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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 14 October
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 14 OCT 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  MAG  DIX  JUL  BOU  WLP  MAU  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:           3.0  2.9  3.4       2.8  3.5  3.1  3.2  3.0  3.3  3.4       2.9       3.6  3.3
01Z:           2.7  3.5  3.6       3.0       2.9  3.3  2.9  3.1  3.4       3.0       3.7  3.1
02Z:           2.8  3.3  3.5       2.7       2.8  3.3   A   3.1  3.3        B        3.0  3.0
03Z:                3.2  3.4       3.0       2.8  3.7   A   3.1  3.3        B        3.1  2.9
04Z:           3.3  3.4  3.4       3.0            3.8  2.9  3.0  3.2        B             2.9
05Z: 3.2  2.8  3.3  3.2  3.4       3.0            3.2  2.6  2.6  3.2        B             2.8
06Z:           3.3  3.3  3.5       3.5            3.3  2.5  2.2  3.2       3.0            3.0
07Z:      3.0  3.3  3.3  3.6       3.5       3.1  2.8  2.6  2.3  3.1       3.2       2.8  3.0
08Z: 3.1            3.2  3.6       3.5       3.1  2.8  3.1  3.2  3.1        B        3.1  3.1
09Z: 3.1       3.3  3.3  3.3                 3.1  3.0  3.0  3.4  3.5        B        3.1  3.2
10Z: 3.3  3.1  3.3  3.3  3.1  3.3            3.2  3.2  3.1   A   3.6       3.3       3.2  3.2
11Z: 3.2  3.0  3.3  3.4  3.1  3.3            3.5  3.5  3.5  3.6  3.5       3.5       3.0  3.3
12Z: 3.4  3.2  3.3  3.1  3.0                 3.5  3.5  3.6   A   3.1       3.3       3.2  2.8
13Z: 3.3  3.1  3.1  3.3                      3.5  3.2  3.3   A   3.2   R   3.6  3.4  3.4  2.6
14Z: 3.4  2.7  3.1  3.3       3.1            3.5  2.8  3.5   A   3.5   B   3.4  3.5  3.6  2.7
15Z: 3.3       2.9                           3.3  2.8  3.4   A   3.2   B   3.1  3.5  4.0  2.8
16Z:      2.8                                3.2  2.8  3.3  2.5  2.8  3.3  3.1   C   3.5  2.8
17Z:                                         3.2  3.3  3.4  3.1  3.4  3.2  3.1  3.6  3.4  3.0
18Z:                                         3.1       3.2  3.1  3.7  3.2  3.1  2.9  3.3  3.0
19Z:                                         3.1       3.2  3.2  3.7  3.2  3.2  2.9  3.1  2.9
20Z:                                         3.3       3.3  3.2  3.6  3.2  3.2  3.0  3.2  3.0
21Z:                                         3.3       3.3  3.1  3.4  3.3  3.1  3.0  3.4  3.3
22Z:                                         3.4       3.1  3.2  3.7       3.2  3.1  3.4  3.7
23Z:                                         3.7       3.3  3.2  3.6       3.4   C   3.5  3.3
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.20.


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

     MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  MAG  DIX
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      1.6  1.0  1.0  1.3
01Z: 2.3  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.3  1.8
02Z:      1.8  1.5  1.4  1.3
03Z:                1.6  1.3
04Z:      1.6  1.8  1.2  1.0
05Z: 3.0  1.7  2.2  1.7  1.0
06Z:      1.8  1.9  1.7  1.0
07Z:      1.0  2.6  2.3  1.3
08Z: 3.5  1.5       1.8  1.0
09Z: 3.4       1.6  1.7  1.0
10Z: 3.4  1.5  2.0  1.4  1.3  2.3
11Z: 3.3  1.5  1.9  1.5  1.2  1.4
12Z: 3.7  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.0
13Z: 3.2  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0
14Z: 3.1  1.5  1.0  1.1       1.2
15Z: 2.1  1.6  1.0
16Z:      1.0  1.0            1.7
17Z: 1.9  1.4
18Z: 1.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  MAG  DIX
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:                     2.6
01Z: 5.0            1.7       4.0
02Z:
03Z:
04Z:                2.9
05Z:      2.9       3.3
06Z:      3.1       3.0
07Z:      3.2       3.3
08Z:      3.0       2.5  2.0
09Z:                2.5  3.0
10Z:                2.3  3.0
11Z:                          1.8
12Z:           2.0  2.5       2.5
13Z:                2.3
14Z:                          3.0
15Z:           2.0
16Z:           2.8            4.0
17Z: 4.0
18Z: 4.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  MAG  DIX  JUL  WAR  POI  BOU  WLP  OTI  MAU  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       2.2  1.7  2.0  6.1       2.7  2.8  3.0  6.4  4.7      12.8  3.1  4.9  9.8       3.4       6.6  8.4
01Z:       2.0  1.7  4.0  7.3       2.3   C   3.1       4.2      12.6  4.1  4.8 11.6       2.6       3.1  7.9
02Z:       2.9  2.4  5.8  7.6       2.2  2.4  3.3       3.8      10.5   A   4.7 12.6        B        3.1  8.8
03Z:                 6.7  7.5       2.0   C   3.2       3.6       9.0   A   3.9 15.0        B        3.2  9.4
04Z:       5.3  4.9  7.2  7.6       2.3       3.6                 6.1  3.0  3.0 16.0        B             9.4
05Z:  4.4  5.9  6.0  6.9  7.3       2.5  3.6  2.9                 4.3  2.9  2.2 15.0        B             9.6
06Z:       6.0  6.3  8.0  7.0       5.0  5.0  3.6                 3.9  2.8  2.9 14.2       2.3            8.9
07Z:       7.3  6.5  8.6  6.2       5.9  5.5  5.1       3.5       3.1  2.6  2.6 14.2       2.8       4.0  8.8
08Z:  5.5  7.3       8.0  5.3       6.4  5.7            3.0       3.1  2.2  3.7 13.0        B        4.1  8.1
09Z:  5.8       7.0  7.5  4.6                           2.9       3.5  2.0  3.2 13.5        B        4.1  7.5
10Z:  5.7  7.0  6.5  7.5  3.9  6.1                      2.7       3.8  2.6   A  12.4       5.7       4.0  5.1
11Z:  5.7  7.3  6.0  6.7  4.0  5.4                      5.1       4.1  5.6  3.4  8.9       7.1       3.6  7.1
12Z:  5.7  6.3  5.4  5.2  3.6                           6.9  5.4  3.1  6.1   A   8.1       7.3       4.1  5.7
13Z:  5.3  5.8  4.1  4.6                                7.6  6.6  2.3  8.7   A   8.1   R   8.5  7.7  6.1  4.7
14Z:  5.1  5.3  3.8  4.3       3.7                      7.5  7.0  1.8  8.0   A   6.7   B   7.1  8.3  7.0  4.2
15Z:  4.0  4.8  3.0                                     7.8  7.7  1.9  8.2   A   7.1   B   8.1  8.4  8.0  4.1
16Z:       4.2                                          8.1  8.0  2.3  8.2  3.6  6.6  6.9  8.3   C   8.0  4.1
17Z:       3.3                                          8.2  8.1  6.1  7.9  4.2  7.0  7.6  8.3  4.6  7.3  4.0
18Z:                                                    8.3  7.7       8.1  4.6  6.9  8.5  7.7  2.8  7.8  3.7
19Z:                                                    8.5            8.3  5.1  5.3  8.3  8.5  3.3  8.7  3.7
20Z:                                                    8.9            8.1  5.5  3.9  8.0  8.1  3.3  9.7  3.7
21Z:                                                    8.7            7.1  6.0  3.2  7.1  7.2  3.5  9.8  4.6
22Z:                                                    8.0            6.2  6.0  4.7       7.1  3.7  9.0  6.9
23Z:                                                    4.8            5.4  5.9  6.7       5.4   C   7.6  6.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.89 MHz.


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

      MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  MAG  DIX  JUL  BOU  WLP  MAU  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:            5.1  5.8 20.7       7.6 22.7 14.6 40.3  9.3 16.2 33.3       9.9      23.8 27.7
01Z:            4.6 14.0 26.3       6.9      12.2 41.6 11.9 14.9 39.4       7.8      11.5 24.5
02Z:            6.7 19.1 26.6       5.9      10.6 34.6   A  14.6 41.6        B        9.3 26.4
03Z:                21.4 25.5       6.0      10.1 32.9   A  12.1 49.5        B        9.9 27.3
04Z:           16.2 24.5 25.8       6.9           22.9  8.7  9.0 51.2        B            27.3
05Z: 14.1 16.5 19.8 22.1 24.8       7.5           14.0  7.5  5.7 48.0        B            26.9
06Z:           20.8 26.4 24.5      17.5           13.1  7.0  6.4 45.4       6.9           26.7
07Z:      21.9 21.4 28.4 22.3      20.6      10.8  8.5  6.8  6.0 44.0       9.0      11.2 26.4
08Z: 17.0           25.6 19.1      22.4       9.3  8.8  6.8 11.8 40.3        B       12.7 25.1
09Z: 18.0      23.1 24.8 15.2                 9.0 10.5  6.0 10.9 47.2        B       12.7 24.0
10Z: 18.8 21.7 21.4 24.8 12.1 20.1            8.6 12.2  8.1   A  44.6      18.8      12.8 16.3
11Z: 18.2 21.9 19.8 22.8 12.4 17.8           17.9 14.6 19.6 12.2 31.1      24.9      10.8 23.4
12Z: 19.4 20.2 17.8 16.1 10.8                24.1 10.7 22.0   A  25.1      24.1      13.1 16.0
13Z: 17.5 18.0 12.7 15.2                     26.6  7.5 28.7   A  25.9   R  30.6 26.2 20.7 12.2
14Z: 17.3 14.3 11.8 14.2      11.5           26.2  5.1 28.0   A  23.4   B  24.1 29.1 25.2 11.3
15Z: 13.2       8.7                          25.7  5.4 27.9   A  22.7   B  25.1 29.4 32.0 11.5
16Z:      11.8                               25.9  6.6 27.1  9.0 18.5 22.8 25.7   C  28.0 11.5
17Z:                                         26.2 20.4 26.9 13.0 23.8 24.3 25.7 16.6 24.8 12.0
18Z:                                         25.7      25.9 14.3 25.5 27.2 23.9  8.1 25.7 11.1
19Z:                                         26.3      26.6 16.3 19.6 26.6 27.2  9.6 27.0 10.7
20Z:                                         29.4      26.7 17.6 14.0 25.6 25.9  9.9 31.0 11.1
21Z:                                         28.7      23.4 18.6 10.9 23.4 22.3 10.5 33.3 15.2
22Z:                                         27.2      19.2 19.2 17.4      22.7 11.5 30.6 25.5
23Z:                                         17.8      17.8 18.9 24.1      18.4   C  26.6 21.8
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 18.83 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  150  350  180
01Z:   92  490  180  120
02Z:   61  830  170   94
03Z:   63  820  160   97
04Z:   59  740  140   93
05Z:   62  730  120   92
06Z:       650  110   96
07Z:   51  550  100  100
08Z:   54  460   98  100
09Z:   55  450   95  110
10Z:   53  360   92   99
11Z:   53  280   89   96
12Z:   49  230   90  140
13Z:   48  200   87  190
14Z:   84  190   87  220
15Z:  120  180   88  240
16Z:  160  170   93  240
17Z:  180  170  120  240
18Z:  180  170  180  280
19Z:  200  130  200  300
20Z:  220  120  270  330
21Z:  210  120  290  300
22Z:  240  180  290  260
23Z:  210  230  280  210


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
GOO = Goose Bay                  Canada              (N53W060)
EIE = Eielson AFB AK             USA                 (N64W147)
TAO = Taoyuan                    Taiwan              (N25E121)
CHU = Churchill                  Canada              (N58W094)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
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.


