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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 11 July
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 11 JUL 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH  SAL  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.8       2.9       3.0       2.9  3.2  2.7  3.4  3.7  2.9  2.9  3.2  3.1  3.1  3.6
01Z:                          3.9  2.4  3.0  3.4  2.6  3.5   A    F   3.1  3.0  3.5  3.2  3.4
02Z: 2.6  2.9                 3.0       3.0  3.3  3.1  3.2   A    F   3.0  2.9  3.0  3.0  3.0
03Z:      2.9                 2.8  2.6  3.0  3.0   A    A    A    F   3.1       3.1  3.0  3.3
04Z:                2.7       2.9       3.0  3.0   A   2.7   A    F   3.0       2.8  3.0  3.4
05Z:      2.7       2.7  2.8       2.7  2.9  2.8   A   2.7   A    F   2.9       2.8  2.8  3.1
06Z:      2.8       2.7  2.8       2.9  3.1  2.9   A    A    A        3.1       2.7  2.6  3.2
07Z:      2.8       2.7  3.0            3.2  2.9   A   4.2   A        3.2       3.2  3.2
08Z:                3.1                 3.3  2.9   B    A             3.3       3.1  2.9  3.4
09Z:                     2.8  2.9       2.8  3.1   B    A             2.9       2.6  2.9  3.2
10Z:      3.0       2.9  3.4  2.8       2.9  3.2   B    A             2.9       2.6  3.3
11Z:      2.8            3.0  2.9       3.0  2.7   B    A             3.1       2.7  2.8  2.8
12Z:      3.1       2.7  3.2  3.1  2.8  3.0  3.3   B    A             3.0       2.8  3.1  3.0
13Z:                     3.2  3.8  3.0  2.8  3.3  3.8   A             2.8       2.9  2.9
14Z:                     3.2  3.0  3.2  2.8  3.6   A   2.9            2.8       3.3  3.3
15Z: 2.6  3.1  3.1       3.0  2.9  3.4  3.0  2.7  3.8   A             3.0       3.2   A   2.9
16Z: 2.6  3.0            2.9       3.3  2.8  3.0   A    A             2.8       3.1   A   3.0
17Z: 2.8  3.0            3.0       3.3  2.8  2.7   A   3.2            2.8       3.1  2.9  3.6
18Z:                                         3.1  3.8  3.2                       C   3.1
19Z:                                         2.8  3.6  3.6                      3.2  3.0  3.2
20Z:                                         3.2  3.5  3.4                      3.2  2.8  3.0
21Z:                                         4.6  2.8  3.6                      2.8  2.9
22Z:                                          A   2.9  3.6        F             2.8  3.2  3.5
23Z:                                          A   3.1  3.4        F             2.7  3.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.05.


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

     MUR  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH  SAL
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.0  2.0  1.4  1.0  1.3
01Z: 1.0            1.4  1.0  1.4  1.0
02Z: 1.0  1.0  1.5  1.2  1.0  1.3
03Z:      1.0  3.0       1.0  1.5  1.5
04Z:                1.4       1.5
05Z:      1.0       1.4  1.0       1.0
06Z:      1.0  1.2  1.2  1.0       1.0
07Z:      1.0  3.7  1.1  1.0
08Z:           3.5  1.2
09Z:                     1.0  3.6
10Z:      1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  3.5
11Z: 3.0  1.0  1.0       1.0  3.4
12Z: 3.2  1.0  1.0  1.3  1.0  2.1  1.0
13Z:      1.0  1.5       1.0  2.2  3.0
14Z:      1.0  1.4       1.0  1.8  1.0
15Z: 1.0  1.0  1.3       1.0       1.0
16Z: 1.0  1.0            1.0       1.0
17Z: 1.0  1.0  1.6       1.0       1.0
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 5.0  2.7  4.6  6.2  3.4  2.5
01Z: 4.5            6.7  3.2  3.0
02Z: 3.0  4.0  3.2  5.2  3.2  4.0
03Z:      3.9            3.4  4.8
04Z:                4.3       6.2
05Z:      3.4       5.2  3.2
06Z:      3.3            2.9
07Z:      3.4       3.6  2.8
08Z:                3.5
09Z:                          4.6
10Z:      2.8       3.2       5.3
11Z:      2.6  3.0       1.7  5.0
12Z:      3.5  2.2  3.2  2.4  3.9
13Z:      8.2  3.8       3.0  3.6
14Z:      9.0  3.7            6.3
15Z:      4.8  3.4
16Z:      3.1            1.3
17Z:      4.1  4.2       1.3
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH  SAL  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       4.6       5.1       4.9      11.1  5.4  4.5  4.4  8.5  5.1 11.1  5.5  6.4  5.6  6.3
01Z:  4.0                      5.5  4.2 10.8  5.2  3.9  4.2   A    F  10.8  5.2  5.8  5.8  6.2
02Z:  4.1  5.0            4.5  5.7      10.5  5.1  3.8  4.6   A   4.6 10.5  4.9  4.3  6.0  6.1
03Z:       5.5  4.3       4.5  6.0  4.3  9.8  5.5   A    A    A    F   9.8       3.7  5.8  7.6
04Z:                 4.8       6.0      10.1  6.3   A   4.5   A    F  10.1       4.4  5.4  7.4
05Z:       5.2       5.1  4.8       5.0  9.8  6.0   A   4.6   A   4.3  9.8       5.2  4.8  7.1
06Z:       5.9  4.6  5.0  4.9       5.2 10.2  6.1   A    A    A       10.2       6.3  4.6  7.9
07Z:       5.5  4.5  4.9  5.1           10.1  5.4   A   3.1   A       10.1       9.0  4.6  7.1
08Z:            4.5  5.7                10.2  4.6   B    A            10.2       7.7  3.7  6.7
09Z:                      5.3  7.0       7.9  4.4   B    A             7.9       6.1  3.5  4.4
10Z:       5.9       5.6  6.4  6.6       7.6  4.6   B    A             7.6       6.1  3.8  3.2
11Z:  5.0  5.2            5.2  7.0       7.6  3.6   B    A             7.6       6.4  2.8  3.9
12Z:  4.8  5.3       5.7  4.9  6.2  4.6  6.6  4.3   B    A             6.6       7.2  4.5  3.9
13Z:            4.2       4.2  5.7  4.8  6.7  5.2  4.0   A             6.7       7.1  5.2
14Z:            4.3       3.7  5.4  4.6  6.8  5.5   A   3.8            6.8       7.3  5.3  3.1
15Z:  4.6  5.0  4.1       2.9  5.6  4.3  5.9  5.4  4.2   A             5.9       6.6   A   3.3
16Z:  5.0  4.9            2.6       4.2  5.1  6.5   A    A             5.1       6.6   A   3.3
17Z:  4.6  4.8            3.1       4.2  6.6  6.5   A   4.1            6.6       6.9  5.7  3.8
18Z:                                          6.6  4.2  4.3                       C   5.9  2.8
19Z:                                          6.1  4.1  4.1                      6.8  5.6  2.9
20Z:                                          6.1  4.9  4.3                      5.7  5.6  2.5
21Z:                                          5.3  5.0  4.2                      5.4  5.9  4.6
22Z:                                           A   5.3  4.3        F             5.3  5.8  5.1
23Z:                                           A   5.4  4.5        F             5.2  5.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.65 MHz.


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

      MUR  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  ASH  SAL  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:      12.9      14.8      14.7      32.2 17.3 12.2 15.0 31.5 14.8 32.2 17.6 19.8 17.4 22.7
01Z:                          21.5 10.1 32.9 17.7 10.1 14.7   A    F  33.5 15.6 20.3 18.6 21.1
02Z: 10.7 14.5                17.1      31.5 16.8 11.8 14.7   A    F  31.5 14.2 12.9 18.0 18.3
03Z:      16.0                16.8 11.2 29.9 16.5   A    A    A    F  30.4      11.5 17.4 25.1
04Z:                13.0      17.4      30.3 18.9   A  12.2   A    F  30.3      12.3 16.2 25.2
05Z:      14.0      13.8 13.4      13.5 28.4 16.8   A  12.4   A    F  28.4      14.6 13.4 22.0
06Z:      16.5      13.5 13.7      15.1 31.6 17.7   A    A    A       31.6      17.0 12.0 25.3
07Z:      15.4      13.2 15.3           31.8 15.7   A  13.0   A       32.3      28.8 14.7
08Z:                17.7                33.7 13.3   B    A            33.7      23.9 10.7 22.8
09Z:                     14.8 20.3      22.5 13.6   B    A            22.9      15.9 10.2 14.1
10Z:      17.7      16.2 21.8 18.5      22.0 14.7   B    A            22.0      15.9 12.5
11Z:      14.6           15.6 20.3      23.2  9.7   B    A            23.6      17.3  7.8 10.9
12Z:      16.4      15.4 15.7 19.2 12.9 19.5 14.2   B    A            19.8      20.2 13.9 11.7
13Z:                     13.4 21.7 14.4 18.8 17.2 15.2   A            18.8      20.6 15.1
14Z:                     11.8 16.2 14.7 19.0 19.8   A  11.0           19.0      24.1 17.5
15Z: 12.0 15.5 12.7       8.7 16.2 14.6 17.4 14.6 16.0   A            17.7      21.1   A   9.6
16Z: 13.0 14.7            7.5      13.9 14.3 19.5   A    A            14.3      20.5   A   9.9
17Z: 12.9 14.4            9.3      13.9 18.1 17.6   A  13.1           18.5      21.4 16.5 13.7
18Z:                                         20.5 16.0 13.8                       C  18.3
19Z:                                         17.1 14.8 14.8                     21.8 16.8  9.3
20Z:                                         19.5 17.1 14.6                     18.2 15.7  7.5
21Z:                                         24.4 14.0 15.1                     15.1 17.1
22Z:                                           A  15.4 15.5        F            14.8 18.6 17.9
23Z:                                           A  16.7 15.3        F            14.0 17.4
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.20 MHz.


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

      TAO  PAL  SHE  OSA  CNV  BOU  ANC
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  250                 190  200   61
01Z:  220  360            160  200   48
02Z:  220  330            120  200   49
03Z:  260  310             77  200   52
04Z:  320  300             78  200   71
05Z:  350  320             74  190   70
06Z:  400  320             74  180   78
07Z:  510  290             72  170   63
08Z:  580  260             70  170   84
09Z:       200             54  160   58
10Z:       190             47  160   40
11Z:       170             58  140   36
12Z:       150             87  150   31
13Z:       140            160  180   32
14Z:       140            150  210   33
15Z:       120            160  200   35
16Z:       110            120  220   56
17Z:       140            160  230   79
18Z:       200            170  240   88
19Z:       230            160  220   90
20Z:       240            150  220   93
21Z:       240            150  210   90
22Z:       250            150  200   73
23Z:       310            150  190   59


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
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)
BER = Bermuda                    Bermuda             (N32W064)
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.


