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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 12 August
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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 93 18:13:08 MDT
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 12 AUG 93
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REPORTS OF IONOSPHERIC ABSORPTION
---------------------------------

DIX: Type of Measurement = Riometer.
     Type of Phenomenon  = Auroral Absorption.
     Start of Event: 0010Z
     Event Maximum : 0025Z,  Maximum Absorption: 1 dB
     End of Event  : 1000Z


M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  TOM  BOU  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA  TOW
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      3.0  3.1  3.0  2.7  3.2  3.0       3.4  3.2  3.1  3.5       2.9  3.0  3.2  3.1  3.0       3.2  3.5
01Z: 2.8  3.0  3.1       3.2  3.2  3.0  3.2  3.4  3.0  3.3  3.2       2.9  3.0   B   3.0  3.1  3.4  3.3  3.4
02Z: 2.8       2.8  3.1  3.0  3.2  3.0  3.1  3.3  3.1  3.0  3.0       3.0  3.0  2.9  3.0  3.1  3.2  3.2  3.4
03Z: 3.1  3.2  3.0  2.9  2.7  3.0  2.8  3.2  3.4  2.9  3.2  2.8       3.3  2.9  2.9  2.9  3.3  3.3  3.3  3.5
04Z: 3.1  2.8  2.9  2.8  2.9  3.2  3.2  3.2  3.4  2.7  3.2  2.8       3.5  2.9  2.9  2.9  3.4  3.3  3.6  3.0
05Z: 3.1  3.1       2.8  2.8  3.2  3.4  3.0  3.0  2.6  2.9  3.3       3.6  2.9  2.8  3.2  3.5   A   3.1
06Z: 2.8  3.0            2.9  3.0  3.3  3.2  3.2  2.6  2.8  3.0       3.3  2.7  3.4  2.9  3.3  2.7  3.4
07Z:      2.2                 3.0  2.9  3.0  3.1  2.6  2.5  3.0       3.0  2.8  3.0  2.8  3.3  2.9  3.1  3.3
08Z: 2.8  2.8                 3.2  2.9  3.0  3.0  2.9  2.7  3.1       2.8  2.9   B   3.0  3.0  2.8  3.3
09Z: 3.1  2.8                 3.2       3.0  3.1  3.3  3.0  3.1       2.9  3.1  3.3  3.2  3.1  3.0  3.4
10Z: 3.1  3.0       2.9  3.2  3.2       3.2  3.3  3.3  3.7  3.4       2.9  3.3  3.2  3.5  3.0  3.1  3.0  3.5
11Z: 3.1  2.9       2.9  3.0  3.2       3.2  3.9        A             3.1  3.4       3.6  3.0       3.1
12Z: 3.1  3.3       3.0  3.0  3.0       3.1  3.3  2.9   A   3.4       3.2  3.4  3.2  3.3  3.2  3.3  3.0
13Z: 3.1  2.9  3.1  2.9       3.0       3.1  3.3  3.2  2.5  3.0       3.2  3.2  3.0  3.0  3.0  3.0  2.9
14Z: 3.3  3.0  3.1  3.3       3.2       3.1       3.2   A   2.8       3.4  3.2  3.1  2.5  3.1  3.3  3.3
15Z: 3.1  2.8  3.2       3.0  3.0       3.0       3.0   A    F        3.4  3.1   A    A   3.0   A   3.0
16Z: 3.3  2.8  3.2       3.0  2.8       3.0       2.9  2.3   F        3.3  3.0  2.9  2.8  3.0  3.3  2.3
17Z: 3.1  2.8            3.0  2.7       2.8       3.1  2.7   F        3.2  3.0  3.0  3.0  3.0  3.1  3.7
18Z: 3.4  3.0       2.9  2.8  2.8       3.0       3.1  3.6  2.9            3.0  3.0  3.1  3.2  2.9  3.2
19Z: 3.3  3.0            3.0            2.9       3.0  3.3  3.2            3.2  3.0  3.1  3.3  2.9  2.9
20Z: 3.3  3.0       2.9  2.6            2.8            2.5  3.5            3.1  3.1   A   3.5  3.0  2.8
21Z: 3.0  3.0  3.0  2.9  2.7            2.8       2.9  2.8   F             3.0  3.0  3.5  3.1  3.1  2.9
22Z: 3.0  2.7  3.0                                3.0  2.9  3.3   F        3.0  2.9  3.3  3.0  2.9  3.1
23Z: 3.1  2.7  2.9       3.1                           2.9  3.7  2.8       2.9  3.3  3.5  3.2  3.1  3.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.07.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  KHA  MAG  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.5  1.0  1.8  1.3  1.1
01Z: 1.0  1.9  1.0       1.2  1.0  1.0
02Z: 1.0       1.0  3.0  1.3  1.0  1.0
03Z: 1.0  1.5  1.0  1.4  1.3  1.0  1.0
04Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.6  1.3  1.0  1.0
05Z: 1.0  1.7  1.0  1.5  1.4  1.0  1.0
06Z: 3.5  2.0            1.3  1.0  1.0
07Z:      2.2            1.3  1.0  1.0
08Z: 2.5  2.0            1.2  1.0  1.0
09Z: 1.8  2.3            1.1  1.0  1.2
10Z: 2.4  2.0       1.3  1.1  1.0  1.0
11Z: 2.0  2.0       1.2  1.0  1.0  1.0
12Z: 3.0  2.0       1.0  1.3  1.0  1.0
13Z: 2.5  2.0  1.0  1.6       1.0  1.0
14Z: 1.5  2.0  1.0  1.6  1.1  1.0  1.0
15Z: 1.0  1.7  1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0
16Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  3.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
17Z: 1.0  1.7  1.0  1.4  1.1  1.0  1.0
18Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.0
19Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.1       1.0
20Z: 1.6  1.7  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
21Z: 1.5  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.0  1.0
22Z: 1.6  1.8  1.0            1.0
23Z: 1.1  1.9  1.0  1.8  1.2  1.0  1.0


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  KHA  MAG  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 5.0  2.5  2.5  5.0  5.0  4.0
01Z: 4.0       2.8       4.1  3.7  2.6
02Z:           3.0       3.5  3.4
03Z:      3.0  3.2       4.3  3.8  3.1
04Z: 4.6  3.7  3.3       3.1  3.5  3.5
05Z:      3.7  4.8       3.3  3.9  4.7
06Z:      4.2            4.1  3.1  3.5
07Z:      4.1            9.0  3.5  4.2
08Z:      4.3            9.0  2.7  3.2
09Z: 4.6  3.9             10  2.6
10Z: 7.0  3.7       3.8  8.1  4.3
11Z: 4.0  3.9       3.3  3.3  3.1  3.0
12Z: 3.6            3.5  3.3  3.2  2.8
13Z: 3.6  4.1  3.3  3.2       3.1  3.0
14Z: 3.2  3.2  5.0  3.0  8.4  1.2  4.5
15Z:      3.1  3.2  4.4  4.9  3.5  4.8
16Z:      2.5       5.8  1.3  3.8  4.0
17Z: 2.6  2.2       3.4  2.8  3.5  4.3
18Z:      3.0       4.0  1.9  2.9  3.6
19Z:      4.0       5.4  2.8       3.0
20Z:      3.3       3.0  2.9  3.2  2.9
21Z: 3.2  3.7  4.0  2.0  3.0  3.7
22Z:      3.2  4.2            3.3
23Z: 3.6  3.3  3.5  4.2  5.7  4.2  1.7


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  TOM  POI  BOU  OTI  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA  TOW  MNZ  BEI  CHQ  GUO
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       4.0  4.5  5.0  6.3  5.6  4.6       5.3  5.9       6.2  5.1  6.0      11.8  6.7  5.6  5.7  4.5       6.5  7.3  6.0       7.2  5.9
01Z:  4.0  4.0  5.0       6.3  5.2  4.3  5.3  4.8  5.7       5.5  4.8  6.7      12.6  3.5   B   5.3  4.4  6.9  7.2  7.2            6.2  6.6
02Z:  4.0       5.3  5.2  5.8  5.1  3.8  6.2  4.6  5.8       4.5  4.9  6.5      13.6  5.4  4.8  4.9  4.4  6.3  6.7  6.6  6.0  5.9  7.1  1.7
03Z:  4.5  5.6  5.6  5.3  6.0  5.2  3.7  6.3  4.4  5.8       3.9  4.9  7.1      14.6  5.3  4.4  5.4  4.7  5.3  7.3  6.9       5.8  7.1  8.2
04Z:  5.3  6.2  5.9  5.4  6.0  5.2  4.4  6.4  4.3  5.1       3.2  4.9  8.8      15.3  4.7  4.2  5.7  4.5  4.0  7.1  6.8  5.8  5.7  7.0  8.9
05Z:  5.3  7.0       5.5  6.0  5.2  4.6  6.3  4.7  3.9       2.7  4.3  9.4      12.3  4.5  3.5  5.0  6.2   A   6.6       5.8  6.4  9.2 11.3
06Z:  5.3  7.4            6.0  5.4  5.2  6.6  4.6  3.4       3.4  4.1 10.8       8.3  3.8  2.3  4.8  6.3  3.8  7.9       6.4  7.0  9.0 11.3
07Z:       7.2                 5.4  5.7  6.7  5.6  3.0       3.6  3.7 11.0       7.0  3.5  2.8  4.6  6.8  4.0  6.6  6.8  6.5  6.9 10.2 13.6
08Z:  6.3  6.8                 5.9  6.2  6.3  6.2  3.1       3.6  4.2 11.8       6.0  3.5   B   4.4  6.7  3.7  8.2       6.3  7.0 11.6 12.9
09Z:  6.6  7.6                 6.2  7.5  6.2  7.5  3.1       4.2  3.9 13.6       6.1  3.3  4.8  4.5  7.2  3.7  7.8       6.0  7.3 12.0 13.2
10Z:  6.0  8.1       5.9  6.4  6.6  7.1  6.3  7.6  3.1       4.8  3.6 14.8       5.6  3.8  5.4  5.8  8.0  3.8  7.6  4.7  5.5  6.6 12.4 15.3
11Z:  6.0  7.8       5.1  6.2  6.0  6.7  5.7  7.2  3.1             A             5.3  4.8       6.0  7.7       3.1       5.8  6.5 10.0 14.1
12Z:  5.8  6.4       4.5  6.2  5.1  6.8  5.8  6.9  2.9  5.0  5.5   A  10.9       4.9  5.4  5.2  5.9  7.2  4.0  3.1       6.0  6.0  9.0 10.9
13Z:  5.8  6.3  5.8  5.0       4.4  5.9  5.8  5.9  3.7  5.5  5.6  4.2  7.9       4.5  5.7  5.5  6.5  6.8  4.6  3.4       6.0       5.2  8.8
14Z:  5.8  5.9  5.8  5.0  5.5  3.8  5.8  6.0  6.3       5.4  5.2   A   7.1       4.5  5.6  5.8  6.3  6.4  5.8  2.9       6.2  5.5  4.1  8.0
15Z:  5.8  6.5  6.0  4.8  4.8  2.6  5.3  6.3  5.8       5.8  5.6   A    F        3.5  6.0   A    A   6.0   A   3.1       5.8       4.8  6.7
16Z:  5.3  6.5  5.3       4.5  2.5  5.9  6.0  5.9       6.0  5.9  4.3   F        3.6  6.1  6.2  6.4  6.4  7.0  3.8       4.5  5.3  5.6  8.2
17Z:  5.0  7.0       4.0  4.6  2.6  6.2  5.4  6.8       6.0  6.0  4.8   F        5.1  6.2  6.0  7.0  7.5  5.7  3.4       4.4  5.1  7.3  8.4
18Z:  4.4  6.4  3.2  4.0  4.4  3.0  6.3  5.3  7.4       5.7  5.6  4.8  7.1            6.0  6.0  6.8  7.9  6.8  3.1       4.4  4.5  7.2  7.8
19Z:  4.2  6.3  3.3       4.2       7.0  4.2  8.3            5.6  4.6  7.1            5.8  5.9  6.8  7.7  6.5  2.8       4.0  4.7  7.0  7.2
20Z:  4.2  5.6  3.2  4.0  3.9  3.9  6.6  3.8  8.5                 5.1  5.9            5.7  5.6   A   7.1  6.6  2.6       3.7  4.1  6.9  6.8
21Z:  3.9  4.7  3.7  3.8  4.5  4.2  6.2  3.6  7.0            5.8  5.4   F             5.7  5.8  7.3  5.4  6.6  2.9       3.5  3.9  4.6  5.4
22Z:  4.1  4.4  3.6            4.4  5.6       5.6            6.2  5.3  5.5  5.1       5.8  6.8  6.4  4.9  6.7  5.2            3.9  2.9  5.5
23Z:  3.6  4.7  3.3       5.5  4.7  5.0  3.5  5.2                 5.1  8.5  4.5       6.5  6.5  5.9  4.4  6.5  6.1       4.6  5.0  5.5  8.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.85 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  TOM  BOU  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  RAM  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA  TOW
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:      12.0 13.9 15.0 17.0 17.9 13.8      19.9 19.8 15.8 21.0      34.2 20.1 17.9 17.7 13.5      20.8 25.6
01Z: 11.2 12.0 15.5      20.2 16.6 12.9 17.0 19.6 16.5 15.8 21.4      36.5 10.5   B  15.9 13.6 23.5 23.8 24.5
02Z: 11.2      14.8 16.1 17.4 16.3 11.4 19.2 19.0 13.9 14.7 19.5      40.8 16.2 13.9 14.7 13.6 20.2 21.4 22.4
03Z: 13.9 17.9 16.8 15.4 16.2 15.6 10.4 20.2 19.6 11.3 15.7 19.9      48.2 15.4 12.8 15.7 15.5 17.5 24.1 24.1
04Z: 16.4 17.4 17.1 15.1 17.4 16.6 14.1 20.5 17.2  8.6 15.7 24.6      53.5 13.6 12.2 16.5 15.3 13.2 25.6 20.4
05Z: 16.4 21.7      15.4 16.8 16.6 15.6 18.9 11.9  7.0 12.5 31.0      44.3 13.1  9.8 16.0 21.7   A  20.5
06Z: 14.8 22.2           17.4 16.2 17.2 21.1 11.0  8.8 11.5 32.4      27.4 10.3  7.8 13.9 20.8 10.3 26.9
07Z:      15.8                16.2 16.5 20.1  9.2  9.4  9.2 33.0      21.0  9.8  8.4 12.9 22.4 11.6 20.5 22.4
08Z: 17.6 19.0                18.9 18.0 18.9  9.4 10.4 11.3 36.6      16.8 10.2   B  13.2 20.1 10.4 27.1
09Z: 20.5 21.3                19.8      18.6  9.5 13.9 11.7 42.2      17.7 10.2 15.8 14.4 22.3 11.1 26.5
10Z: 18.6 24.3      17.1 20.5 21.1      20.2 10.3 15.8 13.3 50.3      16.2 12.5 17.3 20.3 24.0 11.8 22.8 16.4
11Z: 18.6 22.6      14.8 18.6 19.2      18.2 12.1        A            16.4 16.3      21.6 23.1       9.6
12Z: 18.0 21.1      13.5 18.6 15.3      18.0  9.5 16.0   A  37.1      15.7 18.4 16.6 19.5 23.0 13.2  9.3
13Z: 18.0 18.3 18.0 14.5      13.2      18.0 12.3 17.9 10.5 23.7      14.4 18.2 16.5 19.5 20.4 13.8  9.9
14Z: 19.1 17.7 18.0 16.5      12.2      18.6      16.6   A  19.9      15.3 17.9 18.0 15.8 19.8 19.1  9.6
15Z: 18.0 18.2 19.2      14.4  7.8      18.9      16.8   A    F       11.9 18.6   A    A  18.0   A   9.3
16Z: 17.5 18.2 17.0      13.5  7.0      18.0      17.1  9.9   F       11.9 18.3 18.0 17.9 19.2 23.1  8.7
17Z: 15.5 19.6           13.8  7.0      15.1      18.6 13.0   F       16.3 18.6 18.0 21.0 22.5 17.7 12.6
18Z: 15.0 19.2      11.6 12.3  8.4      15.9      17.4 17.3 20.6           18.0 18.0 21.1 25.3 19.7  9.9
19Z: 13.9 18.9           12.6           12.2      16.8 15.2 22.7           18.6 17.7 21.1 25.4 18.9  8.1
20Z: 13.9 16.8      11.6 10.1           10.6           12.8 20.6           17.7 17.4   A  24.9 19.8  7.3
21Z: 11.7 14.1 11.1 11.0 12.2           10.1      16.8 15.1   F            17.1 17.4 25.6 16.7 20.5  8.4
22Z: 12.3 11.9 10.8                               18.6 15.4 18.1   F       17.4 19.7 21.1 14.7 19.4 16.1
23Z: 11.2 12.7  9.6      17.0                          14.8 31.5 12.6      18.9 21.4 20.6 14.1 20.1 22.0
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.93 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:   69        75  270  440
01Z:   58        66  220  490
02Z:   50  240   60  160  550
03Z:   39  230   57  140  600
04Z:   43        60  120  590
05Z:   30  380   64  110  440
06Z:   17  390   67  120  260
07Z:  9.7  410   73  100  170
08Z:  9.8  430   68   93  130
09Z:   13  470   58       100
10Z:       470   52        93
11Z:             40        77
12Z:                 170   69
13Z:   23  270   16  210   60
14Z:   26  190   15  250   47
15Z:   45  180   20  280   49
16Z:  100  180   50  310   45
17Z:       180   72  330  100
18Z:  120  180   98  330  150
19Z:  120  180   96  320  220
20Z:       140   84  310  260
21Z:  110  120   85  300  300
22Z:  110  180   83  310  380
23Z:       220   77  310  500


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
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)
LEA = Learmonth                  Australia           (S21E115)
TOW = Townsville                 Australia           (S19E147)
ANC = Anchorage AK               USA                 (N61W150)
CNV = Cape Canaveral FL          USA                 (N28W080)
PAL = Palehua HI                 USA                 (N21W158)
MNZ = Manzhouli                  China               (N49E117)
BEI = Beijing                    China               (N40E116)
CHQ = Chongqing                  China               (N29E106)
GUO = Guangzhou                  China               (N23E113)
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.


