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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 26 June
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 26 JUN 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.8       2.8  3.0                 2.7  3.0  2.9  3.7  3.1   F   2.7  3.1   B
01Z:           2.6  3.0                 2.8  3.0  2.6  2.9  3.1   F   2.7  3.3   B
02Z:           2.5  2.8       2.9       2.8  3.0  2.8  3.1  3.0  3.0  2.8  2.8   B
03Z: 2.8       2.7  2.8       2.9       2.9  2.8  2.6  2.7   I   2.9  2.9  2.8   B
04Z:           2.8  2.9       2.9       3.2  3.0  3.5  3.1   I   2.9  3.2  2.8   B
05Z:           2.7            2.8       3.2  3.3  2.8  2.9  2.6  3.0  3.2  2.9   B
06Z:      2.6  2.8  3.1       2.9  3.0  3.0  3.2  3.1  2.3  2.9       3.0        B
07Z: 2.6  2.9  2.8  2.8       2.7  2.8  2.8  2.7  3.3  2.9  2.7       2.8        B
08Z:      2.9  2.8  3.0       2.9  2.8  2.8  2.9  2.9  2.8  2.9       2.8        B
09Z:      2.6  2.8  2.7       2.8  2.9  2.8  2.7  3.0  2.9  3.0       2.8        B
10Z:      2.6  2.8  2.9            3.0  2.8  2.8  3.1  3.0  3.0       2.8        B
11Z:      2.9  2.9  3.0       3.0  3.0  3.0  2.9  3.1  2.9  3.0       3.0        B
12Z:      3.0  2.9  3.0  2.7  2.8  3.0  3.0  3.2  3.0  2.6   A        3.0        B
13Z:           3.0  2.9  2.9  2.9  2.9  2.8  3.2  3.3  2.9   I        2.8        A
14Z: 2.8       3.0  2.9  2.9       3.0  3.0  3.1  2.7  2.7   R        3.0        B
15Z: 3.1       3.2  3.0  3.0       3.0  2.9  3.3  3.4  2.6  2.8       2.9        B
16Z: 3.1       3.0  3.0  2.9       3.0  3.0  3.0  3.1  2.7   R        3.0        B
17Z: 3.1       3.0  3.0  2.8       3.0  3.2   A   2.8  2.8  3.1       3.2  3.0   B
18Z: 3.1       2.9                 3.0       2.7  2.9  2.8  3.2            2.7   B
19Z:                                         2.9  3.0  2.9  3.0            2.9   B
20Z:                                         3.1  2.7  3.1  3.0            2.8   B
21Z:                                         3.1  2.8  3.6  3.1            2.9  3.0
22Z:                                         3.0  3.0  2.7  3.3  2.8       2.9   B
23Z:                                         3.1  2.7  3.1   R    F        3.0   B
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  2.92.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0
01Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.8  1.2  1.0
02Z: 2.9       1.0  1.0       1.2  1.0
03Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0       1.4  1.0
04Z: 1.1       1.0  1.0  2.0  1.3  1.0
05Z: 1.1       1.0            1.4  1.0
06Z: 1.0  2.8  1.0  1.7       1.2  1.0
07Z: 1.0  2.7  1.0  1.0       1.2  1.0
08Z: 1.0  2.6  1.0  1.0  1.7  1.2  1.0
09Z: 1.0  2.7  1.0  1.7  1.4  1.2  1.0
10Z: 1.0  3.4  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.0
11Z: 1.0  3.3  1.0  1.0       1.2  1.0
12Z: 1.0  2.3  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.0
13Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
14Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
15Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
16Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.4       1.0
17Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
18Z: 1.0       1.0       1.4       1.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.4       3.2  3.8  5.2  8.7  5.3
01Z: 5.0       3.0  4.8  5.2  6.7  4.3
02Z: 4.9       3.3  3.6       4.3  4.0
03Z:                5.8       4.0  3.6
04Z:                4.3  3.3  5.0  3.4
05Z:                          4.3  3.3
06Z:      4.2       3.8       3.6  3.5
07Z:      5.0       3.5       5.8  3.4
08Z:      4.6       3.7       4.9  3.3
09Z:      4.2       3.4            3.9
10Z:      3.9                 9.7  3.4
11Z:      5.0                 7.0  3.7
12Z:      4.0       4.5       7.5  3.3
13Z:                          3.5  2.3
14Z:                4.4            4.0
15Z:                5.5  3.0       4.2
16Z:           3.0  4.0  3.0       3.3
17Z:           2.2  3.0  4.8       4.3
18Z: 2.7       2.0       6.0       2.7
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  MAU  CAM  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.8       4.7  5.6            4.9  9.2  7.3  5.9  5.7  4.4  9.1   F   9.2  5.9   B
01Z:            4.7  5.1                10.8  8.3  5.4  4.7  5.2  8.6   F   9.8  5.4   B
02Z:            4.8  5.6       5.7      10.8  6.9  5.5  4.2  5.0  6.4  5.3 10.8  5.8   B
03Z:  5.0       5.4  5.7       6.0  5.1 11.5  7.9  5.8  4.2  5.2   I   5.2 11.5  6.0   B    B
04Z:  4.6       5.4  6.3  5.0  5.9      11.9  8.0  6.1  4.0  5.3   I   5.4 11.9  5.6   B   5.4
05Z:  5.0       5.4            5.7  4.8  9.9  6.6  6.3  3.2  5.3  8.3  5.1  9.9  5.2   B    A
06Z:  5.1  7.6  5.7  6.0       5.7  5.1  7.7  7.7  6.1  3.2 14.6 10.2       7.7        B   4.4
07Z:  6.0  8.3  5.7  6.0       5.8  5.1  7.1  6.1  5.6  3.7 15.9  9.4       7.1        B   4.5
08Z:  6.0  7.7  5.5  6.0  5.2  6.0  5.3  7.0  4.2  4.7  3.9  5.1 10.2       7.0        B    B
09Z:  5.5  7.9  5.5  6.3  5.2  5.8  5.4  6.8  3.3  4.6  4.3  4.6 11.0       6.8        B    B
10Z:  5.6  8.2  5.5  6.5  5.5       5.8  6.6       4.8  4.5  4.3  9.1       6.6        B   5.8
11Z:  5.9  8.4  5.9  5.9       7.3  5.9  5.6       4.8  5.0  4.9  8.0       5.6        B   6.4
12Z:  5.7  8.0  5.8  6.3  5.5  7.6  6.1  5.2  3.0  4.5  5.4  5.4   A        5.2        B   7.6
13Z:  5.4       5.7  6.4  5.7  7.5  6.8  4.4  2.8  5.6  5.2  5.1   I        4.4        A   6.9
14Z:  5.4       5.6  6.4  5.8       6.9  4.3  3.0  6.7  5.3  5.6   R        4.3        B   6.8
15Z:  5.3       5.3  6.2  5.6       6.3  4.2  3.4  7.1  5.3  5.9  7.0       4.2        B   7.3
16Z:  5.3       5.7  6.6  5.8       6.2  4.6       7.0  5.4  5.8   R        4.6        B   6.4
17Z:  5.3       5.9  6.6  5.2       5.7  6.4  4.2   A   5.6  5.7  7.8       6.4  6.4   B   6.4
18Z:  5.5       5.6                 5.7            6.5  5.6  5.9  7.0            6.1   B   6.0
19Z:                                          4.4  6.6  5.6  5.5  6.8            6.2   B   6.5
20Z:                                          4.0  7.5  5.8  5.4  6.0            6.5   B   6.7
21Z:                                          4.8  8.0  6.0  4.6  5.7            6.8  5.9  6.9
22Z:                                          6.3  7.5  6.2  5.6  6.0  6.3       6.9   B   5.8
23Z:                                          6.8  7.2  6.6  5.3   R    F        7.1   B    A
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  6.16 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 13.4      13.2 16.8                24.8 17.7 16.5 16.3 28.2   F  24.8 18.3   B
01Z:           12.2 15.3                30.2 16.2 12.2 15.1 26.7   F  26.5 17.8   B
02Z:           12.0 15.7      16.5      30.2 16.5 11.8 15.5 19.2 15.9 30.2 16.2   B
03Z: 14.0      14.6 16.0      17.4      33.4 16.2 10.9 14.0   I  15.1 33.4 16.8   B
04Z:           15.1 18.3      17.1      37.5 18.3 14.0 16.4   I  15.7 38.1 15.7   B
05Z:           14.6           16.0      31.2 20.8  9.0 15.4 21.6 15.3 31.7 15.1   B
06Z:      19.8 16.0 18.6      16.5 15.3 22.7 19.5  9.9 33.6 29.6      23.1        B
07Z: 15.6 24.1 16.0 16.8      15.7 14.3 19.5 15.1 12.2 46.1 25.4      19.9        B
08Z:      22.3 15.4 18.0      17.4 14.8 19.6 13.6 11.3 14.3 29.6      19.6        B
09Z:      20.5 15.4 17.0      16.2 15.7 19.0 12.4 12.9 13.3 33.0      19.0        B
10Z:      21.3 15.4 18.9           17.4 18.5 13.4 13.9 12.9 27.3      18.5        B
11Z:      24.4 17.1 17.7      21.9 17.7 16.8 13.9 15.5 14.2 24.0      16.8        B
12Z:      24.0 16.8 18.9 14.9 21.3 18.3 15.6 14.4 16.2 14.0   A       15.6        B
13Z:           17.1 18.6 16.5 21.8 19.7 12.3 17.9 17.2 14.8   I       12.3        A
14Z: 15.1      16.8 18.6 16.8      20.7 12.7 20.8 14.3 15.1   R       12.9        B
15Z: 16.4      17.0 18.6 16.8      18.9 12.2 23.4 18.0 15.3 19.6      12.2        B
16Z: 16.4      17.1 19.8 16.8      18.6 13.8 21.0 16.7 15.7   R       13.8        B
17Z: 16.4      17.7 19.8 14.6      17.1 20.5   A  15.7 16.0 24.2      20.5 19.2   B
18Z: 17.0      16.2                17.1      17.6 16.2 16.5 22.4           16.5   B
19Z:                                         19.1 16.8 16.0 20.4           18.0   B
20Z:                                         23.2 15.7 16.7 18.0           18.2   B
21Z:                                         24.8 16.8 16.6 17.7           19.7 17.7
22Z:                                         22.5 18.6 15.1 19.8 17.6      20.0   B
23Z:                                         22.3 17.8 16.4   R    F       21.3   B
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 18.00 MHz.


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

      TAO  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  BOU  ANC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  270  330  200       160  220  200
01Z:  300  350  200       170  230  190
02Z:  340  370  200       160       200
03Z:  350  410  210       140  240  190
04Z:  370  410  210       110  210  190
05Z:  400  330            100       190
06Z:  450  240  200        99  170  200
07Z:  510  180             93  180  200
08Z:  500  160             84  180  200
09Z:  370  150             72  170  200
10Z:  340  130             61  170  180
11Z:  260  110             70  160  170
12Z:  230   86            110  170  160
13Z:  170   58  180       170  230  150
14Z:  140   49  170       200  260  150
15Z:  120   46  180       210  290  190
16Z:  120   70  180       210  290  190
17Z:  130  140  150       220  290  220
18Z:  140  160  110       230  280  240
19Z:  120  190   55       230  290  250
20Z:  120  250   51       250  290  230
21Z:  140  300   65       270  290  220
22Z:  200  340  100       280  280  210
23Z:  240  350            280  270  190


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)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
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)
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.


