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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 05 July
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 05 JUL 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  MAG  KHA  UPS  JUL  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.9  2.7  2.9  2.9       3.0       2.8  2.7  3.1  3.0       2.9       2.7  3.0   B   3.1  2.9
01Z: 3.0       2.9  2.9  3.0  2.4       2.7  2.8  3.0  3.1       3.0   F   2.8  3.2   B   3.0  3.0
02Z: 3.0  2.7  3.0  3.0  3.0       2.9  2.9  2.8  3.1  2.8       2.6   F   2.8  2.8   B   2.9  3.4
03Z: 3.0  2.8  2.9  2.8  2.8  2.8       3.1   C   3.6  2.9       2.6   F        3.1   B   3.0  3.7
04Z:                2.9       2.9  3.0  3.0   C   2.9  2.6  3.1  3.0  3.3       2.8   B   3.2  2.7
05Z:                3.0  3.0       2.8  2.7   C   3.1  2.8  3.0  2.9   F        3.0   B   3.0  2.7
06Z:                                    2.9   C   3.0  2.7  2.9  2.9            2.9   B   3.2  3.1
07Z:      2.9       3.1  3.0  2.8       3.0   C   2.8  2.7  3.1  3.0            3.0   B   3.3  3.0  3.4
08Z:      2.7       3.0  3.0  3.0        C    C   2.7  3.1  2.8  3.1            3.1   B   3.1
09Z:      3.1       3.2  3.0  3.0             C   4.3  3.4  3.0  3.3            3.0   B   4.0  2.9
10Z:           2.8       3.0  3.0             C   2.8  3.4  3.0  3.0            3.1   B   2.8  2.9  3.5
11Z:                3.2                       C   2.8  3.4  2.9  3.1            2.9   B   2.9  3.3  2.9
12Z:                                          C   2.9  3.0  2.9  2.9            3.0   B   2.8  3.0
13Z:                                          C   3.5  2.9  2.8  2.8            3.0   B   2.9  3.3  2.9
14Z:                                          C   3.6  3.3  2.8  2.8            3.3   A   3.2  3.4
15Z:                                          C   2.8  3.3  2.7   R             4.2   B   3.3  3.2
16Z:                                          C   3.5  2.9  2.8  3.0             A    B   3.1  3.0
17Z:                                         2.8  3.2  2.9  2.7  3.2       2.9  3.4   B   3.0  2.9  3.4
18Z:                                              3.1  2.9  2.7  3.0            2.8   B   3.0  2.5
19Z:                                              2.8  3.0  2.8                 2.8   B   3.0  3.0  2.8
20Z:                                              2.5  3.0  2.8   F             2.7   B   2.9  3.1
21Z:                                              3.1  3.0  3.7  3.1            2.9   B        2.8  3.2
22Z:                                              3.1  3.0  2.8  3.3   F        3.1  3.2  3.0  3.2
23Z:                                              2.9  3.0  2.9  3.5   F        2.8   B   3.0  3.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.00.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  KHA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.4  2.5  1.5  1.0  1.0  1.4
01Z: 2.2       2.7  1.1  1.0  1.0  1.4
02Z: 1.0  2.6  3.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.4
03Z: 1.0  1.8  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.3
04Z:                2.1  3.2  1.0  1.5
05Z:                1.6       1.0  1.2
06Z:
07Z: 2.2  1.6       1.5  1.2  1.0  1.4
08Z: 1.8  1.5       1.4  1.2  1.0  1.2
09Z: 1.0  2.1       2.0       1.0  1.1
10Z: 1.0       3.2       1.2  1.0  1.1
11Z: 1.9            1.0  1.2
12Z:
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CRITICAL SPORADIC E-LAYER FREQUENCIES - Es (MHz)
------------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  TOM  DIX  MAG  KHA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.0            2.8  4.8  4.1
01Z:                2.8  4.9  4.0
02Z: 4.0       3.5  4.2  3.8  4.0
03Z:      3.0  3.9       3.6  3.7
04Z:           3.8       3.8  4.0
05Z:           4.2       4.0
06Z:
07Z:      4.2  3.7       3.2  3.8
08Z: 4.0  6.1  3.5  3.5  2.9  3.5
09Z: 4.6  4.2            3.0  3.2
10Z: 3.4                      3.4
11Z: 3.4       2.9
12Z:
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OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  KHA  UPS  JUL  WAR  POI  OTI  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  5.0  5.0  4.9  5.0  5.0  5.0  5.0  5.1  5.2  5.7           10.2  6.5  5.6       6.5      10.2  6.1   B   5.6  5.8
01Z:  5.0       5.0  5.2  5.0  5.2  5.2  5.0  5.2  5.4           10.5  6.4  5.6       7.2  4.9 10.5  5.5   B   5.4  6.4
02Z:  5.0  5.6  5.0  5.3  5.2  5.2       5.0  5.2  5.4           11.0  6.9  5.5       7.1   F  10.0  6.4   B   5.1  7.6
03Z:  5.1  6.9  5.1  5.4  5.2  5.2  5.5       5.2  5.3             C   8.0  4.2       9.0   F        5.7   B   5.4  6.7
04Z:                 5.9  5.2  5.0  5.5  5.7  5.3  5.2  4.4        C   6.5  4.0  5.4 10.6  5.9       5.7   B   6.7  5.0
05Z:                 6.0       5.4       5.4  5.4  5.2             C   5.9  4.2  5.1 10.6   F        5.6   B   6.1  4.9
06Z:                                          5.7  5.7             C   5.8  3.8  5.2 10.6            5.4   B   7.7  4.9
07Z:  5.6  8.0       6.1  5.1  5.2  5.5       6.1  6.2             C   4.0  4.1  5.4 10.8            4.8   B   7.1  4.3  5.9
08Z:  5.6  8.1       6.0  5.2  5.2  5.8        C                   C   5.6  4.2  5.0 11.6            4.1   B   6.6
09Z:  5.6  8.5       6.6       5.3  5.9                            C   5.9  4.7  4.8 10.8            3.6   B   5.0  3.7
10Z:  5.7       5.5       5.2  5.6  6.0                            C   4.4  5.6  4.7  9.3            4.1   B   7.1  3.5  3.8
11Z:  5.4            6.2  5.3                                      C   4.1  5.4  5.4  9.4            5.3   B   7.4  3.2  3.3
12Z:                                                         5.1   C   4.1  5.6  5.1  7.5            5.5   B   8.0  4.8
13Z:                                                         5.5   C   4.6  5.9  5.5  7.5            5.9   B   8.8  5.4  2.7
14Z:                                                         5.8   C   5.2  6.0  5.7  8.2            6.0   A   8.9  6.4  3.2
15Z:                                                         5.8   C   4.7  5.8  5.8   R             5.8   B   8.1  5.9  3.1
16Z:                                                         5.7   C   5.2  5.8  5.9  8.4             A    B   6.6  6.0  3.6
17Z:                                                         5.6  6.0  6.2  5.9  6.1  7.5       6.0  5.4   B   6.8  5.9  3.4
18Z:                                                                   6.3  5.9  6.0  8.0            5.5   B   7.2  6.0  2.2
19Z:                                                                   5.8  5.6  6.1                 5.8   B   6.6  6.5  3.3
20Z:                                                                   7.0  5.8  6.0   F             6.0   B   6.7  6.6  3.3
21Z:                                                                   6.5  6.2  4.6  7.5            6.7   B        6.6  5.2
22Z:                                                                   7.6  6.2  5.7  8.6   F        6.8  6.2  6.4  6.8  6.9
23Z:                                                                   7.3  6.8  5.5  6.5   F        7.0   B   6.3  7.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.94 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  MAG  KHA  UPS  JUL  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 14.5 13.5 14.2 14.5      15.0      14.6 27.0 20.1 16.8      18.9      27.5 18.3   B  17.4 16.8
01Z: 15.0      14.5 15.1 15.6 12.5      14.0 28.9 19.2 17.4      21.6   F  29.4 17.6   B  16.2 19.2
02Z: 15.0 15.1 15.0 15.9 15.6      14.5 15.1 30.8 21.4 15.4      18.5   F  28.0 17.9   B  14.8 25.8
03Z: 15.3 19.3 14.8 15.1 14.6 15.4      16.1   C  28.8 12.2      23.4   F       17.7   B  16.2 24.8
04Z:                17.1      16.0 16.8 15.9   C  18.9 10.4 16.7 31.8 19.5      16.0   B  21.4 13.5
05Z:                18.0 16.2      14.9 14.6   C  18.3 11.8 15.3 30.7   F       16.8   B  18.3 13.2
06Z:                                    16.5   C  17.4 10.3 15.1 30.7           15.7   B  24.6 15.2
07Z:      23.2      18.9 15.6 15.4      18.3   C  11.2 11.1 16.7 32.4           14.4   B  23.4 12.9 20.1
08Z:      21.9      18.0 15.6 17.4        C    C  15.1 13.0 14.0 36.0           12.7   B  20.5
09Z:      26.3      21.1 15.9 17.7             C  25.4 16.0 14.4 35.6           10.8   B  20.0 10.7
10Z:           15.4      16.8 18.0             C  12.3 19.0 14.1 27.9           12.7   B  19.9 10.2 13.3
11Z:                19.8                       C  11.5 18.4 15.7 29.1           15.4   B  21.5 10.6  9.6
12Z:                                           C  11.9 16.8 14.8 21.8           16.5   B  22.4 14.4
13Z:                                           C  16.1 17.1 15.4 21.0           17.7   B  25.5 17.8  7.8
14Z:                                           C  18.7 19.8 16.0 23.0           19.8   A  28.5 21.8
15Z:                                           C  13.2 19.1 15.7   R            24.4   B  26.7 18.9
16Z:                                           C  18.2 16.8 16.5 25.2             A    B  20.5 18.0
17Z:                                         17.1 19.8 17.1 16.5 24.0      17.4 18.4   B  20.4 17.1 11.6
18Z:                                              19.5 17.1 16.2 24.0           15.4   B  21.6 15.0
19Z:                                              16.2 16.8 17.1                16.2   B  19.8 19.5  9.2
20Z:                                              17.5 17.4 16.8   F            16.2   B  19.4 20.5
21Z:                                              20.1 18.6 17.0 23.2           19.4   B       18.5 16.6
22Z:                                              23.6 18.6 16.0 28.4   F       21.1 19.8 19.2 21.8
23Z:                                              21.2 20.4 16.0 22.8   F       19.6   B  18.9 23.2
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.80 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  BOU
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  220  100  390            180
01Z:  270   89  400            180
02Z:  300   84  400            160
03Z:  380   79  410            140
04Z:  470   89  380            100
05Z:  500   97  350            100
06Z:  400   99  300            110
07Z:  440  100  240             96
08Z:  440  100  210             76
09Z:        92  180             69
10Z:        84  160             53
11Z:        59  140             61
12Z:  180   48  110            100
13Z:  140   39   95            160
14Z:  110   49   87            190
15Z:   85   77   82            220
16Z:   99  120   85            210
17Z:  120  170  130            200  250
18Z:  100  190  190            200  270
19Z:  120  210  220            210  280
20Z:  120  180  260            230  270
21Z:  120  150  280            220  260
22Z:  130  130  320            210  260
23Z:  110  110  350            210  260


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)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
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)
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)
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.


