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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 01 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  MAG  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  JUL  MAU  BOU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  WLP  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.0  2.9  3.6  2.4                 3.2  3.1  3.3  3.8  3.5  3.1  3.3  3.4       3.4  3.2       2.5            3.1
01Z: 3.1  2.7  3.5       3.1                 3.0  3.4       3.3  2.4  3.2  3.3       3.4  2.7        A             3.2
02Z: 3.0  2.7  3.4       3.1            3.3  3.0  3.3        A   2.8  3.1  3.1       3.4  2.8   B   2.5            3.1
03Z: 3.1  3.0  3.4       3.2  3.3       3.2  2.9  3.2       3.7  2.8  3.3  3.1       3.2  2.8  2.5  2.7            2.9
04Z: 2.9       3.6  2.8  3.3  3.4       3.2  3.1  3.5       2.7  2.6  3.1  3.2       3.5  2.9  2.9  2.8            2.9
05Z: 3.1  2.9  3.4  3.0       3.4  3.3  3.5  3.1  3.8       2.7  2.8  2.9  3.3       3.8  2.9  3.0  3.2            3.1
06Z: 3.3       3.4       3.3  3.2  3.3       3.3  2.8       2.7  2.6   A   3.3       2.8  2.8  2.7  3.1            3.1
07Z: 3.5  3.4  3.6       3.4  2.9  3.5       3.7  2.9       3.1   A   4.2  3.4       2.9  3.0  3.5  3.5            3.0
08Z: 3.4  3.3  3.4       3.5  3.6  3.4  3.5  3.6  3.1       3.2   A   2.9  3.5       3.1  3.3  3.2  3.3
09Z: 3.3  3.3       3.1  3.4  3.5       3.4       3.3       2.9   A   3.6  3.4       3.4  3.0   B   3.0
10Z: 3.3  3.2       3.2  3.4  3.5       2.9       3.5       2.8  2.8  3.5  3.6       3.5  3.0  3.5  3.4             A
11Z: 3.4  3.0  3.1  3.1  3.3  3.4       3.0       3.5       3.0  3.3  3.9  3.2       3.6  3.3  3.5  3.5            3.4
12Z: 3.3  3.0            3.1  3.2       3.0       3.2       2.7  3.6  3.6  3.3       3.2  3.6  3.5  3.6            3.1
13Z: 3.3  3.2       3.0  3.2  3.1       2.8       3.5       3.0  3.5  3.2  3.0       3.5  3.6  3.7  3.4            2.9
14Z: 3.3  3.1       3.0       3.1       2.8       3.5       3.5  3.3  4.1  3.4  3.2  3.6  3.4  3.4  3.7            3.3
15Z: 3.3  3.2            3.2  3.1  2.8  2.9       2.8       3.5  3.3  2.8  3.1  3.2  2.9  3.2  3.4  3.2
16Z:      3.1            3.1  2.9  3.0            3.0       3.3  3.2  2.9  3.2  3.2  3.0  3.2  3.3  3.3
17Z:      2.9                 2.8       3.1       3.3       3.3  3.4   B   3.6  3.2  3.3  3.3  3.3       3.3
18Z:                2.8                 3.0                 3.3  3.1  3.4  3.6   F        3.1  3.4       3.6
19Z:                                                        3.1  3.2  3.2  3.4   F        3.3  3.3  3.4  3.2
20Z:                                                        3.2  3.3  3.2  3.4   F        3.4  3.5  3.9  3.1
21Z:                                                        3.3  3.2   B   3.3            3.5  3.3  3.6  3.0
22Z:                                                        3.3  3.4  3.2  3.4  3.2       3.3  3.1  3.2  3.4  3.5  3.5
23Z:                                                        3.3  3.1  3.1  3.5            3.1  3.0  3.0  3.3  3.5  3.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.21.


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

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


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

     MUR  ASH  MAG  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.4                           3.6
01Z:      2.5  2.5       2.0       3.5
02Z: 3.0                           3.1  3.0
03Z: 4.8       2.2                      3.3
04Z: 2.5       2.3  3.2                 3.2
05Z:      3.5  2.1            3.0  3.7  3.0
06Z:           2.2                 1.9
07Z:      3.7  1.9  3.2  2.2
08Z:           2.0       2.3       2.0
09Z:      4.4  6.4  5.0       2.0       2.8
10Z:                3.0                 3.1
11Z:      2.9            2.0            4.0
12Z:      2.7  2.5       2.0       3.0  3.0
13Z:      2.3            2.3       4.5  3.0
14Z:                     5.0  3.2       1.9
15Z:                     2.0       2.0  2.1
16Z: 4.0       2.1            2.8  2.2
17Z: 4.3                                2.2
18Z: 4.0       2.3       5.0            2.1
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  MAG  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  JUL  MAU  BOU  OTI  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  WLP  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  3.4  4.2  6.2  2.5                      3.1 16.6  6.4       6.6  3.0  5.2  7.6      16.6  3.6       3.5            6.2
01Z:  3.3  3.7  6.1  2.0  1.9                 2.8 14.6            4.6  2.7  4.9  8.8      14.6  2.9        A             7.3
02Z:  3.3  3.7  6.7       1.6            7.2  2.7 12.1             A   4.0  5.1  9.2      12.1  3.2   B   4.1            8.1
03Z:  3.2  6.0  6.5  3.3  2.9  5.9  3.6  8.3  2.4  9.6            4.7  3.6  4.8 10.4       9.6  3.4  2.8  4.2            8.5
04Z:  3.0       5.8  5.7  4.0  6.8       7.9  2.2  8.1            3.8  3.5  3.4 11.1       8.1  3.3  3.1  4.1            8.8
05Z:  2.6  8.5  6.5  6.8       8.0  4.8  7.5  2.2  5.6            4.2  3.2  2.7 12.3       5.6  3.4  3.1  4.4            9.5
06Z:  3.7       5.1       5.2  8.0  5.0       4.1  4.0            4.5  3.1   A  13.4       4.0  3.6  3.4  4.7            8.7
07Z:  4.6  8.9  5.0  8.0  5.4  8.2  5.2       5.8  3.8            4.3   A   2.9 10.5       3.8  3.9  2.6  5.2            7.9
08Z:  4.7  7.4  3.8       5.5  7.3  4.9  6.5  6.0  4.3            4.2   A   4.8  7.7       4.3  3.9  2.7  3.6
09Z:  5.2  7.5       7.2  5.8  7.4       5.0       4.5            4.4   A   3.8  6.8       4.5  3.0   B   2.3
10Z:  5.3  6.6       7.3  5.7  6.3       3.9       5.0            4.1  7.1  4.4  5.9       5.0  2.6  3.8  3.4             A
11Z:  5.4  6.4  1.8  7.0  5.7  5.2       4.0       4.0            4.2  4.7  3.7  5.9       4.0  4.1  6.3  5.8            4.8
12Z:  5.3  6.9            4.8  4.3       4.3       3.2            4.4  5.8  6.4  4.7       3.2  6.0  6.9  7.8            6.9
13Z:  5.1  6.6       6.0  4.3  3.9       4.5       3.5       5.4  4.2  6.2  3.7  4.4       3.5  6.8  7.3  7.6            6.2
14Z:  5.0  5.4       5.3       3.3       4.7       3.0       5.9  5.4  6.8  3.8  3.8  4.2  3.0  7.4  7.5  7.9            4.7
15Z:  5.0  4.6       4.5  2.7  2.6  3.2  4.3       2.3       6.8  6.6  7.0  4.1  4.4  5.0  2.3  7.4  7.8  7.1
16Z:       4.4            2.0  3.0  1.8            2.7       7.2  8.0  7.5  3.2  4.7  5.5  2.7  7.8  8.2  7.5
17Z:       2.4                 2.9       4.3       5.1       7.7  8.0  7.4   B   3.9  5.7  5.1  7.9  8.0       3.9
18Z:                 3.0                 4.3                 7.7  8.0  6.9  4.3  4.6   F        8.0  7.8       3.5
19Z:                                                              9.1  7.5  5.2  3.1  6.3       8.9  7.0  8.4  3.1
20Z:                                                              8.9  7.4  5.4  3.0  6.7       8.2  7.0  6.3  3.9
21Z:                                                              8.9  6.6   B   2.0  6.7       7.8  7.0  6.9  3.9
22Z:                                                              7.8  5.3  5.9  3.7  7.1       5.2  4.9  5.2  3.5  8.0  5.2
23Z:                                                              7.7  3.7  5.3  7.5            4.5  4.0  4.7  4.1  6.2  6.0
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.47 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  MAG  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  JUL  MAU  BOU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  WLP  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 10.2 12.2 22.3  6.0                      9.6 55.6 24.1 23.1  9.3 17.2 25.8      56.4 11.5       8.8           19.2
01Z: 10.2 10.0 21.4       5.9                 8.4 49.6      15.2  6.5 15.7 29.0      49.6  7.8        A            23.4
02Z:  9.9 10.0 22.8       5.0           23.8  8.1 40.5        A  11.2 15.8 28.5      41.1  9.0   B  10.2           25.1
03Z:  9.9 18.0 22.1       9.3 19.5      26.6  7.0 30.7      17.4 10.1 15.8 32.2      30.7  9.5  7.0 11.3           24.7
04Z:  8.7      20.9 16.0 13.2 23.1      25.3  6.8 27.9      10.3  9.1 10.5 35.5      28.4  9.6  9.0 11.5           25.5
05Z:  8.1 24.7 22.1 20.4      27.2 15.8 26.2  6.8 21.0      11.3  9.0  7.8 40.6      21.3  9.9  9.3 14.1           29.4
06Z: 12.2      17.3      17.2 25.6 16.5      13.5 11.0      12.2  8.1   A  44.2      11.2 10.1  9.2 14.6           27.0
07Z: 16.1 30.3 18.0      18.4 23.8 18.2      21.5 11.0      13.3   A  12.2 35.7      11.0 11.7  9.1 18.2           23.7
08Z: 16.0 24.4 12.9      19.2 26.3 16.7 22.8 21.6 13.3      13.4   A  13.9 26.9      13.3 12.9  8.6 11.9
09Z: 17.2 24.8      22.3 19.7 25.9      17.0      15.1      12.8   A  13.7 23.1      15.3  9.0   B   6.9
10Z: 17.5 21.1      23.4 19.4 22.1      11.3      17.5      11.5 19.9 15.4 21.2      17.5  7.8 13.3 11.6             A
11Z: 18.4 19.2  5.6 21.7 18.8 17.7      12.0      14.2      12.6 15.5 14.4 18.9      14.4 13.5 22.1 20.3           16.3
12Z: 17.5 20.7           14.9 13.8      12.9      10.2      11.9 20.9 23.0 15.5      10.2 21.6 24.1 28.1           21.4
13Z: 16.8 21.1      18.0 13.8 12.1      12.6      12.2      12.6 21.7 11.8 13.2      12.2 24.5 27.0 25.8           18.0
14Z: 16.5 16.7      15.9      10.2      13.2      10.6      18.9 22.4 15.6 12.9 13.4 10.8 25.2 25.5 29.2           15.5
15Z: 16.5 14.7            8.6  8.1  9.0 12.5       6.6      23.1 23.1 11.5 13.6 16.0  6.7 23.7 26.5 22.7
16Z:      13.6            6.2  8.7  5.4            8.0      26.4 24.0  9.3 15.0 17.6  8.1 25.0 27.1 24.8
17Z:       7.0                 8.1      13.3      16.8      26.4 25.2   B  14.0 18.2 16.8 26.1 26.4      12.9
18Z:                 8.4                12.9                26.4 21.4 14.6 16.6   F       24.8 26.5      12.6
19Z:                                                        28.2 24.0 16.6 10.5   F       29.4 23.1 28.6  9.9
20Z:                                                        28.5 24.4 17.3 10.2   F       27.9 24.5 24.6 12.1
21Z:                                                        29.4 21.1   B   6.6           27.3 23.1 24.8 11.7
22Z:                                                        25.7 18.0 18.9 12.6 22.7      17.2 15.2 16.6 11.9 28.0 18.2
23Z:                                                        25.4 11.5 16.4 26.2           13.9 12.0 14.1 13.5 21.7 18.6
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.60 MHz.


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

      ANC  CNV
     ---- ----
00Z:  510  120
01Z:  480   92
02Z:  480   77
03Z:  440   85
04Z:  440   90
05Z:  420   92
06Z:  410   98
07Z:  400
08Z:  400
09Z:  400
10Z:  400
11Z:  400
12Z:  390
13Z:  390
14Z:  400
15Z:  400
16Z:  400
17Z:  410
18Z:  450
19Z:  470
20Z:  500
21Z:  490
22Z:  520
23Z:  510


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
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)
CHU = Churchill                  Canada              (N58W094)
KEA = Keakawapu HI               USA                 (N20W156)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
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) (GOES-3)
CNV = Cape Canaveral FL          USA                 (N28W080) (GOES-2)


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.


