2.9  2.9       3.0       2.8  2.7  2.9  3.3  3.5  3.0  2.8   F        2.9  2.9   B    B   3.0  3.5
05Z:      2.9  2.9  3.0                 3.1  2.8  3.1  3.1  2.7  3.1  2.8   F        3.1  2.3   B    B   2.2  3.1
06Z:      2.8  3.1  3.2                 2.9       3.1  2.8  3.3  3.0  2.8            3.1  2.8   B    B   3.0  3.5
07Z:      2.8  3.0  3.1       3.0       2.9       3.2  2.8  2.3  3.0  3.0            3.2  3.0   B    B   2.8  3.2
08Z:      2.7  3.0  2.9            2.9  3.1       3.0  3.1  2.9  3.0  3.0            3.0  2.7   B    B   2.8   A
09Z: 3.0  2.7       3.0            3.2            3.2  2.8  3.1  3.0   A             3.2  2.9   B    B   2.8  3.5
10Z: 2.9       3.0  3.0       3.1  3.2            3.0  2.9  3.5  2.8  3.1            3.0  2.8   B   3.2  2.9   B
11Z: 2.8       3.1  3.0            3.0            3.0  2.9  3.1   A   3.6            3.0  3.1   B    A   3.3  3.0
12Z: 2.9       3.1  3.1  2.9       3.2            3.1  2.9  3.4  2.4  3.2            3.1  3.3   B   3.5  3.0  3.1
13Z: 3.0       3.1  3.2       3.0                 3.0  3.4  2.9  2.6  3.0        R   3.0  3.5   B   4.0  3.1  3.0
14Z:           3.0  3.1  3.0  3.0                 3.0  2.8  2.9  2.4   F        3.0  3.1  3.4   B   2.9  2.9  3.3
15Z:      2.7  3.1  2.9  3.0                      2.8  3.5       2.7   F        2.6  2.9  2.9   A    A   3.2  3.3
16Z: 2.6  2.8  3.1  3.1  3.1       3.1            3.3   A        2.6   F        2.8  3.3  3.9   B   2.9       3.5
17Z: 3.1  2.9  3.2  2.9  3.1       2.9            2.7  3.5  2.9  3.4   F         R   2.7  4.2   B   2.8  3.0  2.4
18Z:                                                   4.1  2.8  2.7   F         C         A    B   3.1  3.0  2.9
19Z:                                                   2.6  3.1  3.1   F        3.1       3.4   B   3.0  2.9  2.9
20Z:                                                   3.0  3.0  3.4   F        2.7       2.8   B   3.2  2.9  2.9
21Z:                                                   2.9  3.0  2.7   F        2.8       3.0   B   2.3  2.8
22Z:                                                        2.9                                 B
23Z:                                                   3.2  3.1  3.5       2.7            3.1   B   3.6  2.3   A
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.02.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:
01Z: 1.2  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.2       1.0
02Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.0
03Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.2       1.0
04Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0       1.4  1.0
05Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.3  1.4  1.0
06Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.3  1.0
07Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.1  1.0
08Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.4       1.0
09Z: 1.0  2.0       1.0  1.2       1.0
10Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.8  1.1  1.0
11Z: 1.4  2.0  1.0  1.0            1.0
12Z: 1.3  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.6       1.0
13Z: 1.2       1.0  1.0       1.1  1.0
14Z: 1.9       1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
15Z: 2.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
16Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
17Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:
01Z: 2.8  2.5  3.9  3.7  4.8       5.4
02Z: 5.0  2.7  3.1  4.9  5.2  6.3  3.8
03Z: 5.0       3.8  5.0  5.0       4.9
04Z: 5.0  4.3  3.6  6.2       6.6  4.9
05Z: 7.0  4.2  4.8  6.8  5.2  7.4  5.4
06Z:      4.8  4.7  5.7  5.2  9.0  5.9
07Z:      5.0  4.7  4.5  3.2  6.5  4.0
08Z:      5.0  4.0  4.5  3.3
09Z:      5.8       3.5            3.5
10Z:           3.0  4.2       5.5  2.4
11Z:       11  3.7  4.2            3.8
12Z:      7.3  4.0  3.3            4.2
13Z: 4.1       3.1  2.6       3.1  3.2
14Z:                4.0       5.5  3.2
15Z:      4.0  2.5  3.6            1.7
16Z:      3.2       1.4  4.2       1.7
17Z:      2.5  2.4       3.0       2.0
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  UPS  POI  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:                                     5.7  5.1  5.5 10.7  5.7  5.6  4.3  5.8           10.7  4.7   B   5.6  6.5   A
01Z:  4.2  5.4  4.9  6.0                 5.2  4.7  5.4 10.5  6.3  5.6  4.9  5.8   F       10.5  4.6  5.4   B   7.1  7.1
02Z:  4.6  6.2  5.1  6.0       5.7  4.7  4.6  4.9  5.1  9.6  5.8  5.1  4.7  5.9  4.7       9.6  3.8   B    A   6.9  6.1
03Z:  4.8       5.2  6.0            4.5  4.6  4.9  4.8  8.9  6.3  4.6  5.0  7.5  4.9       8.9  5.3   B    B   4.6  6.0
04Z:  5.2  7.0  5.0  6.2       5.4  4.5  5.2  5.2  4.8  9.2  5.9  3.7  5.1  8.4  4.8       9.2  4.6   B    B   3.8  7.6
05Z:  5.0  7.0  5.3  6.4                 6.2  5.6  5.6  9.5  6.4  3.2  5.2  8.6  4.9       9.5  3.8   B    B   3.5  6.7
06Z:  5.2  6.9  5.3  6.5  5.0            6.6       6.3  8.6  6.0  2.7  5.1  9.4            8.6  4.3   B    B   3.5  6.7
07Z:  5.2  7.1  5.5  6.0  5.0  5.5  4.5  6.3       6.7  8.0  5.9 11.5  5.0  3.1            8.0  4.0   B    B   3.6  6.3
08Z:  5.4  7.6  5.7  6.0  5.1       5.0  6.4            7.0  4.9  4.0  4.6  8.6            7.0  3.8   B    B   3.5   A
09Z:  5.6  7.4       6.5  5.1       5.3                 6.9  3.8  4.1  3.9   A             6.9  3.8   B    B   3.5  5.3
10Z:  5.7       5.6  6.2  5.0  6.5  5.3                 7.0  4.0  4.1  4.0  8.3            7.0  4.0   B   5.1  3.4   B
11Z:  5.4       5.3  5.9            5.9                 7.1  3.8  8.9   A   6.0            7.1  5.4   B    A   3.8  2.8
12Z:  5.4       5.6  5.6  5.3       6.2                 7.1  4.2  4.7  4.7  6.0            7.1  5.6   B   5.9  4.4  2.8
13Z:  5.2       5.3  6.0       7.3                      6.0  3.8  5.3  4.0  6.0        R   6.0  5.6   B   5.0  5.1  3.5
14Z:  5.1       5.1  3.9  4.9  7.0                      5.2  5.0  5.5  5.1   F        4.6  5.2  4.7   B   5.5  6.0  3.2
15Z:  5.0  8.4  5.2  6.2  4.8                           5.1  6.3       4.8   F        4.5  5.7  5.4   A    A   5.7  3.2
16Z:  5.4  7.8  5.2  6.7  5.0       4.0                 5.4   A        5.4   F        4.9  5.4  5.3   B   5.4       2.8
17Z:  5.1  6.6  5.3  6.5  5.2       3.9                 5.4  5.2  5.3  4.9   F         R   5.4  8.8   B   6.2  5.9  3.0
18Z:                                                         6.6  5.5  5.2   F         C         A    B   6.3  5.8  2.6
19Z:                                                         6.3  5.6  5.5   F        5.4       5.9   B   6.5  5.7  2.8
20Z:                                                         6.1  5.5  4.7   F        5.4       5.4   B   6.8  5.6  2.8
21Z:                                                         6.7  5.3  5.1   F        5.1       5.6   B   6.1  5.9
22Z:                                                              5.4                                 B
23Z:                                                         6.8  5.9  4.5       4.6            6.0   B   6.6  6.4   A
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.64 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  UPS  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:                                    16.0 15.6 33.2 18.8 17.4 15.5 19.1           33.2 17.4   B  17.4 20.1   A
01Z: 12.2 15.1 14.2 17.4                15.1 13.2 32.5 22.1 16.8 13.7 16.8   F       32.5 16.6 16.2   B  22.7 24.9
02Z: 13.3 16.1 16.3 18.0      17.7      14.3 13.2 29.8 18.6 15.3 14.6 15.3 14.6      29.8 10.6   B    A  24.8 19.5
03Z: 13.4      15.1 18.0                12.9      25.8 18.9 13.8 14.0 19.5 15.7      25.8 18.0   B    B  15.6 21.6
04Z: 16.1 21.0 14.5 18.0      16.2      14.6 13.8 26.7 19.5 12.9 15.3 23.5   F       26.7 13.3   B    B  11.4 26.6
05Z:      20.3 15.4 19.2                19.2 16.0 29.4 19.8  8.6 16.1 24.1   F       29.4  8.7   B    B   7.7 20.8
06Z:      19.3 16.4 20.8                19.1      26.7 16.8  8.9 15.3 26.3           26.7 12.0   B    B  10.5 23.4
07Z:      19.9 16.5 18.6      16.5      18.3      25.2 16.5 26.4 15.0  9.3           25.6 12.0   B    B  10.1 20.2
08Z:      20.5 17.1 17.4           14.5 19.8      20.6 15.2 11.6 13.8 25.8           21.0 10.3   B    B   9.8   A
09Z: 16.8 20.0      19.5           17.0           22.1 10.6 12.7 11.7   A            22.1 11.0   B    B   9.8 18.6
10Z: 16.5      16.8 18.6      20.1 17.0           20.6 11.6 14.3 11.2 25.7           21.0 11.2   B  16.3  9.9   B
11Z: 15.1      16.4 17.7           17.7           20.9 11.0 27.6   A  21.6           21.3 16.7   B    A  12.5  8.4
12Z: 15.7      17.4 17.4 15.4      19.8           22.0 12.2 16.0 11.3 19.2           22.0 18.5   B  20.6 13.2  8.7
13Z: 15.6      16.4 19.2      21.9                18.0 12.9 15.4 10.4 18.0        R  18.0 19.6   B  20.0 15.8 10.5
14Z:           15.3 12.1 14.7 21.0                15.9 14.0 16.0 12.2   F       13.8 16.1 16.0   B  16.0 17.4 10.6
15Z:      22.7 16.1 18.0 14.4                     14.5 22.1      13.0   F       11.7 16.5 15.7   A    A  18.2 10.6
16Z: 14.0 21.8 16.1 20.8 15.5      12.4           17.8   A       14.0   F       13.7 17.8 20.7   B  15.7       9.8
17Z: 15.8 19.1 17.0 18.9 16.1      11.3           14.6 18.2 15.4 16.7   F         R  14.6 37.0   B  17.4 17.7  7.2
18Z:                                                   27.1 15.4 14.0   F         C         A    B  19.5 17.4  7.5
19Z:                                                   16.4 17.4 17.0   F       16.7      20.1   B  19.5 16.5  8.1
20Z:                                                   18.3 16.5 16.0   F       14.6      15.1   B  21.8 16.2  8.1
21Z:                                                   19.4 15.9 13.8   F       14.3      16.8   B  14.0 16.5
22Z:                                                        15.7                                 B
23Z:                                                   21.8 18.3 15.8      12.4           18.6   B  23.8 14.7   A
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.05 MHz.


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

      TAO  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  BOU  ANC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  190  290  230       130  130   75
01Z:  200  290  240       120  120   62
02Z:  220  260  240        78  120   63
03Z:  240  250  240        17  110   63
04Z:  290  250  240        50        60
05Z:  320  250  240        52   73   65
06Z:  350  200  300        53   57   71
07Z:  350  180  290        50   59   65
08Z:  340  160  270        49   60   62
09Z:  310  170  260        49   61   60
10Z:       130  250        42   66   58
11Z:       120  240        54   64   37
12Z:  160  120             92   71   30
13Z:  130  110  260       120  110   32
14Z:  110   79  250       130  150   34
15Z:  100   70  260       150  160   55
16Z:   99   80  260       160  190   80
17Z:  100  110  110       180  160  100
18Z:  100  160  150       190  140  110
19Z:  100  200  130       190  140
20Z:  100  250            180  130
21Z:  130  280            170  140
22Z:  160                 170  150   64
23Z:  170


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)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
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)
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.


