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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 11 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 11 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  WLP  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:                                    2.9  2.9  2.4  3.0  3.1  3.4       3.3  3.0  3.0  3.1  3.1  2.8
01Z: 2.8       2.6       3.1       3.4  3.0  2.9  3.1  2.9  3.3  3.2       3.6  3.3  3.1  3.3  3.0  3.0
02Z:           2.8       3.5       3.6  3.0  3.2  2.8  2.6       3.3       3.4  2.6  3.2  3.6  3.1  2.9
03Z: 2.8       2.7       3.4  2.6  3.5  2.9  2.8  3.0  2.3       3.3       3.5   B   2.9   C   3.1  2.8
04Z:           3.0       3.6  3.1  3.6  2.9  2.7  3.0  3.5       3.1       3.6   B   2.7  3.4   B   3.0
05Z: 2.7                 3.4       3.6  2.9  2.8  3.1  2.8       3.2       3.3   B   3.0  3.7  3.0  2.9
06Z: 3.1            3.4            3.5  3.1  2.7  2.8   A        3.3       2.8   B   2.9  3.7  2.9  3.0
07Z: 3.4  3.0  3.3  3.3            3.4  3.3  2.7  3.1   B        3.2       3.2   B        3.7  3.1  3.1
08Z: 3.4  3.4       3.4       3.4  3.4  3.5  2.9  3.1  3.0       3.5       3.7   B        3.7  3.3  3.1
09Z: 3.4  2.8       3.4       3.4  3.4       3.0  3.0  3.3       3.6       3.8   B         C   3.3  3.1
10Z: 3.3  2.8  3.3  3.4  3.3  3.3  3.0       3.1  2.9  3.0       3.7       3.9  3.5        C   3.6  3.3
11Z: 3.4  3.0  3.5  3.3  3.2  3.0  3.0       3.2  3.1  3.4       3.2       3.1  3.4       3.5  3.1  3.9
12Z: 3.5  3.0  3.2  3.3  3.2                 3.5  3.2  3.7       3.1       3.4  3.5       3.5  2.9  3.1
13Z: 3.3  3.4       3.2  3.1                 3.3  3.0            3.4       3.3            3.5  3.3  2.8
14Z: 3.1  3.2  3.0       2.8       2.9       3.6  3.1  3.4       3.3   F   3.1  3.5       3.4  3.5  3.4
15Z: 3.0  2.7            2.9       3.0       3.3  3.6  3.4       3.0  3.4  2.8  3.3       3.4  3.6  2.9
16Z:      3.0  3.3       2.7       2.9       3.4  3.4  3.4       3.2  3.2  2.8  3.4       3.2  3.9  3.2
17Z:      2.8  2.9       2.7       3.0       3.4  3.3  3.4       3.3  3.2  3.4  3.4        C   3.5  2.9
18Z:      2.7  3.0            2.8  3.0       3.3  3.3  3.4       3.5            3.3       3.3  3.4  2.8
19Z:      1.0                                3.4  3.3  3.5       3.7  3.3       3.4       3.5  3.4  3.0
20Z:      1.5                                3.4  3.4  3.4       3.8  3.2       3.6       3.3  3.5  3.1
21Z:      1.5                                3.4  3.2  3.0       2.9  3.3       3.3       2.8  3.4  3.7
22Z:      1.7                                3.2  3.2  2.8       3.3  3.4       3.2       2.9  3.4  3.3
23Z:      1.6                                3.1  3.4  3.0       3.5            3.3       3.0  3.7  3.4
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.17.


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:
01Z: 1.0       1.4       1.0  1.0  2.2
02Z: 1.0       1.6       1.3       2.0
03Z: 1.0       1.5  1.0  1.7  1.3  2.0
04Z: 1.0       2.0       1.7  2.7  1.8
05Z: 1.5                 2.0       1.6
06Z: 1.3            3.5       3.6  1.0
07Z: 1.3  2.0  2.0  3.0       3.7  1.0
08Z: 1.1  2.0       3.6       3.5  1.2
09Z: 1.4  2.0  1.5  3.0       1.4  1.0
10Z: 3.5  2.0  1.5  3.4  1.6  2.2  1.1
11Z: 2.5  2.0  1.5  3.5  1.6  1.2  1.0
12Z: 2.8  2.0  1.0  3.0  1.0  1.2  1.0
13Z: 2.2  2.0  1.5  2.0  1.0  1.7  1.0
14Z: 1.2  2.0  1.5       1.0  1.3  1.0
15Z: 1.0  2.0  1.7       1.0  1.2  1.0
16Z:      2.0  1.6       1.0  1.4  1.1
17Z:      2.0  1.5       1.0  1.8  1.0
18Z:      2.0  1.6            2.5  1.0
19Z:
20Z:      3.0
21Z:
22Z:      3.3
23Z:      2.9


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:
01Z: 2.8                      1.8  3.5
02Z: 4.1                 2.3       3.4
03Z: 4.3            2.4  2.2       3.4
04Z: 2.4                 2.3       2.5
05Z:                     2.3       2.1
06Z:                               2.4
07Z: 2.5  3.2  4.5                 2.4
08Z: 2.3                           3.5
09Z: 2.6                      1.7  3.4
10Z:           3.8                 2.5
11Z:      3.1  2.3            2.1  2.5
12Z:      3.0  2.8            2.9  4.5
13Z:                          2.5  3.0
14Z:                          3.8  2.8
15Z: 2.0                      4.0  2.7
16Z:                          6.6  2.2
17Z:                          3.1  2.6
18Z:       65                      2.2
19Z:       64
20Z:       74
21Z:       73
22Z:       83
23Z:       83


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  WLP  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:                                     2.4  3.3  6.9  3.3  5.2  6.3       9.3  3.2  4.1  3.1  4.1 11.6
01Z:  2.8       2.9       2.6       6.9  2.5  3.8  3.9  2.7  5.4  8.3       9.1  2.6  4.4  3.5  3.4  6.3
02Z:            2.5       5.2       6.9  2.4  3.4  4.4  2.4      10.4       6.9  2.2  4.1  3.1  3.3  7.2
03Z:  2.2       3.3       6.4  2.7  6.2  2.0  3.0  3.9  2.6      10.2       7.1   B   3.9   C   3.2  8.8
04Z:            5.0       6.7  3.9  6.3  1.9  3.1  3.5  6.6      10.8       6.0   B   4.1  3.4   B   9.5
05Z:  2.0                 7.5       6.2  1.9  3.3  3.6  3.0      10.6       3.7   B   4.1  6.4  3.4 10.1
06Z:  3.0            5.7            4.8  2.9  3.6  3.8   A       10.4       3.7   B   4.1  7.2  3.9  9.8
07Z:  4.0  8.0  7.3  5.9            4.3  4.5  4.0  3.9   B        9.1       4.5   B        8.2  3.9  9.5
08Z:  4.4  7.4       6.0       5.4  3.2  5.4  3.9  3.9  2.7      10.8       5.3   B        7.7  3.9  9.2
09Z:  4.4  7.0  6.2  5.5       4.5  2.2       3.8  3.8  2.1       9.0       3.2   B         C   4.1  9.4
10Z:  4.4  7.2  7.2  5.4  5.7  3.5  2.0       3.7  3.6  2.1       8.1       1.9  3.4        C   3.6  8.5
11Z:  4.4  7.4  6.3  5.5  4.6  2.0  2.0       4.0  3.4  4.2       5.2       2.4  5.9       9.5  3.3  4.1
12Z:  4.4  7.2  5.3  4.4  3.8                 6.2  3.3  5.6       5.8       2.5  6.8       7.3  3.1  5.8
13Z:  4.4  8.6  4.3  2.9  3.8                 7.0  3.6            5.7       2.4            7.6  4.9  6.2
14Z:  2.9 13.9  3.5       2.4       3.0       7.4  4.6  6.4       4.5   F   1.9  7.9       5.4  7.1  4.7
15Z:  1.9  3.3  3.3       2.4       2.9       7.6  7.4  7.3       4.0  4.6  2.1  7.3       4.5  8.2  5.3
16Z:       3.5  3.0       2.4       2.8       8.7  7.9  7.4       4.0  5.5  2.5  7.6       3.3  8.5  5.3
17Z:       3.2  2.7       2.5       2.9       8.9  8.2  7.1       4.4  5.8  5.9  7.3        C   8.6  4.1
18Z:       3.3  2.5            4.0  2.9       7.6  8.8  7.1       4.1            7.7       4.2  8.0  3.9
19Z:       2.8                                6.9  8.6  7.2       3.5  6.4       7.1       3.8  7.9  3.8
20Z:                                          7.4  7.6  6.3       2.1  6.2       5.9       3.1  7.8  3.7
21Z:                                          6.8  8.1  6.4       2.1  5.8       5.0       3.3  7.4  3.6
22Z:                                          5.1  8.7  4.4       3.2  5.2       4.4       3.2  7.6  5.6
23Z:                                          4.1  8.0  3.4       6.2            3.4       3.4  7.3  6.0
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.14 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  WLP  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:                                     7.0  9.6 16.6  9.9 16.1 21.4      30.7  9.6 12.3  9.6 12.7 32.5
01Z:  7.8       7.5       8.1      23.5  7.5 11.0 12.1  7.8 17.8 26.6      32.8  8.6 13.6 11.6 10.2 18.9
02Z:            7.0      18.2      24.8  7.2 10.9 12.3  6.2      34.3      23.5  5.7 13.1 11.2 10.2 20.9
03Z:  6.2       8.9      21.8  7.0 21.7  5.8  8.4 11.7  6.0      33.7      24.9   B  11.3   C   9.9 24.6
04Z:           15.0      24.1 12.1 22.7  5.5  8.4 10.5 23.1      33.5      21.6   B  11.1 11.6   B  28.5
05Z:  5.4                25.5      22.3  5.5  9.2 11.2  8.4      33.9      12.2   B  12.3 23.7 10.2 29.3
06Z:  9.3           19.4           16.8  9.0  9.7 10.6   A       34.3      10.4   B  11.9 26.6 11.3 29.4
07Z: 13.6 24.0 24.1 19.5           14.6 14.8 10.8 12.1   B       29.1      14.4   B       30.3 12.1 29.4
08Z: 15.0 25.2      20.4      18.4 10.9 18.9 11.3 12.1  8.1      37.8      19.6   B       28.5 12.9 28.5
09Z: 15.0 19.6      18.7      15.3  7.5      11.4 11.4  6.9      32.4      12.2   B         C  13.5 29.1
10Z: 14.5 20.2 23.8 18.4 18.8 11.6  6.0      11.5 10.4  6.3      30.0       7.4 11.9        C  13.0 28.0
11Z: 15.0 22.2 22.1 18.1 14.7  6.0  6.0      12.8 10.5 14.3      16.6       7.4 20.1      33.2 10.2 16.0
12Z: 15.4 21.6 17.0 14.5 12.2                21.7 10.6 20.7      18.0       8.5 23.8      25.6  9.0 18.0
13Z: 14.5 29.2       9.3 11.8                23.1 10.8           19.4       7.9           26.6 16.2 17.4
14Z:  9.0 44.5 10.5       6.7       8.7      26.6 14.3 21.8      14.8   F   5.9 27.6      18.4 24.9 16.0
15Z:  5.7  8.9            7.0       8.7      25.1 26.6 24.8      12.0 15.6  5.9 24.1      15.3 29.5 15.4
16Z:      10.5  9.9       6.5       8.1      29.6 26.9 25.2      12.8 17.6  7.0 25.8      10.6 33.2 17.0
17Z:       9.0  7.8       6.8       8.7      30.3 27.1 24.1      14.5 18.6 20.1 24.8        C  30.1 11.9
18Z:       8.9  7.5           11.2  8.7      25.1 29.0 24.1      14.3           25.4      13.9 27.2 10.9
19Z:       2.8                               23.5 28.4 25.2      12.9 21.1      24.1      13.3 26.9 11.4
20Z:                                         25.2 25.8 21.4       8.0 19.8      21.2      10.2 27.3 11.5
21Z:                                         23.1 25.9 19.2       6.1 19.1      16.5       9.2 25.2 13.3
22Z:                                         16.3 27.8 12.3      10.6 17.7      14.1       9.3 25.8 18.5
23Z:                                         12.7 27.2 10.2      21.7           11.2      10.2 27.0 20.4
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.31 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  230  150  110  230  150
01Z:  340  140   86  200  120
02Z:  510  120   85  160
03Z:  630   92   85  150  110
04Z:  600   78   85  110  100
05Z:  540   72   87   80  100
06Z:  630   64   92   72  110
07Z:  630   63  100   74  110
08Z:  550   61  100   56  100
09Z:  510   60  100   46  100
10Z:  460   60   99   32   97
11Z:  320   55  100   29   91
12Z:  140   55  130   34   87
13Z:  150   55  220   31   82
14Z:  130   52  220   29
15Z:  120   49  250   29  120
16Z:  120   50  260   32  140
17Z:  120   61  260   80  170
18Z:  120   99  250  160  180
19Z:  110  140  240  230  180
20Z:   95  170  220  320  180
21Z:   95  200  210  390  170
22Z:  150  200  210  470  170
23Z:  220  180  170  570


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)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
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)
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)
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.


