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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 06 August
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 06 AUG 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.8  3.0  3.1                 3.0  3.0  3.4   A    F   2.8  3.2   A   3.5       3.1  3.5
01Z: 2.9  2.9  3.2                 3.1  3.0  3.1   A    F   2.9  3.2  3.0  3.5       3.2
02Z:      2.9  3.3                 3.5  2.9  3.0   A    F   3.0  3.4  4.0  3.8       3.2  3.3
03Z: 2.7  3.0  3.1            3.3  3.3  3.1  3.0  3.0   F   3.3  2.8  2.9  2.9       3.1  3.5
04Z:      3.1  3.0            3.0  3.1  2.7  3.0   A   3.2  3.4  2.9       2.9       3.0
05Z:      2.9  2.6                 3.0   A   3.0   A    F   3.2  3.0       3.1        A
06Z:      2.7  3.2            3.0  3.4   A   4.1   A        3.0  2.7       2.9       2.8
07Z:      3.0  3.0       2.8  3.1  2.8   A   3.1   A        3.1  2.7       2.9       2.9  3.4
08Z:      2.9  3.1       3.0  2.9  2.8  2.9  2.7   A        2.8  2.7   B   2.9       2.9
09Z:      2.9  3.3                 2.9   B    A   3.4       2.8  2.6  3.2  3.0       2.7
10Z: 2.9  2.9  3.1       3.0  2.7  2.6   B   3.9  3.4       2.9  2.8  3.4  3.2       2.6
11Z:      3.1  3.2       3.1  2.8  2.9  3.1  3.2  3.6       2.9  2.8  3.0  3.1       3.0
12Z:      3.1  3.2  2.8  3.2  2.8  3.5  3.1   A   3.4       3.0  3.8   A   2.9       3.3
13Z:      3.2  3.1       3.0  3.1  3.8  3.1   A   2.9       3.5  2.7   A   3.2       3.1
14Z:      3.1  3.0       2.8  3.0  2.9  2.4   A    F        3.3  3.0  3.1  2.8       3.2
15Z: 3.3       2.9       2.8  2.9  2.8  2.6   A   2.9       3.0  2.4  2.8   A        3.7
16Z: 3.1  3.1  2.9  3.1  2.8  2.7  2.9  2.8   A    F        2.9  2.8  2.5   A   3.0  2.7
17Z:      2.9  2.9       2.6  2.8  3.1  2.9   A    F        3.5  2.7  2.9   A   3.1  2.7
18Z:           2.7       2.6  2.8  3.3  3.0   A    F             3.2  2.8  3.6  3.0  3.0  3.6
19Z:                               3.0  2.9  2.6   F             3.0  3.0  3.1  3.0  3.0  2.7
20Z:                               3.1  3.0  3.7   F                  3.1  3.2  3.0  3.0
21Z:                               2.9  3.4  3.7   F             3.0  3.1  3.3  3.0  3.0  3.4
22Z:                               2.8  3.0  3.7  3.2   F        3.1  3.1  3.2  3.1  3.0  3.7
23Z:                               2.9  2.9  3.1   A    F        3.0  2.8   A   2.9  3.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.04.


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

     MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
01Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
02Z:      1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
03Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.5
04Z: 1.0  1.0  1.1  1.0       1.8
05Z: 1.0  1.0  1.8  1.5
06Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.3  1.0  1.6
07Z: 2.6  1.0  1.1       1.0  2.0
08Z: 2.0  1.6  1.0       1.0  2.0
09Z: 2.3  1.0  1.0  1.3
10Z: 1.3  1.0  1.2       1.0  3.8
11Z: 2.2  1.0  1.0       1.0  2.1
12Z: 1.8  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.0  2.0
13Z:      1.0  1.0  1.8  1.0  1.8
14Z: 4.3  1.0       2.4  1.0  1.6
15Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.0  1.4
16Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.0  1.9
17Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.7
18Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  2.2  1.0  2.3
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.0  4.0  3.4  3.2  3.1
01Z: 3.5  4.3  5.3  3.2  2.9
02Z:      3.0  4.7  3.0  3.2
03Z:      5.0  5.1  3.0  3.2  3.0
04Z:      5.0  3.2            3.2
05Z:      5.3  4.0
06Z:      3.2            2.0  4.6
07Z:           3.2       2.6  5.6
08Z:      3.2            2.4  5.6
09Z:      3.3       3.6
10Z:                     1.5
11Z:                     1.3
12Z:           2.3  3.1       3.8
13Z:           2.3  6.2  3.2  3.9
14Z:           2.1  4.2       4.3
15Z:           3.5  4.0  1.4  3.9
16Z: 3.8            5.8  2.0  3.7
17Z: 6.2  3.2  3.9  6.4  2.0  3.8
18Z: 5.0  3.5       5.2  1.5  2.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH  POI  OTI  CAM  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.0  4.0  4.6  4.1  4.5       4.4       7.2  6.4  5.8  4.9   A    F   5.9  6.9   A   5.6       7.2  7.1
01Z:  4.1  4.3  5.1  4.3  4.7       4.2       6.8  6.3  5.1  5.1   A    F   6.0  6.5  5.1  6.2       7.6
02Z:       4.5  5.2  4.4            4.2       6.4  6.3  4.1  5.2   A    F   6.4  4.6  4.5  3.3       6.7  7.7
03Z:  4.2  5.1  5.5  4.3  4.6  5.4  3.8       7.0  5.4  3.3  4.8  8.3  5.1  6.8  4.8  4.0  5.2       4.6  7.4
04Z:  4.3  4.8  5.2  4.8       6.1  3.6       7.7  6.1  2.7  4.8   A   4.8  5.9  4.8       4.8       3.7  6.5
05Z:  4.7  5.2  5.7  5.0            3.7       6.1  4.1   A   4.3   A    F   5.2  4.3       4.8        A
06Z:  5.3  5.5  6.0  5.0  4.7  6.6  5.1       6.0  3.7   A   7.4   A        5.7  3.8       4.8       3.6
07Z:  5.4  5.4  6.0       4.9  6.2  5.7       5.8  3.2   A   3.7   A        5.6  3.8       4.7       3.7  5.8
08Z:  5.6  5.5  6.1       5.2  6.4            5.2  3.8  3.4  4.3   A        5.2  3.7   B   4.1       3.8
09Z:  5.5  5.3  6.0  4.9                      4.0  3.0   B    A  10.0       5.2  3.2  3.8  4.1       3.2
10Z:  6.0  5.5  5.7       6.3  6.4            3.8  3.0   B   4.0 10.8       5.4  3.3  3.8  5.2       3.2  3.2
11Z:  5.5  5.6  6.0       6.8  6.7            3.6  3.1  4.5  4.7  7.1       4.9  4.2  4.9  4.3       2.8  3.2
12Z:  5.4  5.2  5.3  4.7  5.6  7.9       4.5  3.8  3.8  5.1   A   5.6       5.2  4.5   A   5.6       4.2  3.3
13Z:       5.0  5.2  4.6  4.2  8.1       4.7  3.6  3.8  4.9   A   5.6       5.6  5.0   A   5.8       5.1
14Z:  4.9  4.9  6.0       3.3  7.3       4.7  3.8  4.4  5.1   A    F        3.2  5.3  5.5  5.6       5.3  2.9
15Z:  4.7       6.6  4.4  3.2  6.4       5.3  4.0  5.4  5.3   A   5.2       2.9  5.2  5.6   A        4.6  3.2
16Z:  4.9  4.5  6.2  4.3  3.2  7.5       5.2  3.8  6.8  5.6   A    F        3.7  5.3  5.6   A   5.8  5.7  2.7
17Z:       4.0  5.3       3.1  7.0       4.5  3.8  7.6  5.8   A    F        4.7  5.7  6.2   A   6.4  6.1  2.9
18Z:            4.6       3.2  6.6       4.5  4.4  8.2  5.5   A    F             5.3  6.0  6.7  6.4  6.4  3.5
19Z:                                               7.2  5.8  4.5   F             5.9  5.8  6.7  6.2  6.8  3.0
20Z:                                          2.8  6.5  5.6  4.3   F                  6.3  6.2  6.0  6.5
21Z:                                          4.4  5.9  5.6  4.1   F             5.1  5.8  5.6  5.6  5.6  5.2
22Z:                                          5.1  5.4  5.2  4.2  4.4   F        4.9  5.3  5.4  5.6  5.3  5.9
23Z:                                          5.7  5.5  5.2  4.7   A    F        4.7  5.3   A   5.2  5.0
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.12 MHz.


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

      MUR  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 11.2 12.0 14.3                19.2 17.4 16.7   A    F  16.5 22.1   A  19.6      22.3 24.9
01Z: 11.9 12.5 16.3                19.5 15.3 15.8   A    F  17.4 20.8 15.3 21.7      24.3
02Z:      13.1 17.2                22.1 11.9 15.6   A    F  19.2 15.6 18.0 12.5      21.4 25.4
03Z: 11.3 15.3 17.0           17.8 17.8 10.2 14.4 24.9   F  22.4 13.4 11.6 15.1      14.3 25.9
04Z:      14.9 15.6           18.3 18.9  7.3 14.4   A  15.4 20.1 13.9      13.9      11.1
05Z:      15.1 14.8                12.3   A  12.9   A    F  16.6 12.9      14.9        A
06Z:      14.9 19.2           19.8 12.6   A  30.3   A       17.1 10.3      13.9      10.1
07Z:      16.2 18.0      13.7 19.2  9.0   A  11.5   A       17.4 10.3      13.6      10.7 19.7
08Z:      16.0 18.9      15.6 18.6 10.6  9.9 11.6   A       14.6 10.0   B  11.9      11.0
09Z:      15.4 19.8                 8.7   B    A  34.0      14.6  8.3 12.2 12.3       8.6
10Z: 17.4 16.0 17.7      18.9 17.3  7.8   B  15.6 36.7      15.7  9.2 12.9 16.6       8.3
11Z:      17.4 19.2      21.1 18.8  9.0 13.9 15.0 25.6      14.2 11.8 14.7 13.3       8.4
12Z:      16.1 17.0 13.2 17.9 22.1 13.3 15.8   A  19.0      15.6 17.1   A  16.2      13.9
13Z:      16.0 16.1      12.6 25.1 14.4 15.2   A  16.2      19.6 13.5   A  18.6      15.8
14Z:      15.2 18.0       9.2 21.9 12.8 12.2   A    F       10.6 15.9 17.0 15.7      17.0
15Z: 15.5      19.1       9.0 18.6 15.1 13.8   A  15.1       8.7 12.5 15.7   A       17.0
16Z: 15.2 13.9 18.0 13.3  9.0 20.2 19.7 15.7   A    F       10.7 14.8 14.0   A  17.4 15.4
17Z:      11.6 15.4       8.1 19.6 23.6 16.8   A    F       16.4 15.4 18.0   A  19.8 16.5
18Z:           12.4       8.3 18.5 27.1 16.5   A    F            17.0 16.8 24.1 19.2 19.2 12.6
19Z:                               21.6 16.8 11.7   F            17.7 17.4 20.8 18.6 20.4  8.1
20Z:                               20.1 16.8 15.9   F                 19.5 19.8 18.0 19.5
21Z:                               17.1 19.0 15.2   F            15.3 18.0 18.5 16.8 16.8 17.7
22Z:                               15.1 15.6 15.5 14.1   F       15.2 16.4 17.3 17.4 15.9 21.8
23Z:                               16.0 15.1 14.6   A    F       14.1 14.8   A  15.1 15.5
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 15.60 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  200   63  160       200
01Z:  230   62  170       200
02Z:  310   54  120       170
03Z:  400   52   78       160
04Z:  460   52   54  150  120
05Z:  490   53   47  140  110
06Z:  620   57   39  130   97
07Z:  680   56   45  110   99
08Z:  580   57   59   97
09Z:  490   38        89  100
10Z:  390   30   42   90  100
11Z:        26        78  110
12Z:        33   86   83  100
13Z:            130   62  110
14Z:            150   39  150
15Z:            160   37  170
16Z:        32  200   52  230
17Z:  100   58  220   92  240
18Z:   91   58       120  240
19Z:   96   70  220  140  240
20Z:  110   77  200  160  210
21Z:  120   71  160  200  170
22Z:  180   55  140       160
23Z:  210   53  120       160


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
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)
RES = Resolute Bay               Canada              (N74W094)
KEA = Keakawapu HI               USA                 (N20W156)
RAM = Ramey AFB                  Puerto Rico         (N18W067)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
BER = Bermuda                    Bermuda             (N32W064)
NIC = Nicosia                    Cyprus              (N35E033)
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)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
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.


