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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 03 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 03 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     WLP  MAU  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  MUR  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.2  3.1                                          3.6  2.9       3.8       3.1  2.9  3.0  3.1  3.7  3.1
01Z: 3.0  3.3                                          2.4  2.7  3.2  3.2       3.3       2.9  3.2  3.1  3.1
02Z: 3.0  3.6                                          3.4  2.9  3.3  3.2       3.6  3.1       3.9  3.3  3.3
03Z: 3.0  3.5                                          3.1  2.7  2.9  3.0       3.5  3.6  2.9  3.5  3.4  3.0
04Z: 3.0  3.7                                          3.2   B   3.1   C        3.7  2.8       3.3  3.1  3.1
05Z: 2.9  3.4                                          3.0   B   3.2  3.1       3.4  3.2       3.7  3.3  2.9
06Z: 3.0  2.7                                          3.4   B    A   3.5       2.7  2.9  3.1  3.6  2.9  3.0
07Z: 2.9  3.1                                          3.1   B   2.2   R        3.1  3.1  2.9  3.6  3.2  3.1
08Z: 3.0  3.2                                          3.1   A   2.6   R        3.3   B   3.1  3.5  3.1  3.0
09Z: 3.1  2.5                                          3.0   B   2.7  3.5       2.5   B   3.4  3.5  3.2  3.1
10Z: 3.3  3.2                                          3.1  2.6  2.2  3.6       3.2   B        3.2  3.3  3.0
11Z: 3.5  3.5                                          3.2  3.5  2.4  3.1       3.5  3.7  3.7  3.3  3.3  3.1
12Z: 3.6  3.2  3.0  3.3                                3.0  3.5  2.2  3.3       3.0  3.3  3.6  3.5  3.1  3.4
13Z: 3.5  3.5  3.2       3.3  3.2       2.7  3.0       3.0  3.4  3.8  3.4       3.5  3.5  3.4  3.5  3.5
14Z: 3.3  3.1  2.9       3.3  3.2       2.8  3.1  3.5  3.7  3.5  3.7  3.2  3.4  3.1  3.4  3.2  3.8  3.6
15Z: 3.2  3.0  3.0       2.9            2.9  2.8  3.3  3.6  3.5  2.4  3.2  3.4  3.1  3.5  3.4  3.7  3.3
16Z: 3.4  3.0            3.1  3.0            2.8  3.2  3.5  3.4  2.3       3.3  3.0  3.6  3.3  3.3  3.3
17Z: 3.4  3.3  2.8            3.0  3.3  2.8       3.2  3.5  3.3  3.2  3.5       3.3  3.3  3.4       3.4
18Z: 3.3       2.6                                3.1  3.4  3.3  3.0  3.2  3.2       3.3  3.4       3.3
19Z: 3.2                                               3.2  3.2  3.0       3.2       3.4  3.2       3.5
20Z: 3.2                                               3.1  3.1  3.2  2.9  3.2       3.3  3.3       3.1
21Z: 3.4                                               3.3  3.3  3.3  2.7  3.2       3.3  3.5       3.3
22Z: 3.4                                               3.0  3.4  3.3                 3.3  3.4       3.5
23Z:
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.20.


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

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


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

     ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  MUR
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:
01Z:
02Z:
03Z:
04Z:
05Z:
06Z:
07Z:
08Z:
09Z:
10Z:
11Z:
12Z: 3.0
13Z: 2.2  2.0  3.8
14Z: 2.2  2.0  3.5
15Z:      2.0  2.3  3.8
16Z:           2.0
17Z:           2.4  2.8
18Z:                2.2  3.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      WLP  OTI  MAU  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  MUR  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  3.6      14.0                                          6.5  2.9       8.3      14.0  3.0  3.9  3.7  4.5  6.8
01Z:  3.3      14.2                                          4.5  2.5  5.3  7.8      14.2       3.8  3.8  3.1  7.5
02Z:  3.4      13.7                                          3.6  2.2  4.0 10.4      13.7  2.6       3.8  3.2  7.8
03Z:  4.0      10.3                                          2.9  2.4  3.9 11.8      10.3  2.4  3.9  2.9  2.9  7.8
04Z:  4.0       7.2                                          2.3   B   3.0   C        7.2  2.4       3.8  3.2  8.7
05Z:  3.7       4.3                                          2.9   B   2.0 16.0       4.3  2.3       5.5  3.5  8.5
06Z:  3.7       4.5                                          3.2   B    A  14.8       4.5  2.6  3.7  6.3  3.4  9.1
07Z:  3.8       5.1                                          3.4   B   3.0   R        5.1  2.4  3.8  7.2  3.5  9.1
08Z:  3.9       4.9                                          3.1   A   2.6   R        4.9   B   4.0  7.7  3.9  9.2
09Z:  3.9       4.2                                          3.4   B   2.9 12.3       4.2   B   3.8  6.9  4.0  8.9
10Z:  3.4       3.6                                          3.5  3.9  3.2  8.6       3.6   B        8.4  4.1  8.8
11Z:  4.4       3.5                                          3.4  4.5  3.0  6.5       3.5  6.2  5.9  9.4  3.7  8.3
12Z:  6.2       3.0  7.6  6.4                                3.1  5.6  3.0  6.8       3.0  6.5  7.1  7.5  3.3  6.3
13Z:  6.7  6.3  2.6  7.0  4.5  3.6  3.4       3.6  2.4       3.1  8.7  2.7  6.5       2.6  6.7  7.7  8.2  5.4
14Z:  6.9  6.9  2.1  4.3  3.8  3.1  2.7       3.8  2.3  4.8  4.8  6.7  3.0  5.2  4.4  2.1  7.5  6.8  6.8  6.7
15Z:  7.2  7.2  2.2  4.5  3.8  3.0            3.7  2.5  4.5  6.2  7.1  3.8  5.6  5.6  2.2  7.5  7.2  5.6  6.9
16Z:  8.0  7.2  2.4            2.5  2.7            2.6  4.2  7.8  7.6  4.0       6.1  2.4  7.0  7.3  3.9  7.1
17Z:  7.5  7.2  5.2  2.7            2.7  4.0  3.5       2.8  6.8  6.9  3.5  5.1       5.2  6.7  9.2       7.6
18Z:  7.4  7.2       3.3                                2.7  7.1  7.6  4.6  4.5  6.5       7.0  7.8       7.0
19Z:  7.5                                                    7.5  6.6  4.9       6.9       7.0  7.6       7.9
20Z:  8.6                                                    7.9  7.8  5.9  3.4  8.5       7.0  8.2       8.0
21Z:  8.9                                                    8.7  7.9  6.3  3.4  8.4       7.3  8.2       8.3
22Z:  8.1                                                    8.8  6.7  6.7                 6.7  7.5       8.6
23Z:
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.59 MHz.


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

      WLP  MAU  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  MUR  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 11.5 43.4                                         23.4  8.4      31.5      43.4  8.7 11.7 11.5 16.6 21.1
01Z:  9.9 46.9                                         10.8  6.8 17.0 25.0      46.9      11.0 12.2  9.6 23.2
02Z: 10.2 49.3                                         12.2  6.4 13.2 33.3      49.3  8.1      14.8 10.6 25.7
03Z: 12.0 36.0                                          9.0  6.5 11.3 35.4      36.0  8.6 11.3 10.2  9.9 23.4
04Z: 12.0 26.3                                          7.4   B   9.3   C       26.6  6.7      12.5  9.9 27.0
05Z: 10.7 14.6                                          8.7   B   6.4 49.6      14.6  7.4      20.4 11.6 24.7
06Z: 11.1 11.9                                         10.9   B    A  51.8      12.2  7.5 11.5 22.7  9.9 27.3
07Z: 11.0 15.8                                         10.5   B   6.6   R       15.8  7.4 11.0 25.9 11.2 28.2
08Z: 11.7 15.9                                          9.6   A   6.8   R       16.2   B  12.4 26.9 12.1 27.6
09Z: 12.1 10.3                                         10.2   B   7.8 43.0      10.5   B  12.9 24.1 12.8 27.6
10Z: 11.2 11.3                                         10.8 10.1  7.0 31.0      11.5   B       26.9 13.5 26.4
11Z: 15.4 12.2                                         10.9 15.8  7.2 20.1      12.2 22.9 21.8 31.0 12.2 25.7
12Z: 22.3  9.6 22.8 21.1                                9.3 19.6  6.6 22.4       9.0 21.4 25.6 26.2 10.2 21.4
13Z: 23.4  9.1 22.4      11.9 10.9       9.7  7.2       9.3 29.6 10.3 22.1       9.1 23.4 26.2 28.7 18.9
14Z: 22.8  6.5 12.5      10.2  8.6      10.6  7.1 16.8 17.8 23.4 11.1 16.6 15.0  6.5 25.5 21.8 25.8 24.1
15Z: 23.0  6.7 13.5       8.7           10.7  7.0 14.8 22.3 24.9  9.1 17.9 19.0  6.8 26.2 24.5 20.7 22.8
16Z: 27.2  7.2            7.8  8.1            7.3 13.4 27.3 25.8  9.2      20.1  7.2 25.2 24.1 12.9 23.4
17Z: 25.5 17.2  7.6            8.1 13.2  9.8       9.0 23.8 22.8 11.2 17.9      17.2 22.1 31.3      25.8
18Z: 24.4       8.6                                8.4 24.1 25.1 13.8 14.4 20.8      23.1 26.5      23.1
19Z: 24.0                                              24.0 21.1 14.7      22.1      23.8 24.3      27.6
20Z: 27.5                                              24.5 24.2 18.9  9.9 27.2      23.1 27.1      24.8
21Z: 30.3                                              28.7 26.1 20.8  9.2 26.9      24.1 28.7      27.4
22Z: 27.5                                              26.4 22.8 22.1                22.1 25.5      30.1
23Z:
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.90 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  230  510  110  550
01Z:  320  510   83  490  120
02Z:  440  460   82  400  110
03Z:  700  440   80  240
04Z:  750  420   88  140  110
05Z:  710  410   93   99  110
06Z:  610  400   97   86  110
07Z:  600  400   97   84  110
08Z:  610  400   99   81  110
09Z:  400  400  110   47  110
10Z:  300  400  100   44  110
11Z:  250  400  110   45  110
12Z:       400  120   40  100
13Z:  170  400        31   92
14Z:  150  400  190   29  110
15Z:  120  400  210   29  140
16Z:       400  230   30  110
17Z:  120  410  220   73  130
18Z:       450  220  150
19Z:       490  240  220  180
20Z:  120  570  260  310  200
21Z:  120  610  240  380  240
22Z:       590  210  440  230
23Z:       590            210


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

WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
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)
MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
VBG = Vandenberg AFB CA          USA                 (N34W120)
GOO = Goose Bay                  Canada              (N53W060)
EIE = Eielson AFB AK             USA                 (N64W147)
TAO = Taoyuan                    Taiwan              (N25E121) (ETS II)
CHU = Churchill                  Canada              (N58W094)
KEA = Keakawapu HI               USA                 (N20W156)
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)
PAL = Palehua HI                 USA                 (N21W158) (GOES-3)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105) (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.


