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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 29 October
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 29 OCT 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  UPS  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:                3.5                 3.2  2.9       3.1  3.3  3.4  2.4   B   3.4  2.6  2.9
01Z:                               3.1  3.3  2.8  2.8  3.0  3.3  3.5  3.1   B   3.1  2.7  3.2       2.9
02Z:                2.8  3.4       3.1  3.3  2.9  2.8  2.9  3.7  3.3   B   2.9  3.1  2.7  3.0       2.8
03Z:                               3.3  3.3  2.9  2.8  2.9  3.7  2.9   B    B   3.4   B   3.0       2.8
04Z:           3.0  3.2            3.4  3.4  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.4  3.2  2.8  2.9  3.1  2.7  3.0       2.9
05Z: 3.1       2.8  3.3            3.3  3.3  3.1  3.0  2.9  3.1  2.9  2.9  3.2  3.3   B   3.2       3.1
06Z: 3.1       2.9  3.3       3.2       3.2  3.6       3.0  2.8  3.1  3.0   A   3.5  2.5  2.9       2.9
07Z: 3.2            3.3            3.3  3.2  3.4       2.8  3.2  2.7  2.5   A   3.4   B   2.8
08Z: 3.3       3.0  3.3       3.3       3.3  3.5       2.8  3.5  2.8  3.0  2.9  3.5   B   2.8       3.1
09Z: 3.3       3.0  3.3  3.3  3.2  3.3  3.2            2.9  3.0  3.1   B   4.0  3.4  3.3  3.2
10Z: 3.3  3.1  3.0       3.7  3.4       3.0            3.0  3.1  3.2  2.7  3.7  3.7  3.7  3.4       3.3
11Z: 3.3  3.1            3.2  3.0       3.0            3.0  3.3  3.4  3.4   A   2.9  3.5  3.5
12Z: 3.3  3.0  2.9  3.3  3.2       2.7                 2.7  3.7  3.1  3.5  3.9       3.3  3.6
13Z: 3.3  3.2       3.3  3.2       2.8                 3.3  3.8  3.1  3.4   B        3.3  3.6
14Z:      3.1            3.2       2.8                 3.4  2.9  3.1  3.2   B        3.4  3.3
15Z:      3.0            3.2                           3.1  3.1  3.6  3.4   A        3.4  3.4
16Z:      3.2  2.9       2.6                           3.1  2.9  3.4  3.2   B        3.2  3.3
17Z:      3.2  2.8       2.9                                3.2             B                  3.3
18Z:      2.8
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.15.


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:           1.0  1.0            1.2  1.0
01Z:           1.0  1.0            1.2  1.0
02Z:                1.0  1.0  2.1  1.4  1.0
03Z:           1.8                 1.4  1.0
04Z:           1.8  2.9            1.4  1.0
05Z: 2.5       1.7  2.0            1.3  1.0
06Z: 2.9       1.6  2.0       2.8       1.0
07Z: 2.7            2.3            1.1  1.0
08Z: 2.2       1.0  2.4       2.7  1.1  1.0
09Z: 3.0       1.6  2.3  1.6  3.1  1.1  1.0
10Z: 2.5  2.0  1.8       1.4  1.9  1.2  1.0
11Z: 2.0  2.0  1.6       1.6  1.4       1.2
12Z: 2.0  2.5  1.0  1.0  1.6  1.2  1.2  1.1
13Z: 1.3  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.1  1.1
14Z:      2.0            1.0  1.5  1.2  1.1
15Z: 1.6  2.0  1.6  1.6  1.0       1.1
16Z: 1.0  2.0  1.6  1.8  1.0       1.1  1.0
17Z:      1.8  1.8  1.8  1.0       1.2  1.0
18Z: 1.0  1.8       1.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:           3.0                 6.0
01Z:           4.0                 6.8  1.7
02Z:                     2.0  4.0  3.8
03Z:                               3.8
04Z:                               3.5
05Z:           2.2                 3.4  2.0
06Z:           3.0
07Z:                               4.6
08Z:           3.0                 6.7  1.9
09Z:           4.4                 5.0  2.1
10Z:           2.5       2.0       5.6  1.6
11Z:           6.0            1.4       2.0
12Z:           2.0            3.0  3.8  1.6
13Z:      3.0                      1.6
14Z:      2.8                 6.5  3.1
15Z: 4.7  2.3       4.1            3.4
16Z: 4.1  2.2       4.0            3.2
17Z:      2.6       4.3            3.1
18Z: 4.7            2.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  UPS  WAR  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:                 3.5                 4.4  2.2       2.6  4.1 16.0  7.5  3.3   B   7.2  3.2  4.7
01Z:                                6.4  4.9  2.3  2.6  2.6  4.1 13.6  5.2  3.7   B   8.1  2.6  4.5       7.4
02Z:                 3.0  4.2       7.8  4.6  2.2  2.4  2.6  3.7 10.8  3.4   B   3.7 10.8  2.0  4.2       8.2
03Z:            2.6                 7.4  4.9  2.0  2.4  2.3  3.5  6.5  2.8   B    B  12.4   B   4.3       8.8
04Z:            4.8  4.0            6.9  4.9  2.0  2.1   C   3.5  5.9  2.6  2.7  2.3 13.2  2.0  4.4       8.8
05Z:  3.0       5.3  4.8            6.7  4.9  2.0  2.4  3.1  3.3  4.5  3.0  2.9  2.1 14.4   B   4.1       9.1
06Z:  4.0       5.3  4.8       4.3       4.8  4.2       5.0  3.3  3.5  3.3  2.2   A  15.2  2.3  4.1       8.1
07Z:  4.3            4.8            6.6  3.8  5.8       5.5  3.1  4.8  3.4  2.4   A  13.8   B   4.2
08Z:  4.7       5.5  5.1       4.5       3.3  7.2       8.0  3.3  4.9  3.5  2.2  3.3 11.6   B   3.9       7.6
09Z:  4.8       5.5  4.8  6.5  4.2 14.4  2.5                 2.9  3.5  3.8   B   2.8  9.2  2.1  3.4
10Z:  4.8  8.2  5.5       6.5  3.8       2.1                 3.0  3.0  3.7  7.7  3.2  6.9  4.4  4.0       5.6
11Z:  5.3  8.0  5.3       5.3  2.6       1.7                 4.6  3.2  3.3  4.5   A   6.8  5.7  5.4
12Z:  5.0  6.6      14.0  5.0       3.2                      8.2  3.0  3.2  6.0  4.4       6.5  6.9
13Z:  4.2  6.6 14.3 12.4  3.8       5.2                      7.3  2.4  3.1  6.3   B        7.4  7.8
14Z:       5.4            3.0       3.3                      8.1  1.9  4.8  6.9   B        8.0  7.3
15Z:       5.1  2.5       2.4                                7.8  2.1  6.6  8.1   A        7.3  8.2
16Z:       4.6  2.1       2.7                                8.0  2.4  7.8  7.7   B        8.0  7.4
17Z:       3.3  2.2       2.4                                     5.8             B                  7.3
18Z:       3.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.17 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  JUL  UPS  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:                12.2                14.1  6.4      12.7 53.6 25.5  7.9   B  24.5  8.3 13.6
01Z:                               19.8 16.2  6.4  7.4 12.3 45.6 18.2 11.5   B  25.1  7.0 14.4      21.5
02Z:                 8.4 14.3      24.2 15.2  6.4  6.8 10.7 40.0 11.2   B  10.7 33.5  5.4 12.6      23.0
03Z:                               24.4 16.2  5.8  6.8 10.2 24.1  8.1   B    B  42.2   B  12.9      24.6
04Z:           14.4 12.8           23.5 16.7  6.2  6.5 10.8 20.1  8.3  7.6  6.7 40.9  5.4 13.2      25.5
05Z:  9.3      14.8 15.8           22.1 16.2  6.2  7.3  9.6 13.9  8.7  8.4  6.7 47.5   B  13.1      28.2
06Z: 12.4      15.4 15.8      13.8      15.4 15.1       9.9  9.8 10.2  6.6   A  53.2  5.8 11.9      23.5
07Z: 13.8           15.8           21.8 12.2 19.7       8.7 15.4  9.2  6.0   A  46.9   B  11.8
08Z: 15.5      16.5 16.8      14.8      10.9 25.2       9.2 16.9  9.8  6.6  9.6 40.6   B  10.9      23.6
09Z: 15.8      16.5 15.8 21.4 13.4 47.5  8.0            8.4 10.5 11.8   B  11.2 31.3  6.9 10.9
10Z: 15.8 25.4 16.5      24.1 12.9       6.3            9.0  9.3 11.8 20.8 11.8 25.5 16.3 13.6      18.5
11Z: 17.5 24.8           17.0  7.8       5.1           13.8 10.6 11.2 15.3   A  19.7 19.9 18.9
12Z: 16.5 19.8      46.2 16.0       8.6                22.1 11.0  9.9 21.0 17.2      21.4 24.8
13Z: 13.9 21.1      40.9 12.2      14.6                24.1  9.0  9.6 21.4   B       24.4 28.1
14Z:      16.7            9.6       9.2                27.5  5.5 14.9 22.1   B       27.2 24.1
15Z:      15.3            7.7                          24.2  6.5 23.8 27.5   A       24.8 27.9
16Z:      14.7  6.1       7.0                          24.8  7.0 26.5 24.6   B       25.6 24.4
17Z:      10.6  6.2       7.0                               18.9             B                 24.1
18Z:       8.4
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.27 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  290  400  150  680  180
01Z:  410  380  110  490  140
02Z:  700       100  320  110
03Z:       360   99  160   86
04Z:  750        95        88
05Z:             89        89
06Z:  670        87        93
07Z:  560        90        93
08Z:  440        96        95
09Z:  340        96        96
10Z:  260        93        95
11Z:  210        94        92
12Z:  170                  83
13Z:  200                  78
14Z:  170                 110
15Z:  180                 140
16Z:  160       230       180
17Z:  120       260       190
18Z:  100  360  290       220
19Z:  100  320            250
20Z:  100  290            230
21Z:  110  280  260  440  200
22Z:  170  280  230  580  210
23Z:  270  280  200  700  200


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
VBG = Vandenberg AFB CA          USA                 (N34W120)
GOO = Goose Bay                  Canada              (N53W060)
EIE = Eielson AFB AK             USA                 (N64W147)
TAO = Taoyuan                    Taiwan              (N25E121)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
BER = Bermuda                    Bermuda             (N32W064)
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)
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.


