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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 03 August
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 03 AUG 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  BOU  JUL  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RAM  ARG  BER  DYS  TOW
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.1       3.1  2.8  2.8  2.9  2.8  3.2   C        3.1  2.9   A        3.5  3.3  3.1
01Z: 3.1  3.0  2.7  3.2  2.9       3.0        C        3.1  3.0   A        3.2  3.5  3.0
02Z: 3.1  3.2  2.9  3.1  2.9       3.2        C        3.0  3.7   A        2.9  3.1  3.1
03Z: 3.1       3.0  3.0  2.8       3.2        C        3.1  3.1  2.9       3.5  3.2  3.8
04Z: 3.1  3.2  2.9  3.1  2.9       3.1        C        2.9  3.1  2.9       3.0  3.5  3.0
05Z:      2.9  2.8  3.0  2.8       3.1        C        2.8  3.3  2.8        B   3.1  3.0
06Z: 2.8  2.9  3.1  3.1  2.9                 3.1       2.9  2.8  3.1  2.8  2.8  3.1  3.0
07Z:      2.9  3.1  3.0  2.9       3.2       3.4       3.1  3.2  3.0  2.9  3.1  3.1  2.8  3.5
08Z: 2.8       3.0  3.1  2.8  3.0  3.1       3.2  3.3  3.3  2.8  3.1  3.0  3.2  3.1  3.1
09Z: 3.1  2.9  3.2  3.1  2.8  3.1  3.1            3.1  3.3  2.9  3.1  3.0  3.2  3.3  3.0
10Z: 3.0  2.9  3.1  3.2       2.8  3.0            2.7  3.3  3.4  3.2  3.5  3.4  3.6  3.3  2.9
11Z:      3.0  3.2  3.1  3.1  3.0  3.0            3.4  3.2  2.7  3.4  3.2  3.3  3.3  3.2
12Z:      3.1  3.3  3.1  3.2  3.1  3.1            2.5  3.1  3.0  3.0  3.3  3.3  3.7  3.1
13Z:      3.1  3.1  3.2  3.1  3.2  3.0            3.4  3.3  2.7  3.2  3.2  3.0  3.4  3.5
14Z: 3.1  3.0  3.2  3.0  3.2  2.8  3.0            3.3  3.1  2.6  3.3  3.2  3.3  3.0  3.1  2.8
15Z: 3.1  2.9  3.3  3.1  3.0  2.8  3.0            2.6  3.1  2.6  3.1   A    B   3.1  3.2
16Z: 3.1  2.8  3.2  3.0       2.8  3.0            2.4  2.5  2.9   F   3.9  2.7  2.9  2.9  3.3
17Z: 3.1  2.5  3.1  2.9  3.0       3.0            3.0  2.8        F   2.9  2.9  2.9  3.1
18Z:                                              3.3  2.8  2.9   F   3.0  3.0  3.4  3.0  3.5
19Z:                                              2.9  3.1  2.6   F   2.9  3.1  3.2  3.1
20Z:                                              2.8  3.1  2.6   F   3.0   A   3.2  3.0
21Z:                                              2.9  3.1  2.8   F   3.1  3.0  3.2  2.9  3.1
22Z:                                              3.1  3.1  3.1  3.4  2.9  3.0  3.0  3.1  3.3
23Z:                                              2.9  3.1       3.6  3.0  3.2  3.1  3.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.06.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.0  1.3  1.0
01Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
02Z: 1.0  1.5  1.0  1.0  3.0       1.0
03Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  3.5       1.0
04Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  3.1       1.0
05Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  2.0       1.0
06Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.5
07Z: 1.0  2.2  1.0  1.3  1.3       1.0
08Z: 1.0       1.0  1.3  1.4  1.1  1.0
09Z: 1.0  2.2  1.0  1.5  1.2  1.1  1.0
10Z: 1.0  2.5  1.0  1.0       1.1  1.0
11Z: 1.0  2.1  1.0  1.0  1.5  1.3  1.0
12Z: 1.0  2.1  1.0  1.1  1.8  1.1  1.0
13Z: 1.0  2.1  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.0
14Z: 1.0  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.0
15Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.1  1.0
16Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.1  1.2
17Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  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: 4.0       4.2  3.3  3.0  6.2  4.0
01Z:           4.0  4.8  4.0       3.5
02Z:      2.8  5.1  5.0            4.0
03Z:           4.2  5.7            4.0
04Z:           5.0  4.5            4.0
05Z:      3.7  4.8  5.2            3.9
06Z:           3.2  5.2
07Z:           3.3  5.0            2.9
08Z:           3.0  5.0       3.0  3.1
09Z:      4.0  2.9  3.1       3.1  2.6
10Z:           3.0  3.2       3.2  1.7
11Z:      3.7  5.5  3.0       6.1  1.4
12Z: 4.0  5.3  3.2            5.3  2.0
13Z:      3.4  3.1  3.5            1.5
14Z: 4.0  3.0  2.6  3.3       2.9  1.3
15Z:      2.6  2.4  3.9  3.2  3.0  1.2
16Z:      6.3  2.3  4.0  6.0  3.0
17Z:      8.8  5.0  3.0  4.8
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  BOU  JUL  POI  WAR  OTI  CAM  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RAM  ARG  BER  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  5.4       4.6  5.4  5.3  6.8  5.4  6.5   C   5.6  4.7       5.9       6.9  5.4   A        5.9  5.4  6.8
01Z:  4.9  4.0  4.8  5.5  5.2       5.7        C   5.2  4.5       7.0       5.9  5.5   A        5.7  4.7  7.7
02Z:  4.9  5.7  5.3  6.2  5.2       6.1        C   4.9  4.3       6.3       5.1 11.0   A        5.5  5.9  7.3
03Z:  5.0       5.5  6.7  5.3       5.4        C   4.7  4.2       7.0       4.4  5.4  9.7       4.4  5.7  6.2
04Z:  5.0  6.4  5.5  6.8  5.6       5.3        C   4.2  4.7       6.8       3.8  5.5 12.0       4.7  4.7  5.5
05Z:  5.2  6.5  6.0  6.3  5.5       5.6        C   4.5  5.5       6.3       3.5  5.5 12.4        B   5.5  5.3
06Z:  5.5  7.3  5.9  6.3  5.8                 5.3  5.1  5.8       6.5       3.4  5.4 12.6  5.2  4.1  5.2  4.6
07Z:  5.0  8.5  6.0  6.0  5.7       5.2       6.0  5.7  6.7       5.5       2.9  4.6 11.8  5.0  3.6  4.8  4.8  6.7
08Z:  5.8       6.0  6.5  5.7  5.7  5.3       6.2                 4.8  4.1  4.1  4.4 12.0  4.7  3.9  4.4  4.4
09Z:  6.0  8.4  6.0  6.2  5.5  6.0  5.8                           4.0  4.2  4.4  3.7 11.6  4.1  4.8  4.8  4.2
10Z:  6.0  8.0  5.9  6.2       6.3  6.1                           3.7  4.5  4.8  2.7 12.9  4.5  5.4  6.6  3.8  3.8
11Z:  5.5  7.3  5.5  5.8  5.4  7.5  6.8                           3.2  4.8  5.0  4.4 11.6  5.8  5.3  6.9  3.8
12Z:  5.5  7.3  5.3  6.2  5.3  8.1  6.7                      5.1       3.5  5.4  4.5  8.7  6.0  5.5  6.3  4.7
13Z:  5.4  6.4  5.3  5.9  5.2  7.0  6.2                      5.6  2.8  4.5  5.4  5.2  7.1  6.2  5.5  6.3  6.1
14Z:  5.5  5.8  5.7  6.2  5.3  5.5  5.8                      5.6       5.6  5.4  5.4  6.5  6.3  5.3  6.0  6.5  3.8
15Z:  5.3  6.1  5.6  6.9  5.4  5.7  5.5                      6.2  3.5  6.4  5.5  5.2  6.3   A    B   6.0  6.4  3.4
16Z:  5.3  7.0  5.4  6.4       5.3  4.7                      6.2  3.8  7.0  5.4  5.4   F   6.5  5.9  6.9  6.3  4.0
17Z:  5.0  7.5  5.3  5.6  6.0       4.6                      6.2  3.9  6.9  5.5        F   6.5  5.4  7.0  7.0  3.6
18Z:                                                         5.9  4.1  7.7  5.6  5.3   F   7.0  6.1  7.0  7.2  3.3
19Z:                                                              3.8  7.4  5.8  5.2   F   7.2  6.2  7.9  8.0
20Z:                                                              3.4  6.9  5.8  5.5   F   7.2   A   7.5  7.6  3.1
21Z:                                                              4.9  7.1  6.2  5.5   F   6.9  6.2  7.0  7.0  4.7
22Z:                                                              5.8  6.6  6.9  5.9  7.0  6.5  7.0  6.4  6.7  6.6
23Z:                                                              6.0  6.6  6.8       9.0  6.6  7.0  7.0  6.8
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.82 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  BOU  JUL  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RAM  ARG  BER  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 16.7      14.3 15.1 14.8 19.7 15.1 20.8   C       21.4 15.7   A       20.6 17.8 21.1
01Z: 15.2 12.0 13.0 17.6 15.1      17.1        C       18.3 16.5   A       18.2 16.4 23.1
02Z: 15.2 18.2 15.4 19.2 15.1      19.5        C       15.3 40.7   A       16.0 18.3 22.6
03Z: 15.5      16.5 20.1 14.8      17.3        C       13.6 16.7 28.1      15.4 18.2 23.6
04Z: 15.5 20.5 16.0 21.1 16.2      16.4        C       11.0 17.0 34.8      14.1 16.4 16.5
05Z:      18.9 16.8 18.9 15.4      17.4        C        9.8 18.1 34.7        B  17.0 15.9
06Z: 15.4 21.2 18.3 19.5 16.8                16.4       9.9 15.1 39.1 14.6 11.5 16.1 13.8
07Z:      24.7 18.6 18.0 16.5      16.6      20.4       9.0 14.7 35.4 14.5 11.2 14.9 13.4 23.4
08Z: 16.2      18.0 20.1 16.0 17.1 16.4      19.8 13.5 13.5 12.3 37.2 14.1 12.5 13.6 13.6
09Z: 18.6 24.4 19.2 19.2 15.4 18.6 18.0           13.0 14.5 10.7 36.0 12.3 15.4 15.8 12.6
10Z: 18.0 23.2 18.3 19.8      17.6 18.3           12.2 15.8  9.2 41.3 15.8 18.4 23.8 12.5 11.0
11Z:      21.9 17.6 18.0 16.7 22.5 20.4           16.3 16.0 11.9 39.4 18.6 17.5 22.8 12.2
12Z:      22.6 17.5 19.2 17.0 25.1 20.8            8.8 16.7 13.5 26.1 19.8 18.1 23.3 14.6
13Z:      19.8 16.4 18.9 16.1 22.4 18.6           15.3 17.8 14.0 22.7 19.8 16.5 21.4 21.4
14Z: 17.0 17.4 18.2 18.6 17.0 15.4 17.4           18.5 16.7 14.0 21.4 20.2 17.5 18.0 20.1 10.6
15Z: 16.4 17.7 18.5 21.4 16.2 16.0 16.5           16.6 17.0 13.5 19.5   A    B  18.6 20.5
16Z: 16.4 19.6 17.3 19.2      14.8 14.1           16.8 13.5 15.7   F  25.4 15.9 20.0 18.3 13.2
17Z: 15.5 18.8 16.4 16.2 18.0      13.8           20.7 15.4        F  18.9 15.7 20.3 21.7
18Z:                                              25.4 15.7 15.4   F  21.0 18.3 23.8 21.6 11.6
19Z:                                              21.5 18.0 13.5   F  20.9 19.2 25.3 24.8
20Z:                                              19.3 18.0 14.3   F  21.6   A  24.0 22.8
21Z:                                              20.6 19.2 15.4   F  21.4 18.6 22.4 20.3 14.6
22Z:                                              20.5 21.4 18.3 23.8 18.9 21.0 19.2 20.8 21.8
23Z:                                              19.1 21.1      32.4 19.8 22.4 21.7 21.1
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.85 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:   54  210   32       390
01Z:   48  270   22  180  420
02Z:   42  360   18  170  460
03Z:   34  510   21  130  440
04Z:  9.6  580   16   92  350
05Z:   26  560   21   75  270
06Z:   13  510   29   76  220
07Z:   43  480   35   72  210
08Z:   40  440   14   67  180
09Z:   38  420   21   54   93
10Z:   11       5.4        64
11Z:   13        37   48   72
12Z:   13        38   88   67
13Z:   12            150   65
14Z:   12            170   47
15Z:   13            190   40
16Z:   16        46  200   45
17Z:             75  220  100
18Z:   13        88  240  200
19Z:   37  130   93  270  220
20Z:  160  130   94  250  200
21Z:  130  150   87  220  230
22Z:  120  200   78  210  270
23Z:  120  210   66  210  310


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)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
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)
RAM = Ramey AFB                  Puerto Rico         (N18W067)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
BER = Bermuda                    Bermuda             (N32W064)
DYS = Dyess AFB TX               USA                 (N32W099)
TOW = Townsville                 Australia           (S19E147)
ANC = Anchorage AK               USA                 (N61W150)
CNV = Cape Canaveral FL          USA                 (N28W080)
PAL = Palehua HI                 USA                 (N21W158)
SHE = Shemya AK                  USA                 (N52E174)
OSA = Osan AB                    Korea               (N37E127)


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.


