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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 30 October
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 30 OCT 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.6       3.1            3.2  3.3  3.1  3.2  3.5            3.3                 3.4
01Z:      2.6       3.1  2.9       3.3  3.5       3.2                 3.1
02Z: 3.1  2.8       3.1  3.2       3.5  3.5       3.5                 3.3
03Z: 3.1  3.0       3.1  3.3       3.4  3.4       3.8                  R
04Z: 3.1  3.1       3.3  3.2  3.3  3.4            3.5                 3.1
05Z: 3.2  3.1       3.3  3.3  3.3  3.5  3.5       3.3                 3.1
06Z: 3.3  3.2  3.0  3.1  3.4  3.3  3.4  3.4  2.9  3.3  3.3       2.8  3.3            2.9
07Z: 3.4  3.0  3.0  3.3  3.2  3.3  3.5  3.2  2.8  2.8  2.9       2.9  3.5            2.9  3.0
08Z: 3.3  2.9       3.3  3.4       3.7  3.4  2.9  2.7  2.9       2.8  3.4            3.2  2.9
09Z: 3.4  3.0       3.4       3.1  3.1  3.0  3.4  3.2  2.9        B   3.3            3.3  3.0
10Z: 3.4  3.1       3.3       3.3       3.1  3.1  3.3  3.0        B   3.4            3.3  3.2
11Z: 3.4  3.1       3.4            3.0  3.1  3.2  3.4  3.1        A   3.4            3.6  3.4  3.1
12Z: 3.4  3.1  2.9  3.2       3.3  3.1  3.1  3.3   F   2.9       3.1  3.1            3.5  3.1
13Z: 3.5  3.4  2.7  3.1       2.9  2.9       3.5  3.8  3.0       2.9                 3.5  3.6
14Z: 3.3  3.0  2.7  3.2            3.0       3.2  3.0  3.3  3.4   B   3.1  3.3  3.4  3.3  3.5
15Z: 3.5  3.1  3.1  3.3            2.9       3.2  2.9  3.6  3.5   B   3.2  3.3  3.4  3.3  3.6
16Z:                3.2            2.9       3.3  3.0  3.6  3.3  2.5  3.2  3.3  3.4  3.4  3.3
17Z: 3.3            3.1            3.0  2.6  3.2  3.3  3.2  3.4  3.1  3.2  3.3  3.4  3.4  3.3
18Z: 3.1  2.8                      3.1       3.3       3.2  3.3  3.2  3.6  3.3  3.5  3.4  3.4
19Z:                                         3.5       3.3  3.3  3.3  3.7  3.4  3.5  3.4
20Z:                                         3.4       3.3  3.3  3.3  3.3  3.3  3.4  3.6
21Z:                                         3.4       3.4  3.0  3.3  3.2  3.3  3.1  3.5
22Z:                                         3.3       3.3  3.3  3.3  3.2       3.2  3.5
23Z:                                         2.9       3.4  3.1  3.4  3.3       3.3  2.9       3.0
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.22.


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

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


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 4.2  2.2            2.4  4.5  3.2  2.2
01Z:      2.2            2.9       3.6  2.5
02Z:                     2.0       3.9  2.6
03Z:                     2.0       3.0  2.8
04Z:                     2.5  2.0
05Z:           5.0       2.6            2.9
06Z:           4.0       2.7       3.2  1.7
07Z:      4.0  3.0                 5.7  1.5
08Z:      4.0            1.8       4.0  1.9
09Z:      3.3                      3.8  2.3
10Z:                               4.6  2.8
11Z:      4.1  3.0                 3.2  1.8
12Z:      3.2  2.8  2.0            3.2  1.5
13Z:      3.0  2.2            1.4  3.2
14Z:      2.8  3.0
15Z:           3.0  2.0       2.8  3.2  2.3
16Z:                          6.0  3.2  2.4
17Z:                          5.2  1.7  2.5
18Z:                               1.7  2.6
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       3.4  2.0  2.3            7.1  5.9  4.5 13.7  7.8            8.1                 6.0
01Z:       3.4       2.1  3.2       8.2  5.8      12.8                 9.9
02Z:  3.0  3.4  2.0  1.8  4.4       8.0  5.9      11.4                12.6
03Z:  3.0  5.6  3.0  2.9  5.5       8.0  6.3       8.0                  R
04Z:  2.3  6.7       4.1  5.7  4.2  6.8            4.7                11.1
05Z:  2.6  7.2  6.0  4.7  6.6  4.5  6.7  6.1       4.0                13.4
06Z:  3.8  8.5  6.0  5.1  6.3  4.7  7.3  4.7  3.7  3.0  3.3       3.0 13.4            4.4
07Z:  4.4  7.2  6.3  4.9  6.6  5.0  5.7  4.1  3.7  4.0  3.1       2.7 11.0            4.4  3.6
08Z:  4.6  7.7       5.2  6.9       5.9  3.6  3.9  6.0  3.4       2.4  9.0            4.6  3.9
09Z:  4.8  8.6       5.4       4.9  3.9  2.9  3.7  5.3  3.5        B   8.0            3.4  4.3
10Z:  5.0  8.4       5.4       5.4  4.3  2.4  3.2  4.8  3.7        B   6.8            4.0  4.2
11Z:  5.0  7.4  6.0  4.7            4.1  2.4  3.0  4.7  3.7        A   4.1            6.2  3.6  4.9
12Z:  5.2  7.2  5.8  4.6       3.2  4.2  2.3  5.9  4.8  3.7       3.1  5.0            7.1  3.0
13Z:  5.0  6.4  4.8  4.0       3.2  3.8       6.6  2.4  3.5       2.6                 7.5  5.1
14Z:  5.0  4.4  4.3  3.4            4.1       7.5  1.8  4.9  6.7   B   3.9  4.3  7.2  8.2  6.1
15Z:  4.2  4.2  3.0  2.7            3.9       8.2  1.9  6.6  6.8   B   4.0  5.2  7.6  9.3  7.8
16Z:                 2.0            3.9       8.3  2.3  6.8  7.3  3.1  3.9  5.6  7.8  8.6  7.5
17Z:  3.0            1.7            4.0  2.4  8.9  5.8  7.7  7.5  4.3  4.0  6.0  7.9  8.3  7.8
18Z:  3.0  3.2                      4.0       8.1       7.9  7.0  5.3  4.1  6.6  7.4  7.9  7.7
19Z:                                          7.5       8.2  6.9  6.4  3.3  7.1  7.0  8.4
20Z:                                          7.9       8.5  5.8  6.5  3.0  6.8  5.9  7.0
21Z:                                          7.0       8.3  5.8  6.7  2.4  6.3  4.9  6.9
22Z:                                          4.7       8.1  4.8  6.3  3.6       4.8  4.7
23Z:                                          4.1       8.7  4.0  6.4  6.4       4.2  3.9       5.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.44 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  BER  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       8.8       7.1           22.7 19.5 13.9 43.8 27.3           26.7                20.4
01Z:       8.8       6.5  9.3      27.1 20.3      41.6                30.7
02Z:  9.3  9.5       5.6 14.1      28.0 20.6      39.9                41.6
03Z:  9.3 16.8       9.0 18.1      27.2 21.4      30.4                  R
04Z:  7.1 20.8      13.5 18.2 13.9 23.1           16.2                34.4
05Z:  8.3 22.3      15.5 21.8 14.8 23.4 21.4      13.2                41.5
06Z: 12.5 27.2 18.0 15.8 21.4 15.5 24.8 16.0 10.7  9.9 10.9       8.4 44.2           12.8
07Z: 15.0 21.6 18.9 16.2 21.1 16.5 19.9 13.1 10.4 11.0  9.0       7.8 38.5           12.8 10.8
08Z: 15.2 22.3      17.2 23.5      21.8 12.2 11.3 16.2  9.9       6.7 30.6           14.7 11.3
09Z: 16.3 25.8      18.4      15.2 12.1  8.7 12.6 16.7 10.2        B  26.4           11.2 12.9
10Z: 17.0 26.0      17.8      17.8       7.4  9.9 15.8 11.1        B  23.1           13.2 13.4
11Z: 17.0 22.9      16.0           12.3  7.4  9.6 16.0 11.5        A  13.9           22.3 12.2 15.2
12Z: 17.7 22.3 16.8 14.7      10.6 13.0  7.1 19.5   F  10.7       9.6 15.5           24.9  9.3
13Z: 17.5 21.8 13.0 12.4       9.3 11.0      23.1  9.0 10.5       7.5                26.2 18.4
14Z: 16.5 13.2 11.6 10.9           12.3      24.0  5.3 16.2 22.8   B  12.1 14.2 24.5 27.1 21.4
15Z: 14.7 13.0  9.3  8.9           11.3      26.2  5.5 23.8 23.8   B  12.8 17.2 25.8 30.7 28.1
16Z:                 6.4           11.3      27.4  6.8 24.5 24.1  7.8 12.5 18.5 26.5 29.2 24.8
17Z:  9.9            5.3           12.0  6.2 28.5 19.4 24.6 25.5 13.3 12.8 19.8 26.9 28.2 25.7
18Z:  9.3  9.0                     12.4      26.7      25.3 23.1 17.0 14.8 21.8 25.9 26.9 26.2
19Z:                                         26.2      27.1 22.8 21.1 12.2 24.1 24.5 28.6
20Z:                                         26.9      28.0 19.1 21.4  9.9 22.4 20.1 25.2
21Z:                                         23.8      28.2 17.4 22.1  7.7 20.8 15.2 24.1
22Z:                                         15.5      26.7 15.8 20.8 11.5      15.4 16.4
23Z:                                         11.9      29.6 12.4 21.8 21.1      13.9 11.3      15.3
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.53 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  370  340  160  650  170
01Z:  520  400            150
02Z:       410       360  110
03Z:  660            180   94
04Z:  690  400       100   89
05Z:  620             82   93
06Z:  620             65   91
07Z:  550  400   93   59   85
08Z:  500  400   97   75   94
09Z:  400  390   97   60   96
10Z:  340  390   92   44   96
11Z:  320  390   93   49
12Z:  150  390  110   45   95
13Z:  130  390  140   27   87
14Z:  110  390  170   25  110
15Z:  110  390  220   24  140
16Z:  120  390  250   23
17Z:  120  410  280   72  180
18Z:  120  450  270  150  200
19Z:  100  480  260  220  220
20Z:   99  510  260       220
21Z:  100  530  240  390  220
22Z:  150  510  200  460  210
23Z:  230  510  170  480  180


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)
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)
CHU = Churchill                  Canada              (N58W094)
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.


