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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 04 July
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 04 JUL 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:                                    2.7  3.0  2.9  3.3  3.4   F        2.7  2.8       3.1  3.5
01Z:                                    2.8  3.4  3.0  3.2   A    F        2.8  2.9  3.2  3.2
02Z:                                    2.8  3.3  2.4  3.1  2.9  2.8       2.9  2.9  3.2  3.3
03Z:                                    3.0  3.1  2.7  2.9  2.8   F        3.0  2.7  3.6  3.3  3.6
04Z:                                    3.0  3.2  2.8  2.9  2.6   F        3.1  2.9  3.5  2.9  3.4
05Z:           3.0       2.6            3.1  3.2  2.7  3.0  2.8   F        3.1  2.9  3.3  2.9
06Z:      3.1  3.0       2.9  3.0       3.0  2.9  2.9  3.1  3.0            3.0  2.6       2.8
07Z:                          3.0       2.9  3.0  2.5  2.7  3.1            2.9  2.8       2.6
08Z:      3.0            2.9  3.0       2.8  2.9  2.7  2.8  3.0            2.8  2.7       3.0
09Z: 2.7       3.0  2.8  2.9  3.1  2.5  2.8  2.8  3.3  4.0  3.1            2.9  3.1       2.7
10Z: 2.7       3.0       3.0  2.9  2.7  2.7  2.7  3.2   A   3.1            2.7  2.7  2.7  2.9
11Z:      3.1  3.0       2.8  2.9  2.8  2.6  2.6  2.9  2.7  2.9            2.6  2.9       2.8
12Z: 2.9                      3.0  2.7  3.0  3.2  3.4  2.6  3.2            3.0  3.3  2.8  3.1
13Z:                                    2.8  3.1  3.0  4.2  3.0        R   2.8   A   3.0  3.1
14Z:                                    3.4  3.0  3.0  2.8  3.0       2.6  3.4  3.9  3.0  2.9
15Z:                                    3.0  3.3  3.7  2.7  3.0       2.7  3.1   A   3.2  3.1
16Z:                                    3.0  3.0  3.4  2.6  3.1        R   3.1  2.9        A
17Z:                                    3.1  3.2  2.5  3.0   F         R   3.1  2.9       3.1
18Z:                                         2.6  2.9        F        2.5        A        2.8
19Z:                                         4.2  3.3  2.8   F        2.6       3.9       3.1
20Z:                                         2.8  2.8  3.3   F        2.7       3.0       3.0
21Z:                                         2.9  2.9        F        2.7       2.9       2.8
22Z:                                         3.1  3.1       3.4   F             2.9       3.0
23Z:                                         2.9  3.1       3.6                 3.1       3.0
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  2.98.


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

     MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:
01Z:
02Z:
03Z:
04Z:
05Z:           1.0       1.1
06Z: 1.0  3.3  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.0
07Z:                1.0       1.0
08Z: 1.0  1.9  2.5  1.0  1.3  1.0  2.8
09Z: 1.0  3.6  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.0  2.7
10Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.1  2.8
11Z:      1.9  1.4  1.0  1.3  1.0  2.0
12Z: 2.7            1.2       1.0  2.0
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:
01Z:
02Z:
03Z:
04Z:
05Z:           4.7       4.8
06Z:      3.9  8.6  3.4  3.8  3.7
07Z:                3.2       4.3
08Z: 3.4  3.6       3.4            6.4
09Z: 3.5            3.2  3.2  2.8  5.5
10Z: 3.5            3.0  2.5  2.0  5.2
11Z:                3.4            4.0
12Z: 3.9            3.7            4.0
13Z:
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH  MAU  CUL  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:                                    10.1  6.7  6.8  5.0  4.7  6.3  5.1      10.1  5.3       6.9  9.1
01Z:                                    10.5  7.6  6.7  4.1  4.9   A   4.9      10.5  5.1  5.1  6.9
02Z:                                    11.1  7.0  6.6  4.0  4.8  7.1  4.7      11.1  5.4  5.7  7.0  7.8
03Z:                                    11.4  7.7  7.2  4.1  4.8  8.2   F       11.4  5.3  5.3  5.7  7.2
04Z:                                    10.5  7.7  6.0  4.1  4.8  8.6  4.9      10.5  5.3  5.1  5.0  8.0
05Z:            6.6       6.3            9.7  7.4  4.8  3.9  5.0 10.0   F        9.7  4.7  5.4  4.5
06Z:  5.5  5.1  6.4  5.4  7.3  5.2      10.0  6.0  4.1  2.9  5.1 11.6           10.0  4.0       4.3
07Z:                 5.4       5.3       9.2  5.7  4.3  3.9  4.5 12.9            9.2  3.8       4.5
08Z:  5.9  6.1       5.5  5.8  5.7       9.0  4.2  3.9  4.1  4.2 13.5            9.0  3.4       4.3
09Z:  5.8       6.6  5.8  6.0  5.9  6.7  7.4  3.1  3.9  4.1  9.0 12.9            7.4  3.0       4.4
10Z:  6.3  5.1  6.7       6.4  6.1  7.4  6.4  2.9  3.9  4.2   A  10.4            6.4  4.1  7.0  3.8
11Z:       5.5  7.1  4.5  7.0  6.6  8.0  7.0  3.5  3.8  5.3  4.0 10.5            7.0  5.1       3.4
12Z:  6.3            4.7       6.5  8.2  8.5  3.8  4.4  4.9  4.6  9.0            8.5  5.5  8.8  4.9
13Z:                                     6.9  3.6  4.8  5.1  6.9  8.2        R   6.9   A   9.7  5.5
14Z:                                     6.0  4.1  5.4  5.2  4.9  6.5       4.7  6.0  9.2  8.2  6.2
15Z:                                     3.4  3.3  5.7  4.9  5.1  6.8       4.9  3.4   A   7.7  5.8
16Z:                                     4.3  3.2  6.2  5.2  5.2  6.7        R   4.3  6.2        A
17Z:                                     5.7  3.1  6.4  5.1  4.8   F         R   3.7  5.9       6.3
18Z:                                          3.3  5.8  5.4        F        5.0        A        6.3
19Z:                                          2.9  4.7  5.0  5.2   F        5.1       5.8       6.7
20Z:                                          2.6  6.3  5.3  5.0   F        5.1       5.9       6.5
21Z:                                          4.2  6.4  5.5        F        5.2       6.1       6.2
22Z:                                          5.7  6.4  5.6       7.1   F             5.8       6.4
23Z:                                          6.9  6.5  5.6       6.6                 5.7       6.2
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  6.11 MHz.


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

      MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:                                    26.8 20.4 14.5 15.5 21.4   F       27.3 14.8      21.4 31.9
01Z:                                    28.9 22.8 12.3 15.7   A    F       29.4 14.8 16.3 22.1
02Z:                                    31.6 21.8  9.6 14.9 20.6 13.2      32.2 15.7 18.2 23.1
03Z:                                    34.2 22.3 11.1 13.9 23.0   F       34.2 14.3 19.1 18.8 25.9
04Z:                                    32.0 19.2 11.5 13.9 22.4   F       32.5 15.4 17.9 14.5 27.2
05Z:           19.8      16.4           30.1 15.4 10.5 15.0 28.0   F       30.1 13.6 17.8 13.1
06Z:      15.8 19.2      21.2 15.6      29.5 11.9  8.4 15.8 34.8           30.0 10.4      12.0
07Z:                          15.9      26.7 12.9  9.8 12.2 40.0           26.7 10.6      11.7
08Z:      18.3           16.8 17.1      25.2 11.3 11.1 11.8 40.5           25.2  9.2      12.9
09Z: 15.7      19.8 16.2 17.4 18.3 16.8 21.1 10.9 13.5 36.0 40.0           21.5  9.3      11.9
10Z: 17.0      20.1      19.2 17.7 20.0 17.3 10.5 13.4   A  32.2           17.3 11.1 18.9 11.0
11Z:      17.0 21.3      19.6 19.1 22.4 18.2  9.9 15.4 10.8 30.5           18.2 14.8       9.5
12Z: 18.3                     19.5 22.1 25.5 14.1 16.7 12.0 28.8           25.5 18.1 24.6 15.2
13Z:                                    19.0 14.9 15.3 29.0 24.6        R  19.3   A  29.1 17.0
14Z:                                    20.4 16.2 15.6 13.7 19.5      12.2 20.4 35.9 24.6 18.0
15Z:                                    10.4 18.8 18.1 13.8 20.4      13.2 10.5   A  24.6 18.0
16Z:                                    13.1 18.6 17.7 13.5 20.8        R  13.3 18.0        A
17Z:                                    17.7 20.5 12.8 14.4   F         R  11.5 17.1      19.5
18Z:                                         15.1 15.7        F       12.5        A       17.6
19Z:                                         19.7 16.5 14.6   F       13.3      22.6      20.8
20Z:                                         17.6 14.8 16.5   F       13.8      17.7      19.5
21Z:                                         18.6 16.0        F       14.0      17.7      17.4
22Z:                                         19.8 17.4      24.1   F            16.8      19.2
23Z:                                         18.9 17.4      23.8                17.7      18.6
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 18.23 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  BOU
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  230
01Z:  270       410            180
02Z:  310  110  420            150
03Z:  370  100  420            120
04Z:  410   62  380            110
05Z:  450   63  340             95
06Z:  530   73  330            100
07Z:  590   73  290             98
08Z:  650   72  230             82
09Z:  640   70  160             68
10Z:  530   63  140             53
11Z:  420   50  190             59
12Z:  340   45  190            100
13Z:  250   42  160            150
14Z:  180   41  410            160
15Z:  170   58  120            180
16Z:  170   80   57            190
17Z:  160  100  120            200
18Z:  160  120  170            220
19Z:  140  150  230            220
20Z:  150  140  300            240
21Z:  190  150
22Z:  210  130  340
23Z:  210  120  370            180


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033) (GOES-3)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066) (GOES-3)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085) (GOES-3)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081) (GOES-3)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135) (GOES-3)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151) (GOES-3)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058) (GOES-3)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
CUL = Culgoora                   Australia           (S30E149)
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)
NIC = Nicosia                    Cyprus              (N35E033)
DYS = Dyess AFB TX               USA                 (N32W099)
TOW = Townsville                 Australia           (S19E147)
ANC = Anchorage AK               USA                 (N61W150)
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)


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.


