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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 15 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 15 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     BOU  WLP  MAU  MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.7  3.0  3.1                                     2.8   A   2.9  3.3       3.1  3.0  3.5  3.1
01Z:      2.9  3.1                                     3.5   A   3.0  3.4       3.1  2.8  3.4  3.1
02Z:      3.0  3.2                                     3.0   A   2.8  3.3       3.3  3.2  3.3  2.7
03Z:      2.9  3.6                                     2.9  3.6  2.4  3.3       3.6  3.0  2.8  2.8
04Z:      2.9  3.5                                     3.1  2.9  3.2  3.4       3.6  3.0  3.1  2.8
05Z:      2.9  3.2                                     2.8  2.7  3.4  3.4       3.3   B   2.8  2.9
06Z:      3.0  3.3                                     3.0  2.8  3.3  3.3       3.3  3.1  2.9  3.1
07Z:      3.0  2.6                                     2.9  2.6  3.4  3.3       2.6  3.3  3.2  2.9
08Z:      3.1  2.8                                     2.6  2.6  3.2  3.7       2.8  3.0  3.1  2.9
09Z:      3.2  3.0                                     2.8   B   2.7  3.4       3.0  3.1  3.1  3.1
10Z:      3.2  3.5                                     2.7   B   3.4  3.5       3.5  3.0  3.2  3.7
11Z:      2.6  3.2                                     3.3  3.3  4.0  2.9       3.2  3.4  3.1  3.3
12Z:      3.2  3.1       3.1            3.2            2.9  3.4  3.6  3.2       3.1  3.4   B   3.5
13Z:      3.2  3.2  3.1  2.8  3.2       3.2            2.8  3.4  2.4            3.3  3.4  3.5  3.1
14Z:      3.5  3.0  3.1  2.8       3.1  3.4            3.1  3.3  2.3       3.0  3.0  3.3  3.5  2.9
15Z:      3.0  3.1  3.0  3.0  3.1  3.0  2.8  2.9       3.6  3.3  2.7   R   3.3  3.1  3.4  3.5  3.1
16Z:      3.3  3.0  2.9  2.9  3.0  3.0  2.7       2.8  3.3  3.4  2.4  3.1  3.4  3.1  3.4  3.6  3.2
17Z:      3.3  3.4  3.1                 3.0       3.0  3.3  3.4  2.5  3.0  3.2  3.4  3.3  3.5  3.3
18Z:      3.3            2.7                      2.8  3.3  3.3  2.7  3.1  3.4       3.4  3.3  2.8
19Z:      3.3                                          3.4  3.2  2.9  3.7  3.2       3.4  3.1
20Z:      3.2                                          3.4  3.3       3.9  3.1       3.1  3.5
21Z:      3.2                                          3.4  3.0             F        3.4  3.3
22Z:      3.0                                          3.3  2.6             R        2.9  3.5
23Z:      3.0                                          3.3  2.8                           3.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.13.


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

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


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:
01Z:
02Z:
03Z:
04Z:
05Z:
06Z:
07Z:
08Z:
09Z:
10Z:
11Z:
12Z:      2.5
13Z: 2.0  3.0  2.2       2.2
14Z:      2.3            2.4
15Z:      3.0            2.5
16Z:      2.3            2.6
17Z:                2.9  5.2  1.8
18Z: 3.0                 2.6  2.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      BOU  WLP  OTI  MAU  MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  5.8  4.9      11.6                                     7.0   A   4.9  9.3      11.6  4.1  4.9  9.2
01Z:       4.6      12.2                                     5.6   A   5.1 11.2      12.2  3.2  4.1  8.4
02Z:       4.5      10.5                                     4.1   A   4.0 10.2      10.5  2.1  3.1  9.6
03Z:       4.4       7.8                                     4.5  4.0  4.7 11.6       7.8  2.3  3.5 10.3
04Z:       4.8       6.9                                     4.0  3.7  7.6 11.6       6.9  2.8  3.8 10.4
05Z:       4.8       4.8                                     4.0  3.3  4.3 11.2       4.8   B   3.8 10.4
06Z:       4.8       4.5                                     4.2  3.4  7.6  9.2       4.5  3.6  4.0  8.8
07Z:       4.4       3.2                                     5.0  3.2  5.5  9.1       3.2  3.4  3.9  8.3
08Z:       4.3       2.9                                     5.5  2.9  5.5  9.1       2.9  2.9  3.7  7.2
09Z:       3.7       3.5                                     5.3   B   3.9  7.0       3.5  2.2  4.3  6.8
10Z:       2.7       4.0                                     5.9   B   4.3  5.6       4.0  2.3  3.8  5.6
11Z:       3.9       3.1                                     5.3  3.8  3.3  5.8       3.1  5.9  3.3  5.5
12Z:       6.9       3.1       7.2           13.9            4.8  5.9  3.7  6.1       3.1  7.0   B   4.5
13Z:       7.1  6.3  3.6  4.0  6.1 14.0       2.9            4.8  8.1  3.5            3.6  8.4  4.8  5.6
14Z:       8.3  8.0  2.9  3.5  4.4 13.3  2.4  2.3            5.1  7.3  3.0       3.4  2.9  7.9  6.6  5.0
15Z:       9.2  7.4  2.9  2.8  4.2  2.5  1.8  2.0  3.3       7.0  8.0  2.4   R   4.6  2.9  8.4  7.5  4.6
16Z:       7.9  7.3  2.9  2.3  3.4  2.0  1.4  1.9       2.4  7.6  7.4  2.2  4.1  5.9  2.9  8.2  7.6  4.8
17Z:       7.6  8.3  5.9  1.8                 2.0       2.6  8.0  7.5  3.5  4.3  6.6  5.9  7.4  8.6  3.8
18Z:       8.9  8.1            3.3                      2.8  9.3  7.4  3.8  5.0  7.0       7.3  7.1  3.9
19Z:       8.7                                               7.8  7.5  3.6  5.7  7.0       7.0  8.8
20Z:       8.5                                               8.5  7.7       3.5  8.1       6.7  9.2
21Z:       8.3                                               9.1  4.4             F        4.4  8.8
22Z:       6.4                                               8.2  2.0             R        3.4  7.5
23Z:       5.5                                               7.3  2.8                           6.7
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.65 MHz.


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

      BOU  WLP  MAU  MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 21.5 14.7 36.0                                    19.6   A  14.2 30.7      36.0 12.3 17.1 28.5
01Z:      13.3 37.8                                    19.6   A  15.3 38.1      37.8  9.0 13.9 26.0
02Z:      13.5 34.1                                    12.3   A  11.2 33.7      34.6  6.7 10.2 25.9
03Z:      12.8 28.1                                    13.1 14.4 11.3 38.3      28.1  6.9  9.8 28.8
04Z:      13.9 24.5                                    12.4 10.7 24.3 39.4      24.8  8.4 11.8 29.1
05Z:      13.9 15.6                                    11.2  8.9 14.6 38.1      15.8   B  10.6 30.2
06Z:      14.4 14.8                                    12.6  9.5 25.1 30.4      14.8 11.2 11.6 27.3
07Z:      13.2  8.3                                    14.5  8.3 18.7 30.0       8.3 11.2 12.5 24.1
08Z:      13.3  8.0                                    14.3  7.5 17.6 33.7       8.1  8.7 11.5 20.9
09Z:      11.8 10.5                                    14.8   B  10.5 23.8      10.5  6.8 13.3 21.1
10Z:       8.6 14.0                                    15.9   B  14.6 19.6      14.0  6.9 12.2 20.7
11Z:      10.1  9.9                                    17.5 12.5 13.2 16.8       9.9 20.1 10.2 18.1
12Z:      22.1  9.6      22.3           44.5           13.9 20.1 13.3 19.5       9.6 23.8   B  15.8
13Z:      22.7 11.7 12.4 17.1 44.8       9.3           13.4 27.5  8.4           11.9 28.6 16.8 17.4
14Z:      29.1  8.7 10.8 12.3       7.4  7.8           15.8 24.1  6.9      10.2  8.7 26.1 23.1 14.5
15Z:      27.6  9.0  8.4 12.6  7.8  5.4  5.6  9.6      25.2 26.4  6.5   R  15.2  9.0 28.6 26.2 14.3
16Z:      26.1  8.8  6.7  9.9  6.0  4.2  5.1       6.7 25.1 25.2  5.3 12.7 20.1  9.0 27.9 27.4 15.4
17Z:      25.1 20.1  5.6                 6.0       7.8 26.4 25.5  8.8 12.9 21.1 20.1 24.4 30.1 12.5
18Z:      29.4            8.9                      7.8 30.7 24.4 10.3 15.5 23.8      24.8 23.4 10.9
19Z:      28.7                                         26.5 24.0 10.4 21.1 22.4      23.8 27.3
20Z:      27.2                                         28.9 25.4      13.7 25.1      20.8 32.2
21Z:      26.6                                         30.9 13.2             F       15.0 29.0
22Z:      19.2                                         27.1  5.2             R        9.9 26.2
23Z:      16.5                                         24.1  7.8                          23.4
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.71 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       400  120  140  120
01Z:  100  520  120  110  380
02Z:       620  130   95  280
03Z:       730   97   89  180
04Z:       740   75   98  150
05Z:       570   40  100  110
06Z:       440   33        85
07Z:       320   27   95   48
08Z:       250   24   92   43
09Z:       180   27   95   46
10Z:       170   25   97   49
11Z:       140   20   98   49
12Z:       160   19  100   49
13Z:             19  160   53
14Z:             17  190   47
15Z:       120   17  190   43
16Z:       120   18  240   45
17Z:  120  120   25  230   80
18Z:  160  130   50  220
19Z:       130   64  270  220
20Z:  180  120   85       290
21Z:            110  270
22Z:  160       130  230
23Z:  120       130  170


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

BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
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)
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)
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)
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.


