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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 24 June
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 24 JUN 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  SAL  TOM  MAG  JUL  DIX  UPS  KHA  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC  DYS
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      3.0  2.7       2.7                 3.0  3.1       3.3   F        2.7  3.3   B   3.0  3.3
01Z: 2.5  2.5  2.5       2.8       2.7       3.0  2.7       3.0   F        2.9  3.5   B   3.1  3.1
02Z:      2.5  2.6       2.8       2.7       3.5   A        3.1   F        3.0  2.8   B   2.8  3.3
03Z:                2.6  2.7       2.2       3.1   A        3.0   F        2.9  3.0   B   2.8  2.9
04Z:      2.7  2.6       2.7       2.5       3.0   A        2.8   F        3.0  2.8  3.1  2.6  2.6
05Z:      2.7       2.8            2.2       3.0  2.6       2.7  2.8       2.7  2.9   B   2.5  2.9
06Z:      2.6  2.9  2.8  2.5                 2.8   A        2.7            3.0  2.9   B        2.9
07Z:      2.6  2.9  2.8  3.0                 2.7   A   3.7  2.9            3.2  3.0   B   2.8  2.8
08Z:                2.8   B                  2.9   B    A   3.1             A    A   3.1  2.6  2.9
09Z:      2.7                           2.9  2.8  3.1  3.0  3.1            2.8  2.7  3.3  2.6  2.6
10Z:           3.0  2.9                 3.0  2.6  3.5  4.1   R             2.5  2.6   A   2.6  2.6
11Z:      2.5       3.0                      2.8  3.5   A    R             2.7  2.5   A   2.9  2.7
12Z:      2.5  3.0  3.2                      2.9  3.6   A    R             2.8  2.8   A   2.9  2.9
13Z:      3.0  3.0  3.0                 2.6  3.5  3.5  2.5  2.8   R        2.7  2.9   A   2.9  3.4
14Z:      3.0  3.1  3.0                 2.8  3.2  3.9   A   3.0   R        2.4   A   3.9  3.1   A
15Z:      3.0  2.9  2.8                 2.8  3.8  3.5   B   2.9        B   3.0   A    B   3.1   A
16Z:      2.9  3.1                           2.9  2.6  3.0   I         R   3.2   A    B         A
17Z: 2.9  2.8  2.7  2.8                       A    B   4.0  3.2        R   3.3   A    B         A
18Z: 2.9  3.0       2.8       2.7             A   2.5  3.8  2.8        B         A    B        2.8
19Z:                                         2.8  3.3  3.7  3.4        C        3.5   B        3.0
20Z:                                         2.8  2.5  3.0  3.6       2.6       2.9   A        2.8
21Z:                                          A   2.9  3.4  3.2                 3.0   A        3.0
22Z:                                                         I
23Z:                                         4.3  3.0  3.4  3.4   F             2.4   B        2.7
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  2.94.


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

     MUR  SAL  TOM  MAG  DIX  KHA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.0  1.1  1.0
01Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.4
02Z: 1.0  1.0  1.6       1.2
03Z: 1.0  1.0       1.0  1.0
04Z:      1.0  1.0       3.3
05Z:      1.0       1.0  3.4
06Z:      1.0  1.2  1.0  1.8
07Z: 2.3  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
08Z:                1.8
09Z:      1.0                 1.0
10Z: 2.8  3.7  1.0  1.0  1.8  1.3
11Z:      3.2       1.0  1.3
12Z:      1.0  1.1  1.0  1.0
13Z: 1.2  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.3  1.0
14Z: 1.1  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.4
15Z: 1.1  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.4
16Z: 2.9  1.0  1.1       1.2
17Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2
18Z: 1.0  1.0       1.0  1.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  SAL  TOM  MAG  DIX  KHA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 4.0            3.6
01Z: 4.2            3.7  3.2
02Z: 4.3       3.9       3.6
03Z: 4.8            3.4
04Z:      3.6  4.2
05Z:      3.5       3.7
06Z:      3.4  4.0  3.9
07Z:      3.4  3.9  3.8
08Z:                5.4
09Z:                          7.0
10Z:                4.4       7.0
11Z:                2.4  4.2
12Z:                1.2  3.4
13Z: 4.1       2.7  1.2  3.8  8.3
14Z:      3.5  4.0  1.1       4.0
15Z: 4.8       2.8  1.3       5.1
16Z:      2.5  4.1       4.5
17Z:      2.3  6.0  2.1  5.2
18Z: 3.6  3.0       2.4  2.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  SAL  TOM  MAG  JUL  DIX  UPS  POI  KHA  OTI  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       4.0  4.5       5.2       4.1  6.2            7.8  4.8       7.0   F       10.5  5.9   B   8.3  7.0  7.3
01Z:  4.2  4.2  4.6  5.0  4.5  4.4  3.5  6.0            7.8  4.2       6.6   F       11.1  5.1   B   6.6  8.3  7.2
02Z:  4.2  4.3  4.7       4.0  4.5  3.8  5.3            7.8   A        6.7   F       11.2  6.5   B   5.3  8.2  6.8
03Z:  4.3  4.3       5.2  3.8  4.3  3.6  4.7            7.3   A        6.7   F       10.4  5.0   B   4.6  5.9  6.7
04Z:       4.8  5.3       4.1       4.2  4.1            7.7   A        7.6  4.2      10.0  5.6  3.2  4.8  5.7  7.8
05Z:       5.0       5.4  4.4       4.2  4.5            6.9  3.4       7.7  4.4       8.8  5.6   B   5.8  6.0
06Z:       5.0  5.9  5.3  4.6  4.5       5.1            6.0   A        8.6            9.5  5.0   B        6.1
07Z:       5.3  6.0  5.4  5.2  4.8       5.1            5.4   A   3.9  9.9            9.3  3.5   B   6.0  5.4
08Z:                 6.0   B                            5.1   B    A   9.9            8.4   A   3.3  5.4  4.4
09Z:       5.4                                          5.1  3.7  3.6  8.0            7.3  2.8  3.5  5.4  4.6
10Z:  5.2       5.7  6.4       5.0            7.6       5.0  3.8  6.1   R             7.0  4.1   A   6.2  4.2
11Z:       5.1       6.6                                4.9  4.1   A    R             6.9  4.7   A   7.6  3.8  4.3
12Z:       5.2  6.0  7.0       4.6                 4.1  5.3  4.3   A    R             7.1  5.4   A   7.5  5.2  3.8
13Z:  4.8  5.3  6.0  6.1       4.2            8.6  4.6  4.8  6.9  4.1  6.9   R        6.9  5.0   A   7.4  6.2  3.7
14Z:  4.8  5.3  6.0  5.3                      8.0  4.9  4.5  4.4   A   6.7   R        7.1   A   4.4  7.2   A   3.6
15Z:       4.9  6.2  3.9                      8.0       4.7  6.3   B   6.7        B   5.9   A    B   7.2   A   3.9
16Z:  5.1  4.5  6.5                                4.9  6.2  5.2  4.4   I         R   6.3   A    B         A   4.0
17Z:  5.0  4.5  6.3  4.1                           5.1   A    B   4.2  7.0        R   5.7   A    B         A   3.9
18Z:  4.8  4.5       4.3       4.2                       A   5.1  4.1  6.4        B         A    B        6.4  3.1
19Z:                                                    6.2  5.1  4.2  7.6        C        9.1   B        6.7
20Z:                                                    6.0  5.3  4.2  3.9       5.3       5.8   A        6.3  2.9
21Z:                                                     A   5.6  4.5  3.9                 8.1   A        6.2  4.7
22Z:                                                                    I                                      6.0
23Z:                                                    6.4  4.7  4.6  7.0  5.4            5.6   B        5.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.61 MHz.


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

      MUR  SAL  TOM  MAG  JUL  DIX  UPS  KHA  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC  DYS
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:      12.0 12.2      14.0                23.4 14.9      23.1   F       28.4 19.5   B  24.9 23.1
01Z: 10.5 10.5 11.5      12.6       9.4      23.4 11.3      19.8   F       32.2 17.9   B  20.5 25.7
02Z:      10.8 12.2      11.2      10.3      27.3   A       20.8   F       33.6 18.2   B  14.8 27.1
03Z:                13.5 10.3       7.7      22.6   A       20.1   F       30.2 15.0   B  12.9 17.1
04Z:      13.0 13.8      11.1      10.7      23.1   A       21.3   F       30.0 15.7  9.9 12.5 14.8
05Z:      13.5      15.1            9.0      20.7  8.8      20.8 12.3      23.8 16.2   B  14.5 17.4
06Z:      13.0 17.1 14.8 11.5                16.8   A       23.2           28.5 14.5   B       17.7
07Z:      13.8 17.4 15.1 15.6                14.6   A  14.4 28.7           29.8 10.5   B  16.8 15.1
08Z:                16.8   B                 14.8   B    A  30.7             A    A  10.2 14.0 12.8
09Z:      14.6                               14.3 11.5 10.8 24.8           20.4  7.6 11.6 14.0 12.0
10Z:           17.1 18.6                22.8 13.0 13.3 25.0   R            17.5 10.7   A  16.1 10.9
11Z:      12.8      19.8                     13.7 14.3   A    R            18.6 11.8   A  22.0 10.3
12Z:      13.0 18.0 22.4                     15.4 15.5   A    R            19.9 15.1   A  21.8 15.1
13Z:      15.9 18.0 18.3                22.4 16.8 24.1 10.2 19.3   R       18.6 14.5   A  21.5 21.1
14Z:      15.9 18.6 15.9                22.4 14.4 17.2   A  20.1   R       17.0   A  17.2 22.3   A
15Z:      14.7 18.0 10.9                22.4 17.9 22.1   B  19.4        B  17.7   A    B  22.3   A
16Z:      13.1 20.1                          18.0 13.5 13.2   I         R  20.2   A    B         A
17Z: 14.5 12.6 17.0 11.5                       A    B  16.8 22.4        R  18.8   A    B         A
18Z: 13.9 13.5      12.0      11.3             A  12.8 15.6 17.9        B         A    B       17.9
19Z:                                         17.4 16.8 15.5 25.8        C       31.9   B       20.1
20Z:                                         16.8 13.2 12.6 14.0      13.8      16.8   A       17.6
21Z:                                           A  16.2 15.3 12.5                24.3   A       18.6
22Z:                                                          I
23Z:                                         27.5 14.1 15.6 23.8   F            13.4   B       15.1
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.48 MHz.


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

      TAO  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  BOU  ANC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  260  380  240            270  170
01Z:  260  400  210       270       150
02Z:  280  400  200       190  290  150
03Z:  310  370  200       120  270  140
04Z:  340  350  200       110  240  160
05Z:  380  310  200       140  220  150
06Z:  440  300  200       140  210  150
07Z:  460  290  200       120  200  130
08Z:       250  160        80  200  110
09Z:       210  170        72  200
10Z:       140             60  190
11Z:        89  150        71  180
12Z:        86  160       120  180  120
13Z:  170   81            160  210  130
14Z:  140   81  200       140  220  130
15Z:  140   59  220       150  250  140
16Z:  130   45  220       160  260  170
17Z:  130   83  200       200  260  190
18Z:  110  140  190       220  290  200
19Z:  120  150  190       210  270  200
20Z:   89  160  190       200  250  190
21Z:  130  210  190       170  250  180
22Z:  200                      240
23Z:  200  320  200       160  240  170


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
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)
NIC = Nicosia                    Cyprus              (N35E033)
DYS = Dyess AFB TX               USA                 (N32W099)
TOW = Townsville                 Australia           (S19E147)
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.


