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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 08 August
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 08 AUG 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM  ASH  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  TOW
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.7            3.4       3.1  3.2   B    A   2.8  3.0  3.7  3.3  2.7  3.5
01Z: 2.6  2.7                      3.2  2.6  2.7   A   2.8  2.4   A   3.3   B
02Z:                               3.0  4.3  3.0   A   3.1  3.2   B   3.5   B   3.2
03Z:                               3.6  2.7   A   3.0  3.1  2.9   B    A   3.2  3.1
04Z:                               3.3  2.6  3.1  2.7  3.2  2.6   B   2.4  3.4  3.5
05Z:      2.5                      3.6   A   2.7  3.0  3.5  2.8   B   2.5  3.9  3.1
06Z:                               3.1   A   3.5  2.7  3.0  2.7   B   2.9  3.5  3.4
07Z:      2.9       3.0            3.5   A    A   2.7  3.1  2.3   B   2.7
08Z:      2.9       3.0  2.8       3.0   A   4.0  2.9  3.2  3.5   B   2.7       3.3
09Z:                2.9  2.7       3.2   A   3.5  3.4  3.0  2.6  3.2   A        3.1
10Z:      2.7       3.2  2.8  3.0  4.0  3.5   A   3.5  2.9  2.8  2.8   A
11Z:      2.8            2.9       3.1  3.3   A   3.4  2.8  2.3  3.6   A   3.2  3.0
12Z:      2.9       3.2  3.0  3.0  3.3  3.4  3.7  2.9  2.9  3.0  3.4   A   3.0
13Z:      3.0  3.0  3.1  3.0  3.0  3.5  3.4  2.8  2.7  3.1   A    B   4.1  3.1
14Z: 2.8  3.1  3.1  3.0       3.1  3.3  3.6  2.9  2.8  3.5  2.9   A   3.8  3.0
15Z: 3.1  3.1  3.1            2.8  4.0  3.7  2.5  2.8  3.2  3.7   A   2.8  3.0
16Z: 3.3  2.9  3.0  2.8  2.9  3.0  3.1  3.3  2.5  2.9  3.3  3.8  2.9   A   3.1
17Z: 3.1  3.1       3.0  2.9  2.7  3.3  3.3  2.7  2.9  3.2  3.9  3.1  2.9  3.2
18Z: 3.0  2.8            2.9  3.2  3.3  2.9  2.9  3.0       3.6  2.9  2.7  3.5  3.8
19Z:                               2.8  2.8  3.5  3.2       3.2  2.9  2.9  3.2
20Z:                               2.9  3.0  3.8  3.1       2.9  3.2  2.9  3.0
21Z:                               3.1  3.0  2.8  3.1       2.9  3.0  3.2  2.9
22Z:                               2.7  3.0  3.9  3.4       3.1  3.1  3.1  2.9  3.5
23Z:                               4.1  3.1  3.5  3.8       3.4  3.1  3.8  2.9
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.10.


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

     MUR  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      3.0       1.0  1.1
01Z: 1.0  1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  2.3
02Z: 1.5  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.0
03Z: 1.0  1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0
04Z: 1.0                 1.0  1.8
05Z: 1.2  1.0       1.0  1.8  1.8
06Z:      2.0            1.8
07Z: 3.0  3.0       1.0  1.8
08Z: 2.0  2.4       1.0  1.8
09Z:                1.0  1.5
10Z: 4.0  3.0       1.0  1.3  2.8
11Z:      1.0            1.0
12Z:      3.0       1.0  1.2  2.0
13Z: 2.0  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.0  1.8
14Z: 3.0  1.0  1.5  1.0  1.0  1.7
15Z: 2.8  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.0  1.5
16Z: 1.0  1.0  1.6  1.0  1.0  2.6
17Z: 1.0  1.0  1.5  1.0  1.0  1.6
18Z: 1.0  1.0            1.0  1.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:                3.1  2.1
01Z: 2.8       4.0  3.6  3.0
02Z:      2.5  2.8  3.8  3.8
03Z:      2.8  3.0  5.4
04Z:                     3.6  9.4
05Z:                3.0  3.5   14
06Z:      3.6            3.3
07Z:                3.8  3.4
08Z:      3.6       4.6  3.4
09Z:                5.9  3.3
10Z:                2.7  3.1  4.0
11Z:                     2.8
12Z:                     4.4  3.6
13Z: 5.0  3.0  2.6       3.6  4.7
14Z:      5.0  3.1  1.1  7.6  3.2
15Z: 4.0  5.0  3.0       6.0  3.8
16Z: 3.0  5.8  3.9  1.4  4.7  2.9
17Z:      4.0  6.5  1.9  5.0  4.0
18Z:                     4.8  3.2
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM  ASH  CAM  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       3.7            3.2       6.4  7.3  2.9   B    A    F   8.8  5.9  4.4  5.6  3.9  7.6
01Z:  3.2  3.9       4.5            6.1  6.4  2.2  4.9   A    F   9.4  3.2   A   5.7   B
02Z:  3.9  3.6  4.4  4.3            7.0  5.9  2.7  4.8   A    F  10.5  4.5   B   4.1   B   6.4
03Z:  4.5  4.0  3.9  4.3            6.7  7.5  2.7   A   6.0   F   9.9  3.4   B    A   3.4  8.9
04Z:  4.9                           6.5  5.6  3.2  4.5  6.4   F   9.8  3.6   B   4.0  4.3  8.3
05Z:  4.7  4.5       4.4            6.8  4.5   A   4.5  6.3  4.0  9.4  3.5   B   4.7  4.7  6.1
06Z:       4.5                      5.7  4.4   A   4.1  6.2       6.8  2.8   B   4.7  5.3  6.8
07Z:  4.7  5.1       4.9            5.8  4.3   A    A   8.4       6.7  3.5   B   4.1
08Z:  4.8  5.0       4.9  4.8       5.4  4.1   A   7.3 10.6       6.3  2.2   B   4.2       6.4
09Z:                 4.9  4.9       4.8  5.0   A   4.6 12.3       4.9  2.7  3.5   A        5.7
10Z:  5.0  4.6       5.5  4.6  7.4  4.1  3.9  3.5   A  10.9       4.3  3.2  4.1   A        3.0
11Z:       4.7            4.5       3.9  3.8  4.2   A   8.2       4.1  3.8  4.1   A   5.9  3.8
12Z:       4.6       4.8  4.7  5.4  3.1  4.0  4.3  8.2  7.0       4.3  3.9  4.4   A   5.6  3.8
13Z:  4.8  4.8  4.8  3.9  4.9  5.4  3.3  4.9  4.5  3.9  6.4       4.3   A    B   4.2  5.5
14Z:  4.9  4.7  4.8  2.7       5.4  3.4  5.2  4.6  3.8  5.6       4.6  4.5   A   5.0  5.5  3.2
15Z:  5.0  4.9  4.8            5.3  3.5  6.2  4.5  4.2  6.0       3.3  4.7   A   5.6  5.5  3.8
16Z:  4.8  5.0  4.0  2.4  5.3  5.8  3.4  7.2  5.1  4.6  6.3       3.8  4.6  5.2   A   6.1  3.2
17Z:  4.9  4.7       2.3  4.7  6.0  3.4  7.7  4.9  4.9  6.0       4.7  4.5  5.1  5.3  8.9  3.6
18Z:  4.5  4.0            4.2  6.0  3.5  7.1  4.8  4.8  6.3            4.8  5.3  5.1  6.6  2.6
19Z:                                3.2  6.3  5.1  4.6  6.1            4.9  5.3  5.4  5.0
20Z:                                2.3  6.3  5.2  4.0  4.9            5.0  5.3  5.7  4.5  3.3
21Z:                                4.4  6.2  5.5  4.8  3.4            5.3  5.5  5.9  4.3  4.9
22Z:                                4.9  5.1  5.6  4.5  5.9  4.9       5.2  5.8  5.7  4.4  6.6
23Z:                                5.5  4.5  5.4  4.2  7.5   F        4.4  6.2  4.5  4.3
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.05 MHz.


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

      MUR  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM  ASH  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:      10.0           10.9      22.6  9.3   B    A  24.6 17.7 16.3 18.5 10.5 26.6
01Z:  8.3 10.5                     20.5  5.7 13.2   A  26.3  7.7   A  18.8   B
02Z:                               17.7 11.6 14.4   A  32.5 14.4   B  14.3   B  20.5
03Z:                               27.0  7.3   A  18.0 30.7  9.9   B    A  10.9 27.6
04Z:                               18.5  8.3 13.9 17.3 31.4  9.4   B   9.6 14.6 29.1
05Z:      11.2                     16.2   A  12.2 18.9 32.9  9.8   B  11.8 18.3 18.9
06Z:                               13.6   A  14.3 16.7 20.4  7.6   B  13.6 18.6 23.1
07Z:      14.8      14.7           15.1   A    A  22.7 20.8  8.1   B  11.1
08Z:      14.5      14.7 13.4      12.3   A  29.2 30.7 20.2  7.7   B  11.3      21.1
09Z:                14.2 13.2      16.0   A  16.1 41.8 14.7  7.0 11.2   A       17.7
10Z:      12.4      17.6 12.9 22.2 15.6 12.2   A  38.1 12.5  9.0 11.5   A
11Z:      13.2           13.1      11.8 13.9   A  27.9 11.5  8.7 14.8   A  18.9 11.4
12Z:      13.3      15.4 14.1 16.2 13.2 14.6 30.3 20.3 12.5 11.7 15.0   A  16.8
13Z:      14.4 14.4 12.1 14.7 16.2 17.1 15.3 10.9 17.3 13.3   A    B  17.2 17.0
14Z: 13.7 14.6 14.9  8.1      16.7 17.2 16.6 11.0 15.7 16.1 13.1   A  19.0 16.5
15Z: 15.5 15.2 14.9           14.8 24.8 16.6 10.5 16.8 10.6 17.4   A  15.7 16.5
16Z: 15.8 14.5 12.0  6.7 15.4 17.4 22.3 16.8 11.5 18.3 12.5 17.5 15.1   A  18.9
17Z: 15.2 14.6       6.9 13.6 16.2 25.4 16.2 13.2 17.4 15.0 17.6 15.8 15.4 28.5
18Z: 13.5 11.2           12.2 19.2 23.4 13.9 13.9 18.9      17.3 15.4 13.8 23.1  9.9
19Z:                               17.6 14.3 16.1 19.5      15.7 15.4 15.7 16.0
20Z:                               18.3 15.6 15.2 15.2      14.5 17.0 16.5 13.5
21Z:                               19.2 16.5 13.4 10.5      15.4 16.5 18.9 12.5
22Z:                               13.8 16.8 17.6 20.1      16.1 18.0 17.7 12.8 23.1
23Z:                               18.4 16.7 14.7 28.5      15.0 19.2 17.1 12.5
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 15.66 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  180   75  160  290
01Z:  200   53  160  300  180
02Z:  220   67  100  310  160
03Z:  220   57   80  260  170
04Z:  230   59   65  250  130
05Z:  250   64   57       110
06Z:  300   61   52       110
07Z:  380   59   50       100
08Z:  450   52   50
09Z:  500   36            110
10Z:  300   19            100
11Z:  240  7.8            100
12Z:       7.2  120       100
13Z:  120  5.8  140       100
14Z:  100  3.4  150       110
15Z:   98   12  160        93
16Z:  110   37  170       160
17Z:  120   62  180       160
18Z:  150   75  180  120  150
19Z:  140   76  190  140  140
20Z:  130   70  190  170
21Z:  150   61  190  230
22Z:  210   62  170  270  110
23Z:  210   58  170  300


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
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)
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.


