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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 07 July
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 07 JUL 93
                    ---------------------------------------


M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  BOU  UPS  JUL  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.1  2.9  2.7  2.7       2.9  3.2  3.2       2.7  2.5  3.0  2.9  2.9  3.6   F        2.5  3.6   B    C
01Z:      2.6  2.7  2.7       3.0  3.2            2.8  2.7  2.9  3.7  3.0  3.6   F        2.7  3.5   B
02Z: 2.7  2.8  2.7  2.4                      2.8  2.8  2.8  2.9  2.9  2.9  2.8   F        2.8  2.9   B
03Z:      3.0  2.7  2.8       2.8  2.8            3.1  2.9  3.1   A   2.6  2.6   F        2.9  2.9   B   2.9
04Z:           2.8  2.8            2.6       2.7  2.7  3.1  3.6  2.5  2.8   A    F        3.1  3.3   B   3.0
05Z:      2.8  2.9  2.9  2.6  2.8  3.2       2.7  3.0  3.2  3.1  2.8  3.2   A    F        3.2  2.9   B
06Z:      2.8  3.1  2.8  2.8  2.9  3.0                 3.0  3.4  2.7  2.8   A             3.0  3.1   B
07Z:      3.0  2.9  2.9  2.7  2.8  3.0            2.8  3.0  2.7  3.0  3.1  2.9            3.0  3.0  3.5
08Z:      2.8  3.0  3.0       3.1  3.2            3.0  3.1  3.1  2.8  3.0  3.0            3.1  2.8   B
09Z:           2.9  3.0       3.0  3.2                 3.0  3.3  3.1  2.9  3.0            3.0  2.9  3.3
10Z:      2.8  3.1            3.0  3.2                 3.0  2.7  3.1  2.7  3.1            3.0  3.0   B
11Z: 2.8       3.0            3.0  3.0                 3.1  3.0  3.1  2.8  3.2            3.1  2.8   B
12Z: 2.7  3.0  3.0            3.0  2.9                 2.9  3.0  2.7  2.7  3.1            2.9  2.8   B
13Z: 2.8       3.1            2.8  2.9                 3.0  3.4  3.0  2.8  3.0   F        3.0  3.2   A
14Z:           3.0       3.0       3.1                 3.0  3.4  3.1  2.8  3.1   F        3.0  3.2   A
15Z: 3.0       3.1       3.0       3.1                 3.3  3.3  2.8  2.8  3.1       2.8  3.4  3.1
16Z: 2.9       3.2       3.1  3.1                      2.8  2.9  3.1  3.4  3.3       2.8  2.9  3.0
17Z:           3.3       3.1                           3.5  3.0  3.4  2.7  3.3       2.7  3.5  2.8
18Z:                                                        3.0  3.1        F        3.0       2.9
19Z:                                                         A   2.9       2.8       2.5       3.0
20Z:                                                        2.9  3.1       2.8       2.8       3.0   B
21Z:                                                        3.1  2.9       2.7       3.0       2.9   A
22Z:                                                        3.1  3.1       3.1   R             3.2   B
23Z:                                                        3.2  3.0       3.5  2.6            3.1  3.3
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  2.97.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.5  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.3  1.0
01Z:      2.3  3.2  1.0  1.2  1.5  1.0
02Z: 1.8  1.5  1.8  1.0  1.2  1.6  1.0
03Z: 1.0  1.9  1.6  1.0  1.2  1.3  1.0
04Z: 1.8  2.2  1.8  1.0  2.0  1.3  1.0
05Z: 1.0  2.8  2.0  1.0  1.4  1.3  1.0
06Z: 1.0  2.5  1.8  1.0  2.0  1.1  1.0
07Z: 1.0  2.2  1.0  2.0  1.0  1.4  1.0
08Z: 1.0  3.5  1.0  1.6  1.2  1.4  1.0
09Z: 1.0  3.5  1.6  1.2  1.3  1.3  1.0
10Z: 1.0  3.0  2.0       1.0  1.0  1.0
11Z: 1.0  2.2  1.5       1.2  1.0  1.0
12Z: 1.0  3.2  1.8       1.0  1.0  1.0
13Z: 1.0       1.0       1.0  1.0  1.0
14Z: 1.0       1.0       1.0       1.0
15Z: 1.2       1.0       1.0       1.0
16Z: 1.0       1.0       1.0  1.0
17Z:           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: 3.0  2.2       2.5  2.9  4.4  4.2
01Z:                3.0  3.0  5.3  4.7
02Z: 3.1  3.0       3.4  3.0  6.2  3.5
03Z: 3.2  4.0  3.0  3.4  3.3  6.1  3.5
04Z:      4.5            3.3  7.3  3.5
05Z:      5.0       3.5  3.2  6.1  3.2
06Z:      4.5       4.0  3.5  6.5  3.1
07Z:      4.0  3.5  3.9  3.4  5.8  3.2
08Z:           3.4  3.4       6.2  3.3
09Z:                          5.3  3.1
10Z:      3.7                 4.9  2.1
11Z:      4.8                 5.0  1.5
12Z:      3.5                 6.0  1.3
13Z:                          4.9
14Z:                               1.1
15Z:
16Z: 3.0                 2.8  3.2
17Z:           2.5       2.6
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  BOU  UPS  JUL  WAR  POI  OTI  MAU  CAM  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.2  5.4  4.4  4.5  4.5  5.6  5.9  6.5       5.1   B   5.8       8.6  6.8  7.0  7.0  5.8 10.8   F        8.6  6.2   B    C
01Z:       5.2  4.7  4.7  5.0  5.5  5.5       4.4  4.9  4.5  5.8       9.2  7.2  7.0  3.4  5.6  8.3   F        9.2  5.7   B
02Z:  4.6  6.0  4.9  4.9  5.0       5.2       4.3  4.6  4.3  5.9       9.7  6.2  8.1  3.3  5.3  6.1   F        9.7  6.7   B
03Z:  4.4  6.4  5.0  5.2  5.0  6.2  5.3       4.6  4.2   B   5.1      10.8  7.1  8.6   A   5.3  6.9  4.7      10.8  5.8   B   5.4
04Z:  5.0       5.2  5.7  5.4       5.5       4.7  4.6  5.1  4.3      11.9  7.2  7.1  4.4  5.5   A    F       11.9  4.4   B   6.4
05Z:  5.0  6.2  5.3  5.8  6.0  5.6  5.9       5.0  5.2  5.4  4.8      10.6  7.0  7.4  4.0  6.1   A    F       10.6  5.9   B
06Z:  4.9  6.7  5.6  6.2  6.0  6.2  5.6            5.6  5.7  5.7       9.3  6.6  6.7  4.0  5.5   A             9.3  5.0   B
07Z:  5.3  7.4  6.3  5.9  5.5  6.3  5.6            6.3  6.7  6.6       9.5  5.8  5.5  3.7  4.9  9.8            9.5  4.5  4.0
08Z:  5.5  6.4  5.4  5.9  5.2  6.0  5.9            6.7                 9.0  5.3  5.4  4.1  4.7 10.0            9.0  4.5   B
09Z:  5.5       5.5  5.4  5.2  5.8  5.9                                8.3  4.3  6.0  4.7  3.9  9.0            8.3  4.1  4.8
10Z:  5.5  6.3  5.4       5.2  5.8  5.9                                8.4  3.3  4.2  5.1  4.1  9.0            8.4  4.1   B
11Z:  5.3       5.2       5.2  6.5  5.9                                7.6  3.4  4.8  5.3  3.8  8.3            7.6  4.8   B
12Z:  5.6  6.5  5.2       5.0  7.3  6.6                           5.4  7.1  3.7  4.1  5.4  4.2  6.9            7.1  5.3   B
13Z:  5.3       5.3       5.2  7.0  6.7                           5.1  7.1  3.7  4.9  5.3  4.1  6.4   F        7.1  5.8   A
14Z:  5.1       5.0       5.0       5.9                           5.3  7.3  3.6  4.8  5.3  4.5  5.6   F        7.3  5.5   A
15Z:  5.0       5.0       5.0       6.8                           5.7  7.3  3.7  4.8  5.2  4.7  6.0       5.0  7.3  6.1
16Z:  5.3       4.9       5.0  5.7                                5.7  6.9  3.7  5.3  5.4  3.9  5.5       5.2  6.9  5.7
17Z:            5.0       5.0                                     5.7  7.5  4.0  6.0  5.3  4.9  5.7       5.2  7.5  5.8
18Z:                                                              5.4       4.2  6.1  5.6        F        5.5       5.5
19Z:                                                                        3.9   A   5.5       4.6       5.5       5.6
20Z:                                                                        3.6  6.3  5.3       5.1       5.4       6.1   B
21Z:                                                                        4.3  6.5  5.3       5.1       5.4       6.3   A
22Z:                                                                        5.7  6.7  5.6       5.5   R             5.9   B
23Z:                                                                        6.3  6.9  5.9       7.1  4.2            5.7  5.8
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.86 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  BOU  UPS  JUL  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  NIC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 13.0 15.7 11.9 12.2      16.2 18.9 20.7      13.8 21.5 21.0 20.3 16.8 38.9   F       21.5 22.3   B    C
01Z:      13.5 12.7 12.7      16.5 17.6           13.7 24.8 20.3 12.6 16.8 29.9   F       24.8 19.9   B
02Z: 12.4 16.8 13.2 11.8                     12.3 12.9 27.2 23.5  9.6 15.4 17.1   F       27.2 19.4   B
03Z:      19.2 13.5 14.6      17.4 14.8           13.0 31.3 26.7   A  13.8 17.9   F       31.3 16.8   B  15.7
04Z:           14.6 16.0           14.3      12.7 12.4 36.9 25.6 11.0 15.4   A    F       36.9 14.5   B  19.2
05Z:      17.4 15.4 16.8 15.6 15.7 18.9      13.2 15.6 33.9 22.9 11.2 19.5   A    F       33.9 17.1   B
06Z:      18.8 17.4 17.4 16.8 18.0 16.8                27.9 22.8 10.8 15.4   A            27.9 15.5   B
07Z:      22.2 18.3 17.1 14.9 17.6 16.8           17.6 28.5 14.9 11.1 15.2 28.4           28.5 13.5 14.0
08Z:      17.9 16.2 17.7      18.6 18.9           20.1 27.9 16.7 11.5 14.1 30.0           27.9 12.6   B
09Z:           16.0 16.2      17.4 18.9                24.9 19.8 14.6 11.3 27.0           24.9 11.9 15.8
10Z:      17.6 16.7           17.4 18.9                25.2 11.3 15.8 11.1 27.9           25.2 12.3   B
11Z: 14.8      15.6           19.5 17.7                23.6 14.4 16.4 10.6 26.6           23.6 13.4   B
12Z: 15.1 19.5 15.6           21.9 19.1                20.6 12.3 14.6 11.3 21.4           20.6 14.8   B
13Z: 14.8      16.4           19.6 19.4                20.9 16.7 15.9 11.5 19.2   F       21.3 18.6   A
14Z:           15.0      15.0      18.3                21.9 16.3 16.4 12.6 17.4   F       21.9 17.6   A
15Z: 15.0      15.5      15.0      21.1                24.5 15.8 14.6 13.2 18.6      14.0 24.8 18.9
16Z: 15.4      15.7      15.5 17.7                     19.7 15.4 16.7 13.3 18.1      14.6 20.0 17.1
17Z:           16.5      15.5                          25.9 18.0 18.0 13.2 18.8      14.0 26.2 16.2
18Z:                                                        18.3 17.4        F       16.5      16.0
19Z:                                                          A  16.0      12.9      13.8      16.8
20Z:                                                        18.3 16.4      14.3      15.1      18.3   B
21Z:                                                        20.1 15.4      13.8      16.2      18.3   A
22Z:                                                        20.8 17.4      17.0   R            18.9   B
23Z:                                                        22.1 17.7      24.9 10.9           17.7 19.1
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.42 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  ANC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  270  320  280                 110
01Z:  250  300  320            240  110
02Z:  250  280  350            200  110
03Z:  260  320  370            180   99
04Z:  250  350  400            160  110
05Z:  230  350  370            150  110
06Z:  210  380  300            160  120
07Z:  200  400  280            140  110
08Z:  190  440  240            110  120
09Z:  170  390  190             79   72
10Z:  160  340  160             68   53
11Z:  160  280  160             67   42
12Z:  160       130             95   29
13Z:  190       120            130   32
14Z:  210       120            160   38
15Z:  240       110            190   69
16Z:  250       120            210  110
17Z:  250       150            190  130
18Z:            160            190  140
19Z:  250       170            200  150
20Z:  260  110  220            200  130
21Z:  250  140  240            210  110
22Z:  250  170  290            190  100
23Z:  250  230  320            170   91


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)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
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)
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)
CHU = Churchill                  Canada              (N58W094)
KEA = Keakawapu HI               USA                 (N20W156)
RAM = Ramey AFB                  Puerto Rico         (N18W067)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
NIC = Nicosia                    Cyprus              (N35E033)
PAL = Palehua HI                 USA                 (N21W158)
SHE = Shemya AK                  USA                 (N52E174)
OSA = Osan AB                    Korea               (N37E127)
CNV = Cape Canaveral FL          USA                 (N28W080)
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.


