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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 13 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 13 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  MAG  SVE  TOM  DIX  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.5       3.6                 3.4  3.2  3.4  3.2  3.4  3.6       3.3   B        3.5  3.2
01Z:      2.7       3.5  2.7  3.0       3.0  3.2       2.8  3.3  3.5       3.3  3.1        B   3.1
02Z:      2.8            2.7  3.6       3.0  3.5  2.4  2.7  3.2  3.3       3.5   B        3.1  2.8
03Z:      3.0  2.9  3.6       3.7  2.8  4.0  3.6  3.0  2.6       3.3       3.6   B         B
04Z:      3.2  3.3  3.8       3.5  3.0       3.5                 3.3       3.6
05Z: 2.8  3.3       3.6       3.7  3.4       3.1  3.1            3.4       3.1            3.0
06Z: 3.3  3.0  3.5  3.8       3.1  3.3       2.8  2.5            3.3       2.8  2.8  3.5
07Z:      3.2  3.4  3.6  3.4       3.4  2.9  3.1  2.7   B        3.4       3.1  2.9  3.5  3.1  2.8
08Z:      3.1  3.4       3.3  3.8  3.4  2.8  3.1  3.2   B        3.6       3.1  3.1   C   3.0  3.0
09Z: 3.5  3.1  3.3  3.6  3.4  3.5  3.2  3.1  3.3  3.0   B        3.5       3.3  3.0  3.4  2.9  3.0
10Z: 3.5       3.4  3.2  3.4  3.4  3.1  2.9  3.3  3.1   B        3.4       3.4  3.0  3.5  3.2  3.6
11Z:      3.0  3.4       3.5  3.3  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.2  3.4       3.3       3.1  3.6  3.5  3.1  3.7
12Z:           3.3       3.2  3.2  2.8  3.4  3.2  2.9  3.5       3.2       3.2  3.5  3.6  3.1
13Z:      3.0  3.1       3.1  3.0       3.4  3.3  2.6  3.5       3.6       3.3  3.6  3.6  3.5  3.2
14Z:           3.0       2.9  2.9       3.3  3.0  2.9  3.3       2.9   F   3.0  3.4  3.7  3.3  3.3
15Z:                          2.8       3.3  3.0  3.3  3.2       2.8   F   3.0  3.4  3.3  3.3  3.1
16Z:      3.0            2.8  2.9       3.2  3.1  3.4  3.3       3.4  3.1  3.1  3.4  3.5  3.4  3.5
17Z:      2.5  2.7       2.8  3.0       3.0  3.8  3.3  3.3       3.6  3.3  3.8  3.3  3.2  3.3  2.7
18Z:      2.8            2.8            3.2       3.1  3.3       3.4  3.2       3.4  3.5  3.3  3.4
19Z:                                    3.2       3.3  3.4       3.3   R        3.4  3.1  3.3  3.0
20Z:                                    3.3       3.1  3.3       3.7            3.3  2.9  3.5  3.0
21Z:                                    3.3       3.2  3.3       2.9  3.2       3.3  2.8  3.5  3.2
22Z:                                    3.1       3.2  3.2       3.2   R        3.1  3.0  3.3  3.3
23Z:                                    3.2       3.3  2.8       .70            3.1  3.3  3.7  3.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.21.


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  MAG  SVE  TOM  DIX
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.1  2.0       1.6
01Z: 1.5  2.0       2.6  1.8  1.4
02Z:      2.0            1.6  1.0  1.2
03Z:      2.0  1.0  1.7       1.4  1.3
04Z:      2.0  1.5  1.7       1.8  1.3
05Z: 1.2  2.0       1.5       1.8  1.0
06Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8  1.0       2.0  1.0
07Z:      2.0  1.8  1.0  1.9       1.5
08Z:      2.0  2.6  1.0  1.8  1.6  1.7
09Z: 2.0  2.0  3.2  1.0  1.8  1.5  1.3
10Z: 2.1       2.0  1.0  1.6  1.6  1.2
11Z:      2.0  1.0  1.0  1.6  1.0  1.0
12Z:           1.0  1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0
13Z:      2.0  1.0  1.0  1.6  1.0  1.0
14Z:           1.0  1.0  1.7  1.0  1.0
15Z:           1.0       1.7  1.0  1.0
16Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0       1.6  1.0  2.5
17Z: 1.8  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.8  1.0  2.6
18Z: 3.3  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.8       2.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  MAG  SVE  TOM  DIX
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 4.1
01Z: 3.5
02Z:      2.2                 1.7  1.9
03Z:      2.4  2.1            2.0
04Z:      3.0       3.0       4.0
05Z:      3.0       1.8       2.3
06Z:      3.0       2.2       2.6
07Z:      3.2  2.3  1.5  3.0
08Z:                1.9  3.2  1.2  2.0
09Z:                1.5  3.0
10Z:                1.3  2.7
11Z:                     2.6       1.4
12Z:                               3.9
13Z:           2.0                 5.2
14Z:                               4.0
15Z: 3.2                           2.5
16Z: 5.1       2.5                 6.0
17Z: 4.0       2.5
18Z: 4.3       5.7  3.1            5.4
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  MAG  SVE  TOM  DIX  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       3.8       7.3                 3.5 15.1  7.6  2.7  5.9  8.4      15.1   B        3.5  8.4
01Z:       4.2       7.9  2.5  2.6       3.0 13.8       2.7  5.3  9.0      13.8  2.4        B   8.4
02Z:       3.4            2.8  5.0       2.5 12.2  2.6  2.2  4.2  8.5      12.2   B        2.8  8.1
03Z:       5.6  2.5  7.5       6.0  2.8  4.3  7.8  2.9  2.3       9.2       7.8   B         B
04Z:       8.6  4.3  6.0       7.4  4.0       5.5                10.8       5.5
05Z:  1.8  8.8       6.7       8.4  5.1       4.0  3.1           11.6       4.0            3.1
06Z:  3.3  8.2  9.2  5.0       8.5  6.0       4.3  4.3           11.0       4.3  2.0  7.7
07Z:       8.2  6.8  4.1  7.9       6.0  3.2  4.3  4.2   B       10.5       4.3  2.4  7.9  3.7  9.2
08Z:       7.0  6.4       7.3  7.3  5.0  3.5  4.2  3.9   B        8.5       4.2  2.1   C   3.7  9.5
09Z:  6.0  8.5  6.1  2.7  6.9  6.9  4.8  3.3  3.7  3.4   B        8.3       3.7  2.2  8.1  3.4  9.3
10Z:  6.1       6.0  2.2  6.9  6.2  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5   B        8.3       3.5  2.4  7.1  3.6  8.3
11Z:       7.0  5.0       6.5  4.5  1.8  4.3  3.6  3.9  4.2       5.8       3.6  5.1  7.9  3.5  6.2
12Z:            3.0       5.3  3.6  4.5  6.1  3.1  3.3  5.9       6.7       3.1  6.5  7.7  3.1
13Z:       5.0  1.9       4.5  2.5       8.4  3.1  3.7  7.0       5.8       3.1  7.4  6.7  5.4  5.5
14Z:            1.8       3.7  2.6       7.4  2.6  4.6  7.5       5.8   F   2.6  6.9  6.6  6.7  5.4
15Z:                      3.3  2.2       7.9  2.8  8.0  7.5       6.7   F   2.8  8.1  4.8  8.6  5.7
16Z:       5.0            2.8  2.5       8.2  3.1  7.5  8.1       5.3  5.0  3.1  8.2  5.1  8.2  5.6
17Z:  4.0  3.2  2.6       2.8  2.6       9.6  4.9  9.8  7.9       4.2  6.3  4.9  8.2  3.8  8.9  5.5
18Z:       3.2            2.8            8.9       9.4  8.0       3.6  7.0       8.2  3.8  9.9  5.1
19Z:                                     8.6       8.9  7.7       4.1   R        7.5  3.5  9.5  4.4
20Z:                                     7.9       8.5  7.5       3.4            5.4  3.8  8.2  4.1
21Z:                                     6.9       8.8  6.3       2.8  8.2       5.3  4.0  7.9  4.1
22Z:                                     6.1       8.9  4.1       3.8   R        4.4  4.3  7.7  5.8
23Z:                                     4.7       7.6  3.3                      4.2  4.1  7.1  6.2
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.66 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  MAG  SVE  TOM  DIX  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       9.5      26.3                11.9 49.1 25.8  8.6 20.1 30.2      49.8   B       12.2 26.9
01Z:      11.3      27.6  6.8  7.8       9.0 44.9       7.6 17.5 31.5      45.5  7.4        B  26.0
02Z:       9.5            7.6 18.0       7.5 42.1  6.2  5.9 13.4 28.0      42.7   B        8.7 22.7
03Z:      16.8  7.2 27.0      22.2  7.8 17.2 28.1  8.7  6.0      30.4      28.1   B         B
04Z:      27.5 14.2 22.8      25.9 12.0      19.5                35.6      19.8
05Z:  5.0 29.0      24.1      31.1 17.3      12.4  9.6           39.4      12.4            9.3
06Z: 10.9 24.6 32.2 19.0      26.3 19.8      11.8 10.8           36.3      12.0  5.6 26.9
07Z:      26.2 23.1 14.8 26.9      20.4  9.3 13.3 11.3   B       35.7      13.3  7.0 27.6 11.5 25.8
08Z:      21.7 21.8      24.1 27.7 17.0  9.8 13.0 12.5   B       30.6      13.0  6.5   C  11.1 28.5
09Z: 21.0 26.3 20.1  9.7 23.5 24.1 15.4 10.2 12.2 10.2   B       29.1      12.2  6.6 27.5  9.9 27.9
10Z: 21.4      20.4  7.0 23.5 21.1 10.8 10.2 11.7 10.8   B       28.2      11.9  7.2 24.9 11.5 29.9
11Z:      21.0 17.0      22.8 14.8  5.6 13.3 11.2 12.5 14.3      19.1      11.2 18.4 27.6 10.8 22.9
12Z:            9.9      17.0 11.5 12.6 20.7  9.9  9.6 20.6      21.4       9.9 22.8 27.7  9.6
13Z:      15.0  5.9      13.9  7.5      28.6 10.2  9.6 24.5      20.9      10.2 26.6 24.1 18.9 17.6
14Z:            5.4      10.7  7.5      24.4  7.8 13.3 24.8      16.8   F   7.8 23.5 24.4 22.1 17.8
15Z:                           6.2      26.1  8.4 26.4 24.0      18.8   F   8.4 27.5 15.8 28.4 17.7
16Z:      15.0            7.8  7.2      26.2  9.6 25.5 26.7      18.0 15.5  9.6 27.9 17.9 27.9 19.6
17Z:       8.0  7.0       7.8  7.8      28.8 18.4 32.3 26.1      15.1 20.8 18.6 27.1 12.2 29.4 14.9
18Z:       9.0            7.8           28.5      29.1 26.4      12.2 22.4      27.9 13.3 32.7 17.3
19Z:                                    27.5      29.4 26.2      13.5   R       25.5 10.8 31.4 13.2
20Z:                                    26.1      26.3 24.8      12.6           17.8 11.0 28.7 12.3
21Z:                                    22.8      28.2 20.8       8.1 26.2      17.5 11.2 27.6 13.1
22Z:                                    18.9      28.5 13.1      12.2   R       13.6 12.9 25.4 19.1
23Z:                                    15.0      25.1  9.2                     13.0 13.5 26.3 21.7
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 18.17 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  280  120  100  620   96
01Z:  380  110   82  520   64
02Z:  480        78  400
03Z:  670   63   78
04Z:  820   38       110
05Z:  700             79
06Z:  630   21        75   60
07Z:  560   21   94   77   61
08Z:  370   20   91   56   60
09Z:  300   19   96   46   56
10Z:  310   19   98   42   56
11Z:  260   17  100   38   54
12Z:  210   17  120   32   49
13Z:  160   17  160   33   47
14Z:  150   17  220   35   75
15Z:  130   17  260   35  130
16Z:  130   20  280   38  160
17Z:  140   28  260   73  200
18Z:  130   57  280  140  230
19Z:  120   84  270  230  250
20Z:  110  110  270  330  210
21Z:  100  120  230  410  200
22Z:  160  130  180  430  190
23Z:  230  130  170  460  150


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
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)
KEA = Keakawapu HI               USA                 (N20W156)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
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.


