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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 18 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 18 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  TAO  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.9  2.7       3.0  2.9       3.8  2.9  3.0  3.5  2.3  3.2  3.4   B   3.3  3.4  3.2
01Z: 2.9  3.2  2.7  3.0  2.9            2.9  3.1  3.5       3.6  3.2       3.5  3.0  3.0
02Z: 2.9  3.0       2.9  3.3  2.9  3.7  2.9  2.7  3.0       3.5  3.6   B   3.8  3.4  2.9
03Z: 2.9            3.1  3.7       3.8  2.9  2.8  2.9       3.1  3.8   B   3.5   B
04Z:      3.1  3.2       3.7  3.1       2.9  2.8  3.2            3.4       3.2   B
05Z: 3.1  3.1  3.5  3.3  3.5  3.1  3.4  3.1  2.9  3.2            3.5       3.8  3.0  2.8
06Z: 3.1  3.0       3.3  3.5  3.2  3.4  3.2  2.9  3.0            3.2       3.8   A   2.9
07Z: 3.4       3.5  3.3  3.6  3.3  3.3  3.4  2.9  2.8  2.6       3.4  2.9  3.7  3.3  2.9
08Z: 3.6  3.1  3.5       3.4  3.3  3.5  3.6  3.0  3.0            3.6       3.5  2.9
09Z: 3.6       3.4  3.4  3.4       3.4       3.1  3.1            3.4       3.5  2.9  2.9
10Z:      3.0  3.5  3.4  3.4  3.2  3.3       3.1  3.0            3.4       3.4  3.5  3.1
11Z:      3.3  3.5  3.4  3.1  2.9  3.1       3.0  3.2            3.6       3.6  3.1  3.2
12Z:      3.1  3.5  3.3                      3.6  3.4       3.2  3.4       3.6  2.9
13Z:                                         3.5  3.3  3.1  3.5  3.4       3.6  3.5  3.6
14Z:                                         3.4  3.4  3.1  3.0  3.8  3.1  3.6  3.4  3.0
15Z:                                         3.4  3.1       3.1  2.8       3.6  3.3  3.5
16Z:                                         2.6  2.8  2.6  2.7  2.8       2.9  3.0  2.8
17Z:                                         2.7  2.8       3.0  3.3       2.7  2.6  2.5
18Z:                                         3.6  2.7  2.9  3.1       3.6  2.7  3.3  2.7
19Z:                                         3.8  3.2       2.5            2.9  3.9  3.4
20Z:                                         3.0  3.2        F             3.0  3.9  3.1
21Z:                                         3.5  3.6        F             3.3  3.4  2.8
22Z:                                         3.3  3.5        F                  3.3  3.6
23Z:                                         2.7  3.4       3.6            3.6  3.5  3.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.21.


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.5  2.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.3
01Z: 1.2  2.0  1.7  1.0  1.0
02Z: 1.5  2.0       1.0  1.1  1.0  1.3
03Z: 1.3            1.0  1.6       1.3
04Z:      2.0  1.9       1.5  1.5
05Z: 1.0  2.0  1.6  1.7  1.4  1.5  1.0
06Z: 1.0  2.0  1.6  1.8  1.7  1.5  1.0
07Z: 1.0       1.2  1.8  1.5  1.4  1.0
08Z: 1.8  2.0  1.0       1.0  1.0  1.0
09Z: 1.9       1.6  1.9  1.0       1.0
10Z: 1.9  2.0  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.1
11Z: 1.8  2.0  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
12Z: 1.4  2.0  1.0  1.0
13Z:
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CRITICAL SPORADIC E-LAYER FREQUENCIES - Es (MHz)
------------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.6                 3.5  2.3
01Z:
02Z:                     1.8  2.0
03Z:                     2.0       2.5
04Z:                     4.5
05Z:      3.0  2.4                 1.9
06Z:      2.3  2.6                 1.8
07Z: 1.8       2.8                 2.0
08Z:      3.6  3.0       4.0       2.6
09Z:           2.8       3.4       2.3
10Z:           3.0  2.0  3.3  1.5
11Z:           2.0       3.0
12Z:      2.2  3.5
13Z:
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OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  WLP  OTI  VBG  GOO  TAO  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  2.9  4.2  2.5  2.4  2.6       7.1  2.4  3.8       6.8  2.5  8.2  9.9   B   2.6  3.6  5.9
01Z:  2.8  4.4  2.2  2.0  2.5            2.4  3.4       3.5       9.1 11.2       3.0  2.7  6.2
02Z:  2.6  3.2       1.8  4.5  2.0  7.6  2.2  3.0       2.2       8.0 12.0   B   2.9  2.6  6.4
03Z:  2.1            1.9  5.7       6.7  2.1  3.0       2.6       8.1  8.1   B   2.2   B
04Z:       7.8  4.5       7.0  3.3       2.1  3.0       2.6            5.3       3.0   B
05Z:  1.7  8.0  6.3  4.3  6.7  4.0  5.3  2.1  3.0       2.7            4.4       4.9  3.0  8.1
06Z:  2.9  8.0  7.0  5.2  7.5  4.5  4.2  2.8  3.7       3.0            3.8       5.3   A   9.1
07Z:  4.2       7.4  5.8  7.6  5.3  4.1  5.0  4.3       3.3  4.1       4.6  2.1  7.2  3.8  9.4
08Z:  5.3  7.4  7.6       7.5  5.0  3.8  5.8  4.3       3.4            4.5       7.7  3.6
09Z:  5.3       7.3  6.1  7.5       2.7       4.1       3.5            4.2       7.7  3.8  9.3
10Z:  6.2  8.2  7.0  5.6  5.8  3.0  2.1       3.6       3.3            3.9       7.9  3.6 10.0
11Z:  5.8  7.6  6.5  4.9  4.8  2.0  2.1       4.1       3.4            3.7       7.9  3.3  9.3
12Z:  5.2  6.7  5.3  3.8                      6.1       3.3       5.7  2.7       7.9  3.4
13Z:                                          7.0  5.7  2.9  7.5  5.2  2.3       7.3  5.1  6.2
14Z:                                          7.3  7.1  3.7  7.0  3.6  1.9  7.3  6.7  6.6  6.0
15Z:                                          8.3  7.2  7.0       3.5  1.8       4.4  7.9  4.2
16Z:                                          7.9  7.7  6.0  8.5  3.2  2.1       3.8  6.3  3.6
17Z:                                          8.5  8.5  6.3       3.5  4.7       3.9  8.4  3.9
18Z:                                          9.9 10.8  9.9  6.3  4.6       8.9  4.1  9.9  4.2
19Z:                                          9.9      11.9       4.1            3.5  9.8  4.1
20Z:                                          8.9       9.6        F             3.8  8.2  4.4
21Z:                                          9.5       8.3        F             8.8  9.8  3.8
22Z:                                          6.0       7.6        F                  7.3  5.5
23Z:                                          3.6       7.1       8.1            2.7  7.0  3.8
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.31 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  WLP  VBG  GOO  TAO  KEA  ARG  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  8.4 11.3       7.2  7.5      27.0  7.0 11.4 23.8  5.8 26.2 33.7   B   8.6 12.2 18.9
01Z:  8.1 14.1  5.9  6.0  7.2            7.0 10.5 12.2      32.8 35.8      10.5  8.1 18.6
02Z:  7.5  9.6       5.2 14.8  5.8 28.1  6.4  8.1  6.6      28.0 43.2   B  11.0  8.8 18.6
03Z:  6.1            5.9 21.1      25.5  6.1  8.4  7.5      25.1 30.8   B   7.7   B
04Z:      24.2 14.4      25.9 10.2       6.1  8.4  8.3           18.0       9.6   B
05Z:  5.3 24.8 22.1 14.2 23.4 12.4 18.0  6.5  8.7  8.6           15.4      18.6  9.0 22.7
06Z:  9.0 24.0      17.2 26.2 14.4 14.3  9.0 10.7  9.0           12.2      20.1   A  26.4
07Z: 14.3      25.9 19.1 27.4 17.5 13.5 17.0 12.5  9.2 10.7      15.6  6.1 26.6 12.5 27.3
08Z: 19.1 22.9 26.6      25.5 16.5 13.3 20.9 12.9 10.2           16.2      26.9 10.4
09Z: 19.1      24.8 20.7 25.5       9.2      12.7 10.8           14.3      26.9 11.0 27.0
10Z:      24.6 24.5 19.0 19.7  9.6  6.9      11.2  9.9           13.3      26.9 12.6 31.0
11Z:      25.1 22.8 16.7 14.9  5.8  6.5      12.3 10.9           13.3      28.4 10.2 29.8
12Z:      20.8 18.6 12.5                     22.0 11.2      18.2  9.2      28.4  9.9
13Z:                                         24.5  9.6 23.2 18.2  7.8      26.3 17.9 22.3
14Z:                                         24.8 12.6 21.7 10.8  7.2 22.6 24.1 22.4 18.0
15Z:                                         28.2 21.7      10.8  5.0      15.8 26.1 14.7
16Z:                                         20.5 16.8 22.1  8.6  5.9      11.0 18.9 10.1
17Z:                                         23.0 17.6      10.5 15.5      10.5 21.8  9.8
18Z:                                         35.6 26.7 18.3 14.3      32.0 11.1 32.7 11.3
19Z:                                         37.6 38.1      10.2           10.2 38.2 13.9
20Z:                                         26.7 30.7        F            11.4 32.0 13.6
21Z:                                         33.2 29.9        F            29.0 33.3 10.6
22Z:                                         19.8 26.6        F                 24.1 19.8
23Z:                                          9.7 24.1      29.2            9.7 24.5 13.3
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.08 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  290  130  100  340  110
01Z:  360   92   90  350   65
02Z:  410   85   79  310
03Z:  650   55   81  170   39
04Z:        38   79  110   38
05Z:        29  110   82   39
06Z:        26   93   67   42
07Z:        24   92   60   43
08Z:        25   94   63   41
09Z:        26        47   39
10Z:        23  100   46   43
11Z:        21  100   47
12Z:  150   22  120   36   40
13Z:  120   20  160   29
14Z:  110   18  200   31   54
15Z:  110   53  240   33  110
16Z:  110   72  300   36  140
17Z:  120   82  380   78  240
18Z:  150   72  460  160  300
19Z:  110   94  580  220  330
20Z:  130   88  470  320  270
21Z:  120   92  300  370  230
22Z:  160   97  220  350  160
23Z:  230  100  180  360  150


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)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
VBG = Vandenberg AFB CA          USA                 (N34W120)
GOO = Goose Bay                  Canada              (N53W060)
TAO = Taoyuan                    Taiwan              (N25E121)
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.


