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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 03 October
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 03 OCT 93
                    ---------------------------------------


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

     WLP  GOO  EIE  TAO  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.0  3.3  3.1  3.8  3.2  3.5  3.0  3.2  3.6
01Z: 2.9  2.9  3.2  3.3  3.4  3.1  3.1  3.3  3.6
02Z: 2.9  2.9  3.0  3.0  3.4   B   2.9  3.6  4.1
03Z: 2.7   B   3.1  2.9  3.6  3.2   B   3.2   B
04Z: 3.0  2.3  3.1  3.1  3.6  3.1  2.9  3.6  3.4
05Z: 2.9   A   2.9  3.2  3.4   B   3.1  3.4  3.0
06Z: 2.6  3.0  2.7  3.1  3.2   B   3.0  3.5   B
07Z: 2.6  2.5   A   3.1  3.1   B   2.7  3.6  2.9
08Z: 2.8   A   3.6  3.2  3.0   B   3.1  3.4  3.0
09Z: 2.9  2.2  3.2  3.5  3.4   B   3.6  3.4  3.1
10Z: 3.2  3.5  3.6  3.3  3.3  3.5  3.5  3.5   B
11Z: 3.2  3.3  2.6  3.5  3.4  3.5  3.8  3.3
12Z: 3.4  3.3  2.8  3.0  3.8  3.6  3.7  3.2
13Z: 3.4  3.2  2.6  2.9  3.5  3.4  3.4  3.3
14Z: 3.5  3.4   A   2.9  3.3  3.0  3.3  3.4
15Z: 3.3  3.3  3.8  2.9  3.0  3.3  3.3  3.4
16Z: 3.2  3.3  2.9  3.0  2.8  3.3  3.3  3.6
17Z: 3.3  3.3  3.1  3.4  3.5  3.3  3.1  3.8
18Z: 3.1  3.2  3.1  3.5       3.3  3.1  3.0
19Z: 3.3  3.3  3.0  3.1       3.3  3.2  3.0
20Z: 3.2  3.5  3.1  3.2       3.3  3.5  3.0
21Z: 3.3  3.2  3.0  3.2       3.3  3.9  3.0
22Z: 3.5  3.2   A   3.3       3.2  3.6  2.9
23Z: 3.3  3.3   B   3.5       3.9  3.2  2.9
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.22.


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

NO FMIN DATA PRESENTLY AVAILABLE


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

NO CRITICAL SPORADIC E-LAYER DATA PRESENTLY AVAILABLE


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

      WLP  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.5  4.2  4.8  6.7   I  11.5  3.0  3.4  4.0  6.3
01Z:  4.2  3.2  4.7  7.0  5.1 11.5  2.9  3.2  4.0  4.5
02Z:  3.7  2.6  4.7  7.0   F  10.1   B   3.5  2.7  2.9
03Z:  3.9   B   4.5 10.4   F   8.2  2.2   B   2.6   B
04Z:  3.2 12.0  4.0 14.0   F   6.1  2.4  3.4  4.8  2.6
05Z:  3.1   A   3.0 16.0   F   4.2   B   3.0  6.4  3.2
06Z:  3.1  2.7  2.2 17.0       4.3   B   3.3  7.6   B
07Z:  3.2  3.2   A  16.0       4.0   B   3.6  8.0  3.5
08Z:  3.2   A   3.0 16.0       4.1   B   3.2  8.3  3.5
09Z:  3.2 10.5  4.0 15.0       4.4   B   3.7  8.8  3.6
10Z:  3.2  4.1  3.8 10.0       3.6  4.9  4.6  9.4   B
11Z:  5.4  5.1  2.4  9.0       3.8  6.2  5.7  7.2
12Z:  6.7  5.8  4.5  7.4       3.8  5.8  6.9  6.9
13Z:  6.6  5.6  2.6  5.8       2.4  6.7  7.2  7.9
14Z:  7.0  6.3   A   5.6       2.2  7.2  6.9  8.3
15Z:  6.5  6.5  4.0  5.2       2.2  6.8  7.5  8.4
16Z:  7.1  6.6  3.9  5.5       2.6  6.7  7.2  8.4
17Z:  7.6  6.4  4.4  6.5       6.2  6.5  7.4  5.8
18Z:  7.7  6.3  4.3  3.9            6.1  7.4  3.6
19Z:  7.6  6.1  4.9  2.1  5.0       6.4  7.4  3.3
20Z:  8.1  5.7  5.1  2.3            6.3  8.2  3.7
21Z:  7.5  6.3  5.3  2.2            5.9  6.3  3.5
22Z:  6.8  5.8   A   4.7   F        6.1  6.8  3.6
23Z:  5.9  4.8   B   7.0   F        4.8  4.6  3.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.65 MHz.


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

      WLP  GOO  EIE  TAO  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 13.5 13.9 14.9 25.5 36.8 10.5 10.2 12.8 22.7
01Z: 12.2  9.3 15.0 23.1 39.1  9.0  9.9 13.2 16.2
02Z: 10.7  7.5 14.1 21.0 34.3   B  10.2  9.7 11.9
03Z: 10.5   B  13.9 30.2 29.5  7.0   B   8.3   B
04Z:  9.6 27.6 12.4 43.4 22.0  7.4  9.9 17.3  8.8
05Z:  9.0   A   8.7 51.2 14.3   B   9.3 21.8  9.6
06Z:  8.1  8.1  5.9 52.7 13.8   B   9.9 26.6   B
07Z:  8.3  8.0   A  49.6 12.4   B   9.7 28.8 10.2
08Z:  9.0   A  10.8 51.2 12.3   B   9.9 28.2 10.5
09Z:  9.3 23.1 12.8 52.5 15.0   B  13.3 29.9 11.2
10Z: 10.2 14.3 13.7 33.0 11.9 17.1 16.1 32.9   B
11Z: 17.3 16.8  6.2 31.5 12.9 21.7 21.7 23.8
12Z: 22.8 19.1 12.6 22.2 14.4 20.9 25.5 22.1
13Z: 22.4 17.9  6.8 16.8  8.4 22.8 24.5 26.1
14Z: 24.5 21.4   A  16.2  7.3 21.6 22.8 28.2
15Z: 21.4 21.4 15.2 15.1  6.6 22.4 24.8 28.6
16Z: 22.7 21.8 11.3 16.5  7.3 22.1 23.8 30.2
17Z: 25.1 21.1 13.6 22.1 21.7 21.4 22.9 22.0
18Z: 23.9 20.2 13.3 13.7      20.1 22.9 10.8
19Z: 25.1 20.1 14.7  6.5      21.1 23.7  9.9
20Z: 25.9 19.9 15.8  7.4      20.8 28.7 11.1
21Z: 24.8 20.2 15.9  7.0      19.5 24.6 10.5
22Z: 23.8 18.6   A  15.5      19.5 24.5 10.4
23Z: 19.5 15.8   B  24.5      18.7 14.7 10.4
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 18.21 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  220  250  170  400  220
01Z:  290  250  110  310  220
02Z:  460  240   86  250  220
03Z:       240   79  170  220
04Z:       230   78  120  220
05Z:       200   80   78  220
06Z:       190   80   70  220
07Z:       180   81   64  220
08Z:  560  180   91   54  220
09Z:  440  170   90   54  220
10Z:  350  170   91   44  230
11Z:       170   94   44  220
12Z:  210  170  130   37
13Z:  130  170  160   25  220
14Z:  130  160  190   24  220
15Z:  130  160  210   26  230
16Z:  130  170  220   27  230
17Z:  150  200  250   85  230
18Z:  110  230  280  160  220
19Z:  100  240  290  200  220
20Z:  110  250  290  250  220
21Z:  110       280  310  220
22Z:  170  270  260  370
23Z:            230       220


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

WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
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)
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.


