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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 13 August
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 13 AUG 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  SAL  DIX  ASH  TOM  KHA  MAG  JUL  BOU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      3.1       2.8  2.7            2.9  3.3       2.9  2.9  3.9   F   2.9  2.9  3.3  2.9  3.1  3.3
01Z:                2.8  2.0            2.8  3.4       2.9  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.0  3.2  3.5  2.9  3.4  3.3
02Z: 2.6            3.1  2.7       3.0  2.7  3.2       2.8  3.0  2.7   F   3.1  3.4  3.5  3.0  3.2  3.3
03Z: 2.6            2.9  2.8  2.6  2.8  2.8  3.6       2.8  2.9       3.2  3.1  3.1  3.6  3.2  3.1  3.3
04Z: 2.6  2.8       2.9  2.9       3.0  2.9  3.4       2.9  3.0  3.0  3.2  3.3  3.0  2.9  3.4  2.9  3.4
05Z:      2.8       3.0                 3.0  3.3       2.8  2.8  2.8  3.2  3.3  2.8  3.2       2.9  3.2
06Z:                3.0  3.2            2.8  3.2       2.9  3.0  2.8       3.3  2.8  2.8       2.8  3.5
07Z:      3.0       3.0  2.6  2.8  3.0  3.1  3.0       2.7  2.8  3.0       3.3  2.7  2.9       2.7  3.3
08Z:      2.7       3.2  2.9  3.1  3.2  3.2  3.1       2.9  2.5  1.0       2.9  3.0  2.9       3.0  3.6
09Z:      2.9       2.9  2.9  3.1  3.0       3.1       3.1  2.3  3.3       2.9  3.0  3.4       3.1  3.4
10Z: 2.8  2.9       3.1  3.1  3.1  3.0       3.1       3.0  2.5  3.3       3.1  3.0  3.6       3.1  3.4
11Z: 2.9  3.1  2.9  3.0  3.2  3.1  3.1       3.3       3.1  2.8            3.3  3.4  3.6       3.1  3.5
12Z: 3.1  3.1  3.0  3.1  3.2  3.0  3.0       3.5       3.3  2.9  3.0       3.2  3.3  3.3       3.1  3.1
13Z: 2.8  3.0  3.1  3.3  3.1       3.0       3.2       2.9  2.8  2.8       3.4  3.3  3.3       3.2  2.6
14Z:      3.1  3.1            2.8  3.0                 3.3  2.7  2.9       3.3  3.8  3.2       3.1  3.2
15Z: 3.1  3.1  3.3  2.9  3.0  2.6  3.0                 3.3  2.9  2.8       3.2  2.9  3.1       3.4  3.6
16Z: 3.2  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.0  3.0                 3.2  2.6  2.8       3.1  3.1  3.0  3.1  3.2  3.4
17Z: 3.2  3.1  3.2  3.4  3.0       3.2                 2.9  2.9  2.9       3.0  3.6  3.0  3.2  2.9  3.0
18Z: 3.2  3.0       2.9  2.9       3.4                 2.9  3.0  2.9            2.7  3.1  3.2  3.0  3.0
19Z:                                              3.1  3.1  2.9  3.3             A   2.9  3.1  3.0  3.2
20Z:                                                   2.8  2.9  3.3            3.0  3.1  3.2  3.0  3.1
21Z:                                                   3.0  3.0  3.5            3.0  3.3  3.1  3.1  3.1
22Z:                                                   3.0  3.0  3.6  2.2       3.0  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.8
23Z:                                                   3.0  3.0  3.6  3.2       3.2  3.8  3.0  3.2  3.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.06.


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

     MUR  SAL  DIX  ASH  TOM  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.3  1.0  1.0  2.0  1.0  1.2  1.0
01Z: 1.2       1.6  2.0  1.0  2.5  1.1
02Z: 1.0       1.8  2.2  1.0       1.0
03Z: 1.0       1.8  1.8  1.2  1.2  1.1
04Z: 1.0  1.0  1.8  1.9  1.0  1.4  1.0
05Z: 1.2  1.0  1.2  2.0  1.0  1.5  1.0
06Z: 1.0            2.1  1.7  1.6  1.0
07Z:      1.0  1.5  1.8  1.2  1.0  1.0
08Z: 1.0  1.0  1.7  2.3  1.0  1.2  1.2
09Z: 1.0  1.0  1.5  2.0  1.0  1.2  1.1
10Z: 1.0  1.0  1.2  2.1  1.0  1.3  1.0
11Z: 1.0  1.0  1.2  2.2  1.0  1.2  1.0
12Z: 1.0  1.0  1.2  2.2  1.2  1.2  1.0
13Z: 1.0  1.0  1.3  1.7  1.0  1.1  1.0
14Z:      1.0  1.8  1.6       1.3  1.0
15Z: 1.0  1.0  1.5  1.5  1.0  1.1  1.0
16Z: 1.0  1.0  1.3  2.0  1.0  1.2  1.0
17Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.6  1.0       1.0
18Z: 1.3  1.0  1.0  1.5  1.0       1.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  SAL  DIX  ASH  TOM  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 4.2  4.0  4.8  3.5       6.3  3.5
01Z: 3.6       3.8  4.0  2.7  6.6  3.6
02Z:           3.2       3.0       3.5
03Z:           3.0  5.8  3.3  4.4  3.8
04Z:      3.6  3.0  3.5  3.7  6.6  3.3
05Z:      3.6  3.0  3.5  3.5  8.1  4.0
06Z:                3.4  4.0  8.6  4.8
07Z:      4.8       4.6  3.7  6.5  3.3
08Z:      4.3       4.3       6.2  4.0
09Z:      4.8       4.5  3.0  5.2  3.5
10Z:      4.2  3.8  4.5  3.5  3.1  4.4
11Z:      3.1       4.3  3.4  4.9  2.3
12Z:      3.6            3.0  6.8  2.5
13Z:      3.6       3.4  2.2  8.8  1.4
14Z:      2.7  2.9  5.1       6.3  1.8
15Z: 3.5  2.6  5.0   10  4.0  6.0
16Z: 4.0  3.8  4.8  2.7  4.0  4.9  1.3
17Z: 2.3  4.0  4.8  2.4  3.1       2.8
18Z: 2.0  3.6  5.4  7.0  2.8       2.7
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  SAL  DIX  ASH  TOM  KHA  MAG  JUL  POI  BOU  OTI  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       3.5       4.8  4.2       4.6  4.4  5.0  5.9            6.5  5.1  5.5   F  13.3  6.6  6.9  4.4  6.8  5.8
01Z:            4.2  4.1  4.8       4.9  4.0  4.9  5.8            5.8  5.2  5.7  5.3 14.7  5.5  5.5  4.3  7.1  6.9
02Z:  4.0       4.2  5.4  4.9       5.1  3.8  4.6  6.6            5.0  5.1  5.9  5.5 15.2  4.7  5.3  4.5  7.1  7.3
03Z:  4.2       4.8  6.1  4.9  5.5  5.1  3.8  4.4  6.3            4.2  5.2       5.2 15.0  5.3  4.4  4.8  5.2  8.1
04Z:  4.6  4.9  4.9  6.9  5.0       5.0  3.8  4.3  5.5            3.1  5.1  8.5  5.2 15.0  4.7  5.7  5.9  4.1  8.3
05Z:  4.6  5.0  5.0  7.8            4.8  4.3  3.9  4.4            2.9  4.9  8.3  5.2 13.1  3.8  4.8       4.0  6.6
06Z:  5.0            6.9  5.6       4.9  4.5  4.3  4.1            2.7  4.2  8.9      10.6  3.2  4.8       3.9  6.9
07Z:       5.1  5.2  6.6  5.2  6.0  4.9  4.9  5.3  3.7            2.9  3.9 10.2       8.8  3.3  4.8       4.0  7.0
08Z:  5.3  5.0  5.0  6.0  5.3  5.8  5.3  5.6       3.6            3.0  3.1 11.2       7.4  3.4  4.8       3.8  6.9
09Z:  5.3  5.1  5.0  7.3  5.1  5.5  5.3            3.5            3.7  4.0 11.6       7.5  4.2  4.8       3.9  5.4
10Z:  5.4  5.1  5.0  7.2  5.1  5.7  5.8            3.2            4.3  3.2 11.4       7.8  4.8  6.1       3.6  5.1
11Z:  5.2  5.1  5.0  6.3  5.2  6.3  6.0            3.2            4.7  3.1            7.3  5.4  6.4       3.4  4.0
12Z:  5.2  5.0  5.0  6.3  5.2  6.3  5.3            3.5  5.7       4.9  4.1  7.0       5.9  4.9  5.7       4.3  3.8
13Z:  5.0  4.9  5.2  6.4  5.2       4.6            4.9  5.1       4.9  4.6  6.5       5.8  5.2  6.4       5.9  3.5
14Z:       5.0  4.5  5.7       6.0  4.1                 5.2       4.9  4.9  6.5       3.7  4.6  5.9       6.7  3.6
15Z:  5.1  5.1  4.8  6.4  5.9  6.0  3.9                 5.5       4.9  4.5  7.0       3.4  5.1  6.3       7.0  3.1
16Z:  5.2  5.0  5.0  7.0  5.6  5.0  3.7                 5.5       4.9  4.9  7.0       3.5  5.3  6.5  7.1  6.7  4.0
17Z:  5.3  5.0  4.4  6.8  5.0       3.2                 5.4       5.0  4.8  6.2       5.1  4.8  6.6  8.0  6.5  4.1
18Z:  4.9  4.9       5.8  4.5       3.6                 5.5       5.0  4.8  6.2            5.1  6.7  8.1  7.3  3.6
19Z:                                                         6.6  4.9  5.2  5.3             A   6.8  7.0  6.9  3.5
20Z:                                                              5.3  5.3  4.1            5.4  7.0  5.8  8.0  3.3
21Z:                                                              5.5  5.1  3.8            5.5  7.0  5.7  8.2  3.1
22Z:                                                              5.6  5.2  5.7  5.6       6.5  8.4  5.7  7.3  4.7
23Z:                                                              6.2  5.6  5.6  5.0       6.5  5.8  5.2  6.7  6.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.50 MHz.


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

      MUR  SAL  DIX  ASH  TOM  KHA  MAG  JUL  BOU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:      10.8      13.4 11.3           12.8 19.4      18.9 14.8 21.5   F  38.6 19.1 22.8 12.8 21.1 19.1
01Z:                11.5  9.6           11.2 19.6      16.8 16.1 17.7 16.4 44.1 17.6 19.2 12.5 24.1 22.8
02Z: 10.4           16.7 13.2      15.3 10.3 21.0      14.0 15.3 15.9   F  47.1 16.0 18.6 13.5 22.7 24.1
03Z: 10.9           17.7 13.7 14.3 14.3 10.6 22.7      11.8 15.1      16.6 46.5 16.4 15.8 15.4 16.1 26.7
04Z: 12.0 13.7      20.0 14.5      15.0 11.0 18.5       9.0 15.3 25.5 16.6 49.5 14.1 16.5 20.1 11.9 28.2
05Z:      14.0      23.4                12.9 14.4       8.1 13.7 23.2 16.6 43.2 10.6 15.4      11.6 21.1
06Z:                20.7 17.9           12.6 13.1       7.8 12.6 24.9      35.0  9.0 13.4      10.9 24.1
07Z:      15.3      19.8 13.5 16.8 14.7 15.2 11.1       7.8 10.9 30.6      29.0  8.9 13.9      10.8 23.1
08Z:      13.5      19.2 15.4 18.0 17.0 17.9 11.1       8.7  7.8 11.2      21.5 10.2 13.9      11.4 24.8
09Z:      14.8      21.2 14.8 17.0 15.9      11.0      11.5  9.2 38.3      21.8 12.6 16.3      12.1 18.4
10Z: 15.1 14.8      22.3 15.8 17.7 17.4      10.0      12.9  8.0 37.6      24.2 14.4 22.0      11.2 17.3
11Z: 15.1 15.8 14.5 18.9 16.6 19.5 18.6      10.6      14.6  8.7           24.1 18.4 23.0      10.5 14.0
12Z: 16.1 15.5 15.0 19.5 16.6 18.9 15.9      12.1      16.2 11.9 21.0      18.9 16.2 18.8      13.3 11.8
13Z: 14.0 14.7 16.1 21.1 16.1      13.8      15.5      14.2 12.9 18.2      19.7 17.2 21.1      18.9  9.1
14Z:      15.5 13.9           16.8 12.3                16.2 13.2 18.9      12.2 17.5 18.9      20.8 11.5
15Z: 15.8 15.8 15.8 18.6 17.7 15.6 11.7                16.2 13.1 19.6      10.9 14.8 19.5      23.8 11.2
16Z: 16.6 15.5 15.5 21.7 17.4 15.0 11.1                15.7 12.7 19.6      10.8 16.4 19.5 22.0 21.4 13.6
17Z: 17.0 15.5 14.1 23.1 15.0      10.2                14.5 13.9 18.0      15.3 17.3 19.8 25.6 18.9 12.3
18Z: 15.7 14.7      16.8 13.1      12.2                14.5 14.4 18.0           13.8 20.8 25.9 21.9 10.8
19Z:                                              20.5 15.2 15.1 17.5             A  19.7 21.7 20.7 11.2
20Z:                                                   14.8 15.4 13.5           16.2 21.7 18.6 24.0 10.2
21Z:                                                   16.5 15.3 13.3           16.5 23.1 17.7 25.4  9.6
22Z:                                                   16.8 15.6 20.5 12.3      19.5 26.0 17.7 22.6 17.9
23Z:                                                   18.6 16.8 20.2 16.0      20.8 22.0 15.6 21.4 23.1
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.81 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  120  210   80  320  570
01Z:  110  220   79  310  660
02Z:  110  270   72  270  690
03Z:   98  320   72  200  640
04Z:   64        67  180  590
05Z:   39        71  160  470
06Z:   30        69  150  360
07Z:   26        73  150  270
08Z:   29  480   50  150  190
09Z:   30        29       160
10Z:             30       180
11Z:             14       150
12Z:                 130  110
13Z:             43  190   90
14Z:       270   39  220   37
15Z:   22  260   52  210   42
16Z:   18  250   92  230   43
17Z:   17  190  130  270   85
18Z:  6.9  160  140  280  140
19Z:   16  140  150  290  170
20Z:   22  100  150       230
21Z:   44  110  140  300  250
22Z:   35  160  130  290  270
23Z:   24  180  120  270  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)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
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)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
BER = Bermuda                    Bermuda             (N32W064)
NIC = Nicosia                    Cyprus              (N35E033)
DYS = Dyess AFB TX               USA                 (N32W099)
LEA = Learmonth                  Australia           (S21E115)
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.


