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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 07 August
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 07 AUG 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.8  3.0  2.7  2.6            2.7  3.0  3.3  3.5   F   2.7  2.9  2.8  3.2  3.0  3.0  3.3
01Z: 2.8  4.1  2.8  2.7  3.2       3.1  2.8  3.3  3.1  3.1  2.8  3.3  3.0  2.8  2.9  2.9  3.1
02Z:      3.0  2.5  2.6            3.0  2.8  2.9   A   3.0  2.8  2.9  3.0   A   3.0       3.1
03Z:      2.8       2.5            3.3   A   2.7  2.9   F   2.9  2.8  2.8  2.6  3.1       2.9
04Z:      3.3  2.8  3.0            3.1   A   2.6  3.0  3.1  3.0  2.6   B   2.9  3.0       3.3
05Z:      2.9  2.8  2.7            3.0   A   3.2   I    F   3.2  2.8  2.8  2.9            3.5
06Z:           2.7  2.9            2.9   A   3.2   R        2.9  2.8  3.1  3.1            3.4
07Z:      2.9  2.8  3.1            3.4   A   4.2  3.1       4.0  2.9   B   2.8
08Z:           2.8  2.9       3.2  2.9   B    A   3.2       3.0  2.7   B    B             2.3
09Z:           2.8  3.1       3.0  3.2  2.9  3.9  3.3       3.1  2.7  3.0  3.0
10Z:           2.9  2.9       3.0  2.7   B    A   3.2       3.1  2.8  3.4  3.3            2.5
11Z:           2.8  3.0            2.8   B    A   3.1       2.9  2.9  2.7  3.2            2.7
12Z:      3.2  2.7            3.0  3.0   B    A   2.9       3.3  3.0  3.1  3.3            2.9
13Z:      3.0       3.0            3.4  3.7   A   3.0       2.7  3.3  3.5  3.0
14Z:      3.0  3.2  3.1  2.8       3.0  3.6   A   2.9        A   3.4   A   2.8            3.2
15Z:      2.9  3.1  3.1       3.4  3.0  3.9   A              A   2.6   A   3.0            3.1
16Z:      3.0       3.3  2.8  3.0  3.3  3.6   A    F        3.2  3.0   B   3.0  3.2       3.8
17Z:      3.0  3.1  2.9       2.6   A    A    A    F        3.4  2.7   A   2.7  3.4
18Z:                               2.9  3.4   A   3.3            2.9  3.7   A    C
19Z:                                A   3.6  3.1   F    F        3.1  2.8  2.7  2.7       2.7
20Z:                               3.2  2.9  3.7  3.1            2.9  2.6  3.0   C
21Z:                               3.1  2.6   B   3.1            2.8  3.0  3.1   C        3.5
22Z:                               2.8  2.8  3.2  3.2   F        2.9  2.9  3.3  2.8       3.4
23Z:                               3.0  3.1   B   3.1   F        2.9  2.8  3.5  2.7
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.02.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.9  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2
01Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0
02Z: 2.2  2.0  1.0  1.0       1.3
03Z: 1.0  1.3       1.0       1.2
04Z: 1.0  1.7  1.0  1.0       1.0
05Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0       1.0
06Z: 2.8       1.0  1.1
07Z:      2.2  1.0  1.7
08Z: 3.0  1.8  1.0  1.5  1.6  1.0
09Z:      8.3  1.8  1.6  1.8  1.0
10Z:      3.3  3.0  1.0  1.6  1.0
11Z:      3.0  3.1  1.0  1.0
12Z:      2.1  4.9       1.0  1.0
13Z:      1.7       1.1  1.0  1.0
14Z: 1.0  1.7  1.0  1.0  1.6  1.0
15Z: 1.0  1.3  1.0  1.2       1.0
16Z: 1.0  1.9       1.5  1.2  1.0
17Z: 1.0  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.8  1.0
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.2  4.0  2.5       3.8  3.2
01Z:      4.6       2.6  4.0
02Z:      3.2       2.8       3.0
03Z: 4.0  3.0       3.0
04Z: 5.0  3.4       3.2       3.1
05Z:      4.1  3.1  3.4       3.0
06Z:                3.4
07Z:      4.9       3.3
08Z:      6.7       3.5  3.0  2.9
09Z:      6.8       3.0  3.5  3.2
10Z:      5.8       2.7  3.2  2.2
11Z:      7.0            2.4
12Z:       10            2.6
13Z:      3.7       2.2  4.0
14Z:      2.5  2.4  3.8  3.2
15Z:      1.9       3.1       1.7
16Z:      4.8            6.2  1.5
17Z: 4.2  2.8            4.3  2.0
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  CAM  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  CHU  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  3.5  4.2  3.7  3.8  4.0       5.6  5.5  4.9  4.8  7.1   F        8.6  4.9  5.4  4.1  5.0  4.9  6.8
01Z:  3.8  4.2  3.8  4.3  3.8       5.7  5.5  4.6  4.6  6.8  5.0       9.2  4.3  4.6  4.6  4.3  5.3  7.5
02Z:  3.3  4.7  4.0  4.7       4.8  6.9  7.3  3.8  4.9   A   4.7       9.3  4.7  4.0   A   3.7       8.9
03Z:       4.9       4.8       4.9  6.6  6.9   A   4.9  9.3   F        9.4  4.6  3.9  4.7  3.4       8.6
04Z:       5.6  4.6  5.3       4.8  6.4  6.7   A   4.8 10.0  4.7       9.7  4.3   B   4.2  3.9       9.5
05Z:  4.3  6.3  4.8  5.2       4.8  6.9  6.2   A   4.6   I    F       10.2  4.3  3.1  4.2            8.0
06Z:  4.5       4.8  5.4                 5.6   A   4.9   R             9.8  4.2  2.8  3.9            6.8
07Z:       6.7  5.0  5.6            5.8  5.1   A   4.7 10.0            8.2  4.0   B   4.1
08Z:  5.0  7.1  5.0  5.3  4.6  4.8  3.9  4.7   B    A   9.4            5.2  3.5   B    B             6.1
09Z:            5.0  5.6  4.5  4.9  3.1  4.4  3.7  4.7  8.5            5.7  3.3  4.3  3.4            3.3
10Z:            5.0  5.6       5.4  3.3  4.1   B    A   7.1            5.4  4.0  5.2  4.9            3.7
11Z:            5.0  5.8            3.7  4.8   B    A   6.6            5.4  5.2  5.1  6.1            3.2
12Z:       7.7  5.7            5.6  3.7  3.7   B    A   6.2            5.2  5.7  4.9  6.0            3.9
13Z:       7.3       5.8  4.2       3.8  4.9  4.3   A   5.7        C   5.3  6.1  4.8  5.8            3.2
14Z:  5.0  8.1  4.3  5.7  4.2       4.2  5.3  4.3   A   5.4        C    A   5.4   A   5.7            3.9
15Z:  5.0  8.2  4.0  5.7       2.4  4.7  5.5  4.2   A              C    A   5.4   A   5.4            3.7
16Z:  5.0  6.1       5.2  3.8  2.2  3.7  6.0  4.2   A    F         C   5.6  5.6   B   5.6  5.4       3.9
17Z:       4.6  3.2  4.2       2.2  3.5   A    A    A    F         C   5.5  5.4   A   5.1  5.1       2.1
18Z:                                2.8  6.2  4.2   A   4.8        C        5.4  4.1   A    C
19Z:                                      A   4.1  4.3   F    F             5.1  4.9  5.2  3.9       2.3
20Z:                                2.1  7.6  4.6  4.2  3.9       4.3       5.5  4.6  5.6   C        2.1
21Z:                                4.4  7.2  5.0   B   3.9       4.8       5.3  4.7  5.2   C        5.0
22Z:                                5.6  7.3  4.5  4.4  4.3   F             5.6  5.1  6.8  3.7       6.2
23Z:                                6.3  6.7  4.1   B   5.0   F             5.6  5.6  5.7  3.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.14 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  9.8 12.6 10.0  9.9           14.9 14.7 15.8 24.9   F  23.2 14.2 15.1 13.1 15.0 14.7 22.4
01Z: 10.6 17.2 10.6 11.6 12.2      17.0 12.9 15.2 21.1 15.5 25.8 14.2 13.8 12.9 12.5 15.4 23.2
02Z:      14.1 10.0 12.2           21.9 10.6 14.2   A  14.1 26.0 13.6 12.0   A  11.1      27.6
03Z:      13.7      12.0           22.8   A  13.2 27.0   F  27.3 12.9 10.9 12.2 10.5      24.9
04Z:      18.5 12.9 15.9           20.8   A  12.5 30.0 14.6 29.1 11.2   B  12.2 11.7      31.4
05Z:      18.3 13.4 14.0           18.6   A  14.7   I    F  32.6 12.0  8.7 12.2           28.0
06Z:           13.0 15.7           16.2   A  15.7   R       28.4 11.8  8.7 12.1           23.1
07Z:      19.4 14.0 17.4           17.3   A  19.7 31.0      32.8 11.6   B  11.5
08Z:           14.0 15.4      15.4 13.6   B    A  30.1      15.6  9.4   B    B            14.0
09Z:           14.0 17.4      14.7 14.1 10.7 18.3 28.0      17.7  8.9 12.9 10.2
10Z:           14.5 16.2      16.2 11.1   B    A  22.7      16.7 11.2 17.7 16.2            9.2
11Z:           14.0 17.4           13.4   B    A  20.5      15.7 15.1 13.8 19.5            8.6
12Z:      24.6 15.4           16.8 11.1   B    A  18.0      17.2 17.1 15.2 19.8           11.3
13Z:      21.9      17.4           16.7 15.9   A  17.1      14.3 20.1 16.8 17.4
14Z:      24.3 13.8 17.7 11.8      15.9 15.5   A  15.7        A  18.4   A  16.0           12.5
15Z:      23.8 12.4 17.7       8.2 16.5 16.4   A              A  14.0   A  16.2           11.5
16Z:      18.3      17.2 10.6  6.6 19.8 15.1   A    F       17.9 16.8   B  16.8 17.3      14.8
17Z:      13.8  9.9 12.2       5.7   A    A    A    F       18.7 14.6   A  13.8 17.3
18Z:                               18.0 14.3   A  15.8           15.7 15.2   A    C
19Z:                                 A  14.8 13.3   F    F       15.8 13.7 14.0 10.5       6.2
20Z:                               24.3 13.3 15.5 12.1           16.0 12.0 16.8   C
21Z:                               22.3 13.0   B  12.1           14.8 14.1 16.1   C       17.5
22Z:                               20.4 12.6 14.1 13.8   F       16.2 14.8 22.4 10.4      21.1
23Z:                               20.1 12.7   B  15.5   F       16.2 15.7 19.9  9.4
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 15.56 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  230   56  110  270  160
01Z:  310   59  100  290  160
02Z:  380   60   96  310  170
03Z:  450   59   89  310  170
04Z:  530   72   87  320  160
05Z:  620   72   77  310  150
06Z:  670   62   81  260
07Z:  610   67   75  170  140
08Z:  560   61   74  110
09Z:  500   41        81  120
10Z:  320   26       100
11Z:  200   18        96
12Z:       2.2  110  100
13Z:       2.3  180  110  150
14Z:       2.3  230  120  150
15Z:       2.5  240   89  160
16Z:        28  220  100  180
17Z:        44  230   92  180
18Z:   95   56  220  110  200
19Z:   87   69  220  140  220
20Z:  100   75  230  150  250
21Z:  110   70  230  200  210
22Z:  150   71  200  240  210
23Z:  160   74  170  270


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)
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)
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.


