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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 19 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 19 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     JUL  UPS  MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.7  2.6                           3.2  3.0  3.2  2.8  3.2  3.4       3.3       3.2            2.9        A
01Z: 2.6                      2.6       3.0            2.9  3.2  3.1       3.1       3.3            2.9       2.6
02Z: 2.8  2.8                 3.2       3.2            2.8  3.5  3.5       3.3       3.5            3.3
03Z: 3.0  2.8       2.9       3.0       3.3            3.0  3.5  3.5       3.4       3.5            3.6       2.8
04Z:      2.7                 3.8       3.4  3.0       3.0  3.5  2.8       3.4       3.5            3.0       3.0
05Z:      2.9       3.1       3.3       3.5  3.2       2.9  3.5  2.9       3.3       3.6            3.7
06Z: 2.9            3.2  3.1  3.4       3.5  3.1       2.5  3.0  2.7       3.3       3.0             C        2.9
07Z: 3.3            3.3  3.1  3.5       3.0  2.9       2.8  3.1  2.8       3.4       3.1            3.3       2.9
08Z: 3.3       3.1       3.2  3.4       3.2            2.9  3.2  3.2       3.3       3.2            3.5       2.9
09Z:           3.1  3.2       3.3  2.9  3.2  3.2       3.1  3.5  3.1       3.2       3.5            3.6       3.0
10Z:           3.1  3.2  3.1  3.3            3.2       2.9  3.0  3.1       3.3       3.1            3.5       3.0
11Z:           2.9  3.0       3.1            3.0       2.9  2.7  2.6       3.7       2.7            3.2       3.5
12Z:           3.1                           3.0       3.5  3.1  3.0       3.1       3.1            3.4       3.1
13Z:           3.1                 2.9       3.1       3.5  3.4  3.1       3.2       3.4            3.6       2.8
14Z:                3.1                      3.0       3.2  3.9  3.4       3.4   C   3.9            3.7  3.5  2.8
15Z:                3.0                      2.6       3.3  3.5  3.7       3.4   C   3.5            3.4  3.6  2.7
16Z:                     2.7                 2.9       3.3  3.5  3.6       3.4   C   3.5                 3.4  2.9
17Z:                                    3.0  2.7       3.3  3.5  3.4       3.1   C   3.6             C   3.5  2.9
18Z:                               3.1  3.0  2.3       3.2       3.4  3.2  3.2   C        3.3       3.6  3.4  2.9
19Z:                                                   3.3       3.0  3.2  3.7            3.3       3.3  3.3  2.9
20Z:                                                   3.4       3.4  3.1  3.7  3.2       3.3  3.6  3.3  3.4  2.9
21Z:                                                   3.3       3.2       2.6  3.2                 3.4  3.4  2.8
22Z:                                                   3.1       3.4       3.3   F                  3.4  3.3  3.0
23Z:                                                   3.2       3.3   A   3.6            2.9  3.0  3.4  3.7  3.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.18.


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

     MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:           3.0       1.4  1.0  2.0
01Z:           1.6  1.3  2.5  1.2
02Z:           2.0  1.1       1.3
03Z:      1.6  1.0  1.0       1.0
04Z:      1.8       1.2       1.1  2.0
05Z:      1.8       1.6       1.0  2.0
06Z:      1.6  3.0  1.3       1.0  2.0
07Z:      1.8  3.4  1.8       1.0  2.0
08Z: 2.5  1.8  2.8  1.8       1.0
09Z: 2.8  1.7       1.0  2.0  1.0  2.0
10Z: 1.9  1.7  1.6  1.3            2.0
11Z: 2.0  1.6       1.4  1.0       2.0
12Z: 1.0  1.0            1.0       2.0
13Z: 1.0                 1.0       2.0
14Z: 1.2  1.6                      2.0
15Z: 1.2  1.0                      2.0
16Z: 1.6       1.0                 2.0
17Z: 1.0                      1.0  2.0
18Z:           1.0       1.0  1.0  2.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:           5.0       4.2  2.0
01Z:           4.0       3.9  2.0
02Z:           3.0            2.0
03Z:           2.2  1.4       1.7
04Z:                2.2       1.4  3.3
05Z:      2.2       2.3       2.2  3.9
06Z:      2.4       2.4            3.0
07Z:      3.0       2.4            4.2
08Z:      5.4       2.6       1.0
09Z:      2.5       1.6       1.9
10Z:      2.2       1.6            3.2
11Z:      2.1            2.5
12Z:      2.0            4.4       2.7
13Z:                     4.6
14Z: 5.4
15Z: 3.0
16Z: 5.0       3.0
17Z: 4.3                      1.3
18Z:           4.0       1.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      JUL  UPS  MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH  WAR  POI  BOU  WLP  OTI  MAU  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  2.6  2.4                           4.6  2.5  3.0  3.9  5.5  3.7       9.8  6.9       7.6       9.8            2.3        A
01Z:  2.7                      1.8       4.5  2.8  3.0  3.3       3.8      10.8  5.9       8.7      10.8            2.6       5.5
02Z:  2.7  2.1                 3.3       4.8  2.4  2.9  3.2       4.1       9.8  6.9      11.0       9.8            3.0
03Z:  2.2  2.1       2.2  2.4  4.7       5.2        C   3.0       4.1       8.6  4.3      12.6       8.6            2.8       6.7
04Z:   A   2.2       3.0       4.3       5.3  7.0   C   2.9       4.1       8.2  3.1      13.4       8.2            2.6       7.2
05Z:   A   2.0       4.0       5.9       5.6  6.6   R   2.0       3.7       6.0  3.4      11.6       6.0            5.9
06Z:  2.4            4.6 13.7  6.4       5.0  6.2  4.2  2.0       3.4       3.9  2.8      13.2       3.9             C        6.6
07Z:  4.5            4.5 14.3  6.7       3.0  6.6  5.7  3.9       3.4       4.4  3.3      11.6       4.4            6.5       6.4
08Z:  5.8       3.7  4.5 14.5  6.9       2.6       6.3            3.7       3.5  3.4      11.4       3.5            6.7       6.2
09Z:            3.8  4.8       6.4  3.6  1.8  6.5                 4.0       3.5  3.2      11.3       3.5            6.4       6.5
10Z:            4.2  5.0 14.3  6.0            6.5                 3.4       2.4  3.0      11.3       2.4            5.5       6.8
11Z:            4.1  5.0       5.2            6.3                 3.7       2.6  3.3       7.1       2.6            6.1       6.0
12Z:            3.8  5.0                      7.2                 6.7       3.0  3.1       5.7       3.0            7.5       5.1
13Z:            3.3                 3.0       6.4                 8.2  4.8  3.8  3.4       5.8       3.8            7.5       4.9
14Z:                13.0                      4.7                 6.9  5.4  3.4  4.5       5.8   C   3.4            6.4  7.5  4.6
15Z:                12.0                      3.2                 9.2  6.2  2.1  7.0       4.3   C   2.1            4.0  7.9  4.7
16Z:                      3.2                 3.1                 9.3  6.8  2.1  6.6       3.8   C   2.1                 7.3  4.3
17Z:                                     3.1  3.3                 8.6  7.3  5.0  8.0       3.7   C   5.0             C   7.9  4.3
18Z:                                3.2  2.8  3.0                 7.9  7.1       8.0  6.3  3.9   C        7.1       3.2  8.8  3.8
19Z:                                                              8.0            8.1  6.3  5.1            7.0       2.7  8.4  3.3
20Z:                                                              7.9            9.8  5.2  2.6  5.7       5.7  8.2  2.6  9.0  3.4
21Z:                                                              6.8            8.7       2.4  5.8                 2.6  8.4  3.7
22Z:                                                              6.5            8.9       3.8   F                  2.6  7.8  4.6
23Z:                                                              6.5            8.3   A   6.3            4.2  5.3  2.9  7.1  3.9
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.42 MHz.


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

      JUL  UPS  MUR  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  ASH  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  7.0  6.2                          14.7  7.5 17.3 10.4 31.4 23.5      25.1      31.4            6.7        A
01Z:  7.0                      4.7      13.5           11.0 35.1 18.3      27.0      35.6            7.5      14.3
02Z:  7.6  5.9                10.6      15.4           11.5 33.8 24.1      36.3      34.3            9.9
03Z:  6.6  5.8       6.4      14.1      17.2           12.3 29.7 15.1      42.8      30.1           10.1      18.8
04Z:   A   5.8                16.3      18.0 21.0      12.3 28.7  8.7      45.6      28.7            7.8      21.6
05Z:   A   5.8      12.4      19.5      19.6 21.1      10.7 21.3  9.9      38.3      21.6           21.8
06Z:  7.0           14.7 42.5 21.8      17.5 19.2       8.5 11.5  7.6      43.6      11.7             C       19.1
07Z: 14.8           14.8 44.3 23.4       9.0 19.1       9.5 13.6  9.2      39.4      13.6           21.4      18.6
08Z: 19.1      11.5      46.4 23.5       8.3           10.7 11.2 10.9      37.6      11.2           23.4      18.0
09Z:           11.8 15.4      21.1 10.4  5.8 20.8      12.4 12.2  9.9      36.2      12.2           23.0      19.5
10Z:           13.0 16.0 44.3 19.8           20.8       9.9  7.3  9.3      37.3       7.4           19.2      20.4
11Z:           11.9 15.0      16.1           18.9      10.7  7.0  8.6      26.3       7.0           19.5      21.0
12Z:           11.8                          21.6      23.4  9.3  9.3      17.7       9.3           25.5      15.8
13Z:           10.2                 8.7      19.8      28.7 12.9 10.5      18.6      12.9           27.0      13.7
14Z:                40.3                     14.1      22.1 13.3 15.3      19.7   C  13.3           23.7 26.2 12.9
15Z:                36.0                      8.3      30.4  7.3 25.9      14.6   C   7.3           13.6 28.4 12.7
16Z:                      8.6                 9.0      30.7  7.3 23.8      12.9   C   7.3                24.8 12.5
17Z:                                     9.3  8.9      28.4 17.8 27.2      11.5   C  18.0             C  27.6 12.5
18Z:                                9.9  8.4  6.9      25.3      27.2 20.2 12.5   C       23.4      11.5 29.9 11.0
19Z:                                                   26.4      24.3 20.2 18.9           23.1       8.9 27.7  9.6
20Z:                                                   26.9      33.3 16.1  9.6 18.2      18.8 29.5  8.6 30.6  9.9
21Z:                                                   22.4      27.8       6.2 18.6                 8.8 28.6 10.4
22Z:                                                   20.1      30.3      12.5   F                  8.8 25.7 13.8
23Z:                                                   20.8      27.4   A  22.7           12.2 15.9  9.9 26.3 13.7
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.24 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  130  310  120  160  300
01Z:  120  380  120  130  300
02Z:  120  540       120  270
03Z:   79  740       140  230
04Z:       840       120  180
05Z:   44  800        92  120
06Z:   37  730             77
07Z:   39  670        97   60
08Z:   39  560             48
09Z:   37  370       110   47
10Z:   36  320       100   44
11Z:   32  210        99   42
12Z:   31  170  130  100   47
13Z:   31  150  130  170   53
14Z:   51  150       220   53
15Z:   85  130       240   41
16Z:  110  120       230   41
17Z:  140  120       230   73
18Z:  160  120  120       150
19Z:  190  120  150       220
20Z:  190   99  180  260  250
21Z:  160  100  210  250
22Z:  180  150  220  220
23Z:  170  220  230  200


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

JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
MAU = Maui HI                    USA                 (N20W157)
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)
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)
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.


