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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 17 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 17 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     WLP  MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.2                                3.4  2.4  3.7       3.3   B   4.8       3.1
01Z: 2.8                                3.4  2.6  3.3       3.3   B   6.0       2.8
02Z: 2.9                                3.2  2.3  3.3       3.5   B   3.5       3.9
03Z: 3.0                                4.0       3.2       3.5       3.6       3.0
04Z: 3.1                                3.9       3.1       3.5       5.7       3.0
05Z: 3.0                                3.1       3.1       3.2       3.7       3.0
06Z: 2.9                                3.1       3.3       3.0                 3.0
07Z: 3.1                                3.1       3.3       3.5                 3.1
08Z: 3.2                                3.1       3.4       3.2                 3.1
09Z: 3.2                                3.2       3.6       2.9                 3.1
10Z: 3.2                                3.2       3.3       3.2                 3.1
11Z: 3.1                                3.0       3.1       3.3                 3.1
12Z: 3.6                                3.0       3.4       3.5                 3.5
13Z: 3.4  3.3  3.1  3.0  3.2  2.9  3.1  3.0       3.5       3.5                 2.9
14Z: 3.3  3.2  2.8       3.2  3.0  2.8  3.2       3.2   F   3.4                 2.8
15Z: 3.0       3.2       3.2  3.0  3.2  3.5       3.1  3.3  2.8                 2.7
16Z: 2.2  3.2  2.8       3.0  3.0       3.4       3.0       2.9                 2.8
17Z: 3.2       2.9  2.8       3.0       3.4  3.4  3.3  3.3  3.4  3.4       3.3  3.0
18Z: 3.4       3.0                      3.5  3.3  3.0  3.5       3.4       3.3  2.9
19Z: 3.5                                3.6  3.4  3.3  3.3       3.4       3.5  3.0
20Z: 3.4                                3.3  3.4  3.2            3.7       3.6  3.0
21Z: 3.5                                3.4  3.1  3.9  3.3       3.2       3.5  3.1
22Z: 3.3                                3.2  2.8  3.0  3.2       3.0       3.6  3.3
23Z: 3.0                                3.1  2.9  3.1                      3.4  3.3
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.24.


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

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


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  DIX
     ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:
01Z:
02Z:
03Z:
04Z:
05Z:
06Z:
07Z:
08Z:
09Z:
10Z:
11Z:
12Z:
13Z:      3.0  3.0
14Z:      2.2       2.4
15Z:      2.2       2.3
16Z:                5.3
17Z:
18Z: 3.0  2.4       5.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      WLP  MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  3.6                                6.8  2.8  7.1      12.5   B   3.1       6.5
01Z:  3.0                                4.9  2.6  8.3      12.1   B   2.8       6.9
02Z:  2.9                                3.5  4.1 10.5      11.9   B   3.2       7.2
03Z:  2.9                                2.4      10.0       9.2       3.0       9.0
04Z:  3.1                                3.1      11.5       6.2       2.7       9.0
05Z:  3.6                                2.6      14.5       4.9       5.5       9.5
06Z:  4.1                                3.0      15.5       4.1                 9.6
07Z:  4.1                                3.2      16.5       5.3                 9.5
08Z:  4.5                                3.4      17.0       3.8                 9.5
09Z:  4.3                                3.4      15.0       2.8                 9.4
10Z:  3.5                                3.3      10.0       2.6                 8.9
11Z:  3.7                                3.2       9.0       2.9                 7.7
12Z:  6.1                                3.3       9.2       2.8                 5.5
13Z:  6.4  4.3  5.4  4.8  3.2  2.8  2.1  3.4       8.4       2.6                 5.4
14Z:  7.1  4.1  3.9  3.8  2.9  3.1  3.5  4.5       6.0   F   2.3                 4.9
15Z:  8.1       4.0  3.3  2.5  3.2  3.5  5.9       5.4  5.3  2.2                 4.9
16Z:  9.1  1.8  3.4  2.0  1.9  3.2       7.0       5.7       2.4                 4.8
17Z:  8.1       3.4  2.3       3.0       6.8  7.5  5.8  6.6  5.1  7.3       7.5  4.9
18Z:  8.6       3.5  2.5                 8.0  7.6  6.0  7.2       7.4       7.4  4.7
19Z:  8.0                                8.4  6.9  5.4  7.1       6.6       8.3  4.2
20Z:  7.2                                8.8  6.0  4.0            4.5       8.2  4.2
21Z:  6.9                                8.2  4.6  3.1  7.1       4.4       7.6  4.0
22Z:  4.8                                7.6  3.7  3.1  6.9       3.1       6.6  4.6
23Z:  3.7                                7.6  2.8  5.6                      5.8  5.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.68 MHz.


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

      WLP  MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 11.5                               23.1  6.7 26.3      41.2   B  14.9      20.1
01Z:  8.4                               16.7  6.8 27.4      39.9   B  16.8      19.3
02Z:  8.4                               11.2  9.4 34.6      41.6   B  11.2      28.1
03Z:  8.7                                9.6      32.0      32.2      10.8      27.0
04Z:  9.6                               12.1      35.6      21.7      15.4      27.0
05Z: 10.8                                8.1      44.9      15.7      20.4      28.5
06Z: 11.9                                9.3      51.1      12.3                28.8
07Z: 12.7                                9.9      54.5      18.6                29.4
08Z: 14.4                               10.5      57.8      12.2                29.4
09Z: 13.8                               10.9      54.0       8.1                29.1
10Z: 11.2                               10.6      33.0       8.3                27.6
11Z: 11.5                                9.6      27.9       9.6                23.9
12Z: 22.0                                9.9      31.3       9.8                19.2
13Z: 21.8 14.2 16.7 14.4 10.2  8.1  6.5 10.2      29.4       9.1                15.7
14Z: 23.4 13.1 10.9       9.3  9.3  9.8 14.4      19.2   F   7.8                13.7
15Z: 24.3      12.8       8.0  9.6 11.2 20.6      16.7 17.5  6.2                13.2
16Z: 20.0  5.8  9.5       5.7  9.6      23.8      17.1       7.0                13.4
17Z: 25.9       9.9  6.4       9.0      23.1 25.5 19.1 21.8 17.3 24.8      24.8 14.7
18Z: 29.2      10.5                     28.0 25.1 18.0 25.2      25.2      24.4 13.6
19Z: 28.0                               30.2 23.5 17.8 23.4      22.4      29.1 12.6
20Z: 24.5                               29.0 20.4 12.8           16.6      29.5 12.6
21Z: 24.1                               27.9 14.3 12.1 23.4      14.1      26.6 12.4
22Z: 15.8                               24.3 10.4  9.3 22.1       9.3      23.8 15.2
23Z: 11.1                               23.6  8.1 17.4                     19.7 18.1
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 18.39 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  250       110  440   73
01Z:  310  140   94  410   32
02Z:  380  130   92  390   11
03Z:  520   51   85  240   36
04Z:  670   31   88  150   35
05Z:  770   24   99   93   35
06Z:  720   21   99   80   37
07Z:  760   19   95   77   39
08Z:  620   17   98   47   39
09Z:  380   17  100   37   40
10Z:  260   16  100   37   38
11Z:  230   14  100   36   37
12Z:  210   11  110   36   35
13Z:  170  8.6  160   35   35
14Z:  160  8.8  190   35   57
15Z:  150  8.0  210   37   89
16Z:  140  9.0        38  120
17Z:  140   17        76  130
18Z:  160       230  140  160
19Z:  170   22  240  180  180
20Z:  140   95  240       170
21Z:  120  130  200  250  150
22Z:  150  140       250  160
23Z:  210  170  140  300


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

WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
VBG = Vandenberg AFB CA          USA                 (N34W120)
GOO = Goose Bay                  Canada              (N53W060)
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.


