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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 23 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 23 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.0  2.7  2.8  2.5  2.9       3.6  2.8  3.7  3.2  3.2  3.6  2.9  3.5       3.3   A        3.1  3.5  3.1
01Z: 3.1  3.0            3.0       3.7  3.1       3.1  3.2  3.1  3.1  3.4       3.2  3.0       3.5  3.3  2.8
02Z:      2.7  3.0       3.0       3.6  2.9       3.1  3.4  3.2  2.9  3.1       3.4  3.2       3.5  3.4  2.9
03Z: 3.1  3.1  3.2  2.8  3.7  3.1  3.3  2.9       3.0  3.7  3.6  3.0  3.5       3.7  3.1       3.1  3.4  2.9
04Z: 3.2                 3.6  3.1        E        3.8  3.6  3.1   B   3.4       3.6  2.8       3.0  2.9  2.8
05Z:      3.3  3.1  3.3  3.7  3.4  3.7   E        3.0  3.1  3.3  2.6  3.0       3.1   B        3.6  2.9  2.9
06Z: 3.2  3.1  3.3  3.5  3.6  3.4  3.6  2.8       2.6  3.5  3.2  2.7  3.3       3.6   B             3.0  3.0
07Z: 3.3  3.2       3.4  3.6  3.1  3.4  3.4       2.9  3.0  2.8   B   3.0       3.1   B             2.9  3.0
08Z: 3.5  3.3            3.4  3.4  3.5  3.8       2.9  3.3  3.0   B   3.2       3.3   B             2.9  2.9
09Z: 3.5  2.9       3.3                           2.5  3.0  3.1   B   3.6       3.1   B             3.2  2.9
10Z: 3.5  3.0            3.6                      2.9  3.2  4.3   B   3.5       3.2  3.3            3.3  3.2
11Z: 3.5  3.0            3.1                      3.1  3.4  3.0  3.4  3.2       3.4  3.4            3.2  3.1
12Z: 3.4  3.1  3.2  3.1  3.3       2.7            3.6  3.2  3.1  3.5  3.1       3.2  3.6            3.2  3.4
13Z: 3.4  3.2  3.3  3.3            2.8             B   3.0  3.0  3.8  3.2       3.0  3.3  3.5       3.4  2.9
14Z: 3.4       3.2  3.3  3.2       3.0             B   3.0  3.0  3.2  3.4   R   3.0  3.4  3.5       3.6  2.9
15Z: 3.3  2.8  3.2       3.2       3.1             B   2.8  3.3  3.7  3.2  3.5  2.9  3.4            3.7  2.9
16Z: 3.3  3.0  2.9  3.1            3.0             B   3.0  3.5  3.4  3.1       3.0  3.3  3.4       3.5  2.9
17Z: 3.1  3.1  3.1  3.0  3.0       3.1             B   3.4  3.5  3.4  3.1  3.4  3.4  3.4  3.5       3.8  3.1
18Z:      2.9  3.1                 3.1             B        3.5  3.3  3.3            3.4  3.3       3.2  3.0
19Z:                                               B        3.4  3.2  3.5  3.3       3.5  3.3       3.5  2.9
20Z:                                               B        3.3  3.2  4.0  3.4       3.3  3.5       3.6  3.0
21Z:                                               B        3.5  3.5  2.9   F        3.2            3.5  3.7
22Z:                                               B        3.5  3.2  3.1   F        3.1  3.1       4.0  3.3
23Z:                                               B        3.4       3.4            2.9  3.2       3.4  3.2
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.23.


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  2.0  1.7  3.0  1.0  1.0  1.7
01Z: 1.0  2.0            1.0       1.6
02Z: 1.0  2.0  1.4       1.7       1.7
03Z: 1.3  2.0  1.5  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.4
04Z: 1.5  2.0  1.8       1.0  2.0
05Z:      2.0  1.8  1.0  1.8  1.9  1.0
06Z: 1.3  2.0  1.8  1.6  2.1  1.9  1.0
07Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8  1.8  1.7  2.0  1.0
08Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8       1.6  2.0  1.0
09Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8  2.5
10Z: 2.2  2.0            1.0
11Z: 1.8  2.0            1.0
12Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.0
13Z: 1.3  2.0  1.8  1.0  1.5  1.0  1.0
14Z: 1.5  1.5  1.8  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.0
15Z: 1.2  2.0  1.6  1.0  1.6  1.5  1.2
16Z: 1.2  2.0  1.8  1.0  1.8  1.7  1.0
17Z: 1.2  2.0  1.6  1.0  1.7  1.4  1.5
18Z:      2.0  1.6            1.8  1.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.2                 4.7  3.6  2.4
01Z: 3.0                 4.7  3.0  2.2
02Z: 3.5                           2.4
03Z:                               2.3
04Z:      2.2            2.5
05Z:      3.5            3.0       1.7
06Z:      3.5       2.0            2.1
07Z:           2.4       2.5       3.2
08Z: 2.5  3.8  3.3                 2.7
09Z: 3.5  4.2
10Z:      4.8
11Z:                     2.7
12Z:                2.4       3.3  2.0
13Z:                2.3  2.2  4.5
14Z:      4.5            2.8  3.0  2.0
15Z:      2.4       3.9       4.5  2.6
16Z:      2.2            3.4  7.5  2.5
17Z:      2.2                 4.5  3.4
18Z:                          6.2
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  BOU  WLP  OTI  WAR  POI  MAU  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.0  4.4  2.8  4.0  2.6  3.0  6.1  2.6  5.6  4.0       2.9  3.5 11.8  6.9  3.8  7.5      11.8   A        3.5  4.2  7.1
01Z:  4.0  4.4            2.9       6.7  2.4       3.7       2.9  3.7 11.8  4.0  3.3  8.5      11.8  3.0       3.7  3.1  7.7
02Z:       3.9  2.2       4.0       6.2  2.2       3.4        C   3.5 11.9  3.2  2.8  8.0      11.9  2.7       3.3  3.0  8.4
03Z:  3.5  5.6  2.3  1.9  6.4  2.0  7.2  1.9       3.0       2.3  3.6  9.6  2.6  2.0 11.0       9.6  2.4       2.7  3.2  9.1
04Z:  3.3       4.3       7.3  2.9                 3.5        C   3.5  5.5  2.9   B  11.0       5.5  2.6       3.1  3.2  9.4
05Z:       6.8  6.4  4.8  7.8  3.9  6.2            3.4       2.2  3.3  4.0  3.1  3.0 10.4       4.0   B        6.2  3.6 10.0
06Z:  2.3  6.7  6.0  5.7  7.2  4.9  4.6  2.3       3.7       4.3  3.0  3.5  3.2  2.8 11.6       3.5   B             3.4  9.8
07Z:  3.6  7.8  7.0  6.3  7.4  4.9  3.8  4.6       4.1        C   4.1  3.1  2.9   B  11.2       3.1   B             3.5 10.3
08Z:  4.3  6.4  8.3       7.5  5.0  2.8  6.4       4.6        C        3.3  3.0   B  11.2       3.3   B             3.8  9.9
09Z:  4.8  7.0       6.6                           4.9                 3.0  3.2   B  11.4       3.0   B             4.2  9.2
10Z:  5.0  7.6            6.1                      3.9                 3.2  3.2   B   9.5       3.2  2.8            4.1  9.1
11Z:  5.3  6.6            5.2                      3.7                 3.1  3.4  3.0  5.5       3.1  4.7            3.8  7.6
12Z:  5.0  6.4  4.7 13.4  3.3       1.6            6.0                 2.9  3.5  4.7  5.5       2.9  5.1            3.8  5.7
13Z:  4.6  4.1  4.4  2.6            2.4             B                  3.0  3.3  5.2  6.2       3.0  5.9  6.2       5.2  5.4
14Z:  3.5       4.0  1.9  2.3       2.8             B   7.3            2.9  4.1  5.8  5.8   R   2.9  6.6  7.9       7.7  5.2
15Z:  2.5  3.4  2.5       2.2       2.8             B   8.0            2.9  7.0  6.0  3.7  4.9  2.9  7.4            8.2  4.9
16Z:  2.0  4.0  2.4  1.3            2.9             B   8.3            3.0  7.8  6.1  3.3       3.0  7.0  7.5       7.4  5.0
17Z:  1.6  3.6  2.1  1.2  3.1       2.9             B   8.1            5.3  7.5  6.4  3.6  6.0  5.3  7.2  7.8       6.3  4.9
18Z:       3.3  2.0                 2.6             B   7.9                 8.1  6.2  3.6            7.0  7.9       7.8  4.4
19Z:                                                B                       7.1  6.7  4.4  7.5       6.6  7.5       8.3  4.2
20Z:                                                B                       7.7  5.8  4.4  7.7       5.8  7.0       8.2  4.1
21Z:                                                B                       8.4  5.5  2.3   F        4.4            7.4  3.3
22Z:                                                B                       6.9  3.7  3.1   F        3.1  5.1       6.4  6.4
23Z:                                                B                       7.0       6.2            2.6  3.8       6.3  6.8
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.09 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  DIX  MAG  JUL  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 12.0 11.9  7.8 10.0  7.5      22.0  7.3 20.8 12.8 38.4 24.8 11.0 26.2      38.9   A       10.8 14.7 22.0
01Z: 12.4 13.2            8.7      24.8  7.4      11.5 37.2 12.4 10.2 28.9      37.8  9.0      12.9 10.2 21.6
02Z:      10.5  6.6      12.0      22.3  6.4      10.5 40.5 10.2  8.1 24.8      40.5  8.6      11.6 10.2 24.4
03Z: 10.8 17.4  7.4  5.3 23.7  6.2 23.8  5.5       9.0 35.0  9.4  6.0 38.5      35.5  7.4       8.4 10.9 26.4
04Z: 10.6                26.3  9.0                13.3 19.8  9.0   B  37.4      19.8  7.3       9.3  9.3 26.3
05Z:      22.4 19.8 15.8 28.9 13.3 22.9           10.2 12.4 10.2  7.8 31.2      12.4   B       22.3 10.4 29.0
06Z:  7.4 20.8 19.8 19.9 25.9 16.7 16.6  6.4       9.6 12.4 10.2  7.6 38.3      12.6   B            10.2 29.4
07Z: 11.9 25.0      21.4 26.6 15.2 12.9 15.6      11.9  9.5  8.1   B  33.6       9.6   B            10.2 30.9
08Z: 15.1 21.1           25.5 17.0  9.8 24.3      13.3 10.9  9.0   B  35.8      10.9   B            11.0 28.7
09Z: 16.8 20.3      21.8                          12.2  9.1  9.9   B  41.0       9.3   B            13.4 26.7
10Z: 17.5 22.8           22.0                     11.3 10.2 13.8   B  33.2      10.2  9.2           13.5 29.1
11Z: 18.6 19.8           16.1                     11.5 10.5 10.2 10.2 17.6      10.5 16.0           12.2 23.6
12Z: 17.0 19.8 15.0 41.5 10.9       4.3           21.6  9.3 10.8 16.4 17.0       9.3 18.4           12.2 19.4
13Z: 15.6 13.1 14.5  8.6            6.7             B   9.0  9.9 19.8 19.8       9.0 19.5 21.7      17.7 15.7
14Z: 11.9      12.8  6.3  7.4       8.4             B   8.6 12.3 18.6 19.7   R   8.7 22.4 27.6      27.7 15.1
15Z:  8.2  9.5  8.0       7.0       8.7             B   8.3 23.1 22.2 11.8 17.1  8.4 25.2           30.3 14.2
16Z:  6.6 12.0  7.0  4.0            8.7             B   9.0 27.3 20.7 10.2       9.0 23.1 25.5      25.9 14.5
17Z:  5.0 11.2  6.5  3.6  9.3       9.0             B  18.0 26.2 21.8 11.2 20.4 18.0 24.5 27.3      23.9 15.2
18Z:       9.6  6.2                 8.1             B       28.4 20.5 11.9           23.8 26.1      25.0 13.2
19Z:                                                B       24.1 21.4 15.4 24.8      23.1 24.8      29.1 12.2
20Z:                                                B       25.4 18.6 17.6 26.2      19.1 24.5      29.5 12.3
21Z:                                                B       29.4 19.2  6.7   F       14.1           25.9 12.2
22Z:                                                B       24.1 11.8  9.6   F        9.6 15.8      25.6 21.1
23Z:                                                B       23.8      21.1            7.5 12.2      21.4 21.8
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.41 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  120  260  270       430
01Z:   70  300  220   92  440
02Z:   54  350  190   95  380
03Z:   50  440  170   98  230
04Z:       520  150   86  120
05Z:   47  570  140   92   82
06Z:   46  550  140   97   61
07Z:   40  560  130  100   45
08Z:   42  390  130  110   43
09Z:   43  330  140  110   41
10Z:   45  270  130  110   41
11Z:   47  170  130  110   40
12Z:   45  150  130  120   36
13Z:   43  150  130  160   39
14Z:   65  140  130  190   43
15Z:       130  130  220   37
16Z:  120  120  130  230   41
17Z:  150  120  140        73
18Z:       120  170  220  130
19Z:  160  110  200  260  180
20Z:  170  100  230       260
21Z:  160   96  250       300
22Z:  150  150  260       330
23Z:  140  230  250  160  370


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)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
OTI = Ottawa                     Canada              (N45W076)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
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.


