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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 25 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 25 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  ASH  TOM  JUL  UPS  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.1  2.9       3.1  3.7       3.1  3.0       3.1  3.2  2.3  2.9  3.5  3.5       3.2  2.7  3.0  3.2  3.6  3.0
01Z: 3.1  3.0       3.0  3.5  2.7  3.2  3.2  2.8  3.1  3.4  3.5  3.0  3.2  3.4       3.4  2.9  3.0  3.3  3.5  2.9
02Z: 3.1  3.0            3.5       3.1  3.2  2.7  3.0  3.3   A    B   3.4  3.5       3.4  3.0  3.0  3.6  3.3  2.8
03Z: 3.1  3.0  3.2  3.1  3.7            3.3       2.8  3.6  3.5   B   3.2  3.5       3.6   B   3.0  3.5  3.2  2.9
04Z: 3.1  3.3  3.3  2.9  3.7  3.2       3.3       2.9  3.8  2.8   B   2.6  3.4       3.9   B   2.9  3.2  2.9  2.8
05Z: 3.3       3.4  3.3  3.6  3.1       3.0       2.9  3.8  2.9  2.6   A   3.3       3.8   B   3.1  3.6   A   2.8
06Z: 3.4  3.3  3.4  3.2       3.1  3.6  3.2       3.0  2.8  2.9  2.5  2.5  3.2       2.8   B   3.0       2.9  2.9
07Z: 3.4  3.3  3.4  3.5  3.4  2.8  3.4  3.4       2.9  3.2  2.8  2.5   B   3.8       3.2   B   3.0       2.9  3.0
08Z: 3.4  3.2  3.4  3.1  3.2  3.1  3.4  3.6       3.0  3.5  2.7   B   3.2  3.4       3.6   B   3.2       3.0  3.0
09Z: 3.5  3.5  3.3  3.1  3.5  3.1  3.9            3.3  3.6  3.1   A   3.0  3.5       3.6   B   3.3       3.2  2.9
10Z: 3.5  3.4  3.4  3.3       3.1  3.5            3.2  3.2  3.1   B   2.9  3.4       3.2   B   3.2       3.1  3.2
11Z: 3.5  3.4  3.5  2.9  3.3  2.9  3.2            3.3  3.2  2.9   B   3.9  2.8       3.2  3.5  3.6       2.9  3.3
12Z: 3.5  3.2  3.4       3.0       3.4            3.5  3.5  3.1       2.9  3.2       3.5   B   3.6       3.1  3.4
13Z: 3.5  3.3  3.1       3.0  3.1  3.0            3.7  3.7  3.1       2.8  3.4       3.7  3.5  3.5       3.3  3.6
14Z: 3.5  3.4  3.1       2.9  3.0  3.0            3.6  3.0  3.1       3.5  3.2   F   3.0  3.3  3.4       3.6  2.8
15Z: 3.4  2.9  3.1       2.9  3.3  2.8            3.2  3.1  3.5        B   3.0  3.5  3.1  3.7  3.4       3.9  2.9
16Z:                          3.4                 3.3  3.2  3.4        A   3.0  3.3  3.2  3.7  3.2       3.6  2.9
17Z:      2.8                 3.2                 3.4  3.4  3.5  3.3  3.6  3.4   F   3.4   A   3.5       3.5  3.2
18Z: 3.1  2.7                 3.1                           3.4  4.0   B   3.5  3.4       3.5  3.3       3.3  3.1
19Z:                                                        3.4  3.3  3.3  3.7  3.4       3.3  3.5       3.4  3.3
20Z:                                                        3.3  3.1  2.8  3.5  3.3       3.4  3.4       3.3  2.7
21Z:                                                        3.4  3.2  3.0  3.9  3.6        B   3.4       3.6  3.5
22Z:                                                        3.3  2.8       2.9  3.3        B   3.4       3.6  3.2
23Z:                                              2.9       3.3  2.6       3.3             B    A        3.5  3.2
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.23.


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

     MUR  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  ASH  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.8  1.6  1.0  1.4  1.7       1.5
01Z: 1.2  1.5  1.0  1.4  1.7  2.0  1.4
02Z: 1.3  1.7  1.0  1.0  1.9  2.0  1.4
03Z: 1.1  1.6  1.0  1.0  2.2  2.0
04Z: 1.6  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.5  2.0
05Z: 1.5       1.0  1.0  1.1  2.0
06Z: 1.1  1.6  1.6  2.0  1.0  2.0  1.7
07Z: 1.6  1.7  1.5  2.5  1.0  2.0  1.7
08Z: 2.0  1.8  1.0  1.3  1.0  2.0  1.6
09Z: 2.0  1.0  1.7  1.6  1.0  2.0  1.0
10Z: 2.2  1.0  1.0  1.0  6.1  2.0  1.0
11Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  2.0  1.0
12Z: 1.0  1.6  1.0       1.0       1.1
13Z: 1.1  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  2.0  1.4
14Z: 1.0  1.6  1.0       1.0  2.0  1.0
15Z: 1.0  1.6  1.0       1.0  2.0  1.4
16Z:      1.8            1.0  2.0  1.0
17Z: 1.0  1.8            1.0  2.0  1.0
18Z: 1.0  1.5  1.0            2.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  ASH  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:           2.1  4.0
01Z:           2.5  3.2
02Z:           2.2
03Z:
04Z:           2.0       2.2
05Z:           4.3       1.6
06Z:      2.9  5.0       1.2       2.2
07Z: 2.4  7.5  3.0                 3.0
08Z: 2.8  4.4  4.0                 2.6
09Z:      6.2                 3.9  2.2
10Z:      3.0                 3.4  1.4
11Z:      2.8                 3.5  3.0
12Z:      4.5                      3.0
13Z:      4.2  2.2  3.0
14Z:           1.5
15Z:
16Z:                               3.6
17Z: 3.8                           4.0
18Z: 2.9       2.0            2.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  ASH  TOM  JUL  UPS  WAR  POI  WLP  OTI  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.8  3.0       3.9  6.3       2.4  2.5       3.5  3.5  3.3      10.9  6.2  3.1  5.3  7.5      10.9  3.1  4.0  3.8  4.0  7.1
01Z:  4.0  2.7       3.0  6.6  4.4  2.3  2.6  2.1  3.2  3.7  3.2      10.0  3.8  2.6  4.2  8.4      10.0  2.7  4.1  3.9  2.9  7.8
02Z:  3.4  2.7            6.6       3.9  2.6  2.1  3.1  4.0  3.1       7.5   A    B   3.8 10.8       7.5  2.4  4.5  4.0  2.6  8.7
03Z:  3.2  3.2  1.4  2.5  8.0            2.3       2.9  3.8  3.4       6.9  2.6   B   3.4  9.5       6.9   B   4.2  3.1  2.6  9.1
04Z:  3.0  4.7  3.2  2.8  6.4  7.4       2.3       2.9  3.3  3.8       6.2  2.3   B   2.9 10.0       6.2   B   4.7  2.9  2.8  9.5
05Z:  2.4       5.1  3.5  5.1  7.3       2.3       2.9  3.0  4.1       3.5  2.9  3.1   A  10.2       3.5   B   4.7  6.4   A   9.6
06Z:  2.5  6.3  6.2  3.7       6.4  7.3  2.8       4.2  3.1  4.3       3.1  3.1  2.7  2.7 10.4       3.1   B   5.1       3.2  9.9
07Z:  4.6  7.3  6.6  4.5  3.6  8.0  8.3  4.6       6.6  4.2  4.5       3.9  3.3  2.7   B   9.0       3.9   B   5.0       3.1 10.2
08Z:  5.4  7.0  7.5  5.0  2.9  8.6  6.6  6.4       7.0       4.7       3.8  3.5   B   5.2  7.9       3.8   B   4.9       3.2  9.5
09Z:  6.1  7.4  6.0  3.9  2.2  8.6  6.1                      4.8       2.8  3.4   A   3.8  8.3       2.8   B   4.5       3.3  9.3
10Z:  6.1  6.8  5.6  3.4  2.2  6.2  6.0                      3.9       2.3  3.3   B   3.7  5.2       2.3   B   3.7       3.5  9.3
11Z:  5.4  6.1  4.7  2.0  2.3  6.2  4.1                      4.0       2.6  3.4   B   3.7  4.9       2.6  4.7  5.5       3.4  9.1
12Z:  4.8  5.2  3.3       2.5       3.2                      5.8       3.0  3.3       3.1  5.7       3.0   B   6.5       3.4  6.9
13Z:  4.3  4.5  2.1       2.6  5.1  2.1                      6.9  5.6  2.7  3.4       5.1  4.7       2.7  6.3  7.3       5.1  3.8
14Z:  3.9  3.2  1.8       3.1  4.0  2.0                      6.9  7.8  2.2  4.1       4.5  3.6   F   2.2  6.7  7.2       7.9  5.2
15Z:  3.2  3.0  1.8       3.1  4.3  1.9                      8.1  8.8  2.4  6.7        B   3.2  4.7  2.4  5.6  7.7       8.2  4.9
16Z:       3.0                 3.8                           8.8  7.7  2.4  7.6        A   3.4  5.9  2.4  7.4  7.9       7.3  4.8
17Z:       2.5                 3.8                           7.9  8.0  4.8  6.9  6.3  3.9  3.8  6.3  4.8   A   9.2       8.6  4.7
18Z:  3.3  2.3                 3.2                                8.0       8.0  4.2   B   3.9  7.1       7.0  8.1       8.2  3.9
19Z:                                                                        8.7  6.6  4.1  3.2  7.0       6.6  7.7       7.8  4.2
20Z:                                                                        8.3  6.1  7.3  2.7  7.0       6.6  6.8       7.9  3.7
21Z:                                                                        9.0  5.1  8.6  1.9  7.0        B   6.3       8.9  4.0
22Z:                                                                        8.0  3.7       2.9  6.8        B   5.4       7.0  5.4
23Z:                                                         4.0            7.0  3.2       5.5             B    A        6.2  6.5
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  4.98 MHz.


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

      MUR  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  ASH  TOM  JUL  UPS  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 14.9  8.7      12.1 23.3       7.4  7.5      10.2 34.9 14.3  9.0 18.6 26.2      34.9  8.4 12.0 12.2 14.4 21.3
01Z: 12.4  8.1       9.0 23.1 11.9  7.4  8.3  6.0  9.9 34.0 13.3  7.8 13.4 28.6      34.0  7.8 12.3 12.9 10.2 22.6
02Z: 10.5  8.1           23.1      12.1  8.3  5.7  9.3 25.1   A    B  12.9 37.8      25.5  7.2 13.5 14.4  8.6 24.4
03Z:  9.9  9.6  4.5  7.8 29.6            7.6       9.5 24.8  9.1   B  10.9 33.2      24.8   B  12.6 10.8  8.3 26.4
04Z:  9.3 15.5 10.6  8.1 23.7 23.7       7.6      11.0 23.9  6.4   B   7.5 34.0      24.2   B  13.6  9.3  8.1 26.6
05Z:  7.9      17.3 11.6 18.4 22.6       6.9      11.9 13.1  8.4  8.1   A  33.7      13.3   B  14.6 23.0   A  26.9
06Z:  8.5 20.8 21.1 11.8      19.8 26.3  9.0      12.9  8.7  9.0  6.8  6.8 33.3       8.7   B  15.3       9.3 28.7
07Z: 15.6 24.1 22.4 15.8 12.2 22.4 28.2 15.6      13.1 12.3  9.2  6.8   B  34.2      12.5   B  15.0       9.0 30.6
08Z: 18.4 22.4 25.5 15.5  9.3 26.7 22.4 23.0      14.1 13.5  9.4   B  16.6 26.9      13.7   B  15.7       9.6 28.5
09Z: 21.4 25.9 19.8 12.1  7.7 26.7 23.8           15.8 10.1 10.5   A  11.4 29.1      10.1   B  14.8      10.6 27.0
10Z: 21.4 23.1 19.0 11.2      19.2 21.0           12.5  7.4 10.2   B  10.7 17.7       7.4   B  11.8      10.8 29.8
11Z: 18.9 20.7 16.4  5.8  7.6 18.0 13.1           13.2  8.2  9.9   B  14.4 13.7       8.3 16.4 19.8       9.9 30.0
12Z: 16.8 16.6 11.2       7.5      10.9           20.3 10.4 10.2       9.0 18.2      10.5   B  23.4      10.5 23.5
13Z: 15.1 14.8  6.5       7.8 15.8  6.3           25.5  9.9 10.5      14.3 16.0      10.0 22.1 25.6      16.8 13.7
14Z: 13.7 10.9  5.6       9.0 12.0  6.0           24.8  6.5 12.7      15.8 11.5   F   6.6 22.1 24.5      28.4 14.6
15Z: 10.9  8.7  5.6       9.0 14.2  5.3           25.9  7.4 23.4        B   9.6 16.4  7.4 20.7 26.2      32.0 14.2
16Z:                          12.9                29.0  7.6 25.8        A  10.2 19.5  7.7 27.4 25.3      26.3 13.9
17Z:       7.0                12.2                26.9 16.3 24.1 20.8 14.0 12.9   F  16.3   A  32.2      30.1 15.0
18Z: 10.2  6.2                 9.9                          27.2 16.8   B  13.7 24.1      24.5 26.7      27.1 12.1
19Z:                                                        29.6 21.8 13.5 11.8 23.8      21.8 26.9      26.5 13.9
20Z:                                                        27.4 18.9 20.4  9.4 23.1      22.4 23.1      26.1 10.0
21Z:                                                        30.6 16.3 25.8  7.4 25.2        B  21.4      32.0 14.0
22Z:                                                        26.4 10.4       8.4 22.4        B  18.4      25.2 17.3
23Z:                                              11.6      23.1  8.3      18.1             B    A       21.7 20.8
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.09 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  250  290  110  320  110
01Z:  320  270   90  250   69
02Z:  410  220   89  180   54
03Z:  510  200   89  160   39
04Z:  490  180   90  110
05Z:  400  180   91   75   38
06Z:  380  170   94   50   42
07Z:  280  170   94   42   39
08Z:  230  180  100   45   38
09Z:  200  180  100   39   37
10Z:  190  170  100   35   38
11Z:  160  170  110   31   36
12Z:  150  170  200   36   36
13Z:  140  170  170   35   35
14Z:  120  170  190   37   59
15Z:  120  170  210   39  100
16Z:  120  170  220   43  130
17Z:  120  170  230   76  140
18Z:  120  210  250  130  170
19Z:  110  250  270  210  190
20Z:  110  290  250  260
21Z:  100  330  230  330  210
22Z:  140  300  220  340  160
23Z:  200  310  170  480  140


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
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)
EIE = Eielson AFB AK             USA                 (N64W147)
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)
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.


