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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 26 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 26 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MUR  TOM  MAG  JUL  UPS  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.1  2.7  2.9            3.0       2.9       3.5  3.0  3.0  3.4  2.5  3.2  3.3       3.1   B   2.8  3.1   A   3.0
01Z: 2.7                 2.9       3.2  2.9       3.5  2.9  3.2  3.5  2.9       3.2       3.2   B   3.3  3.0   A   2.7
02Z: 3.1  2.9       2.9  3.0  3.0  3.6  3.0       3.5  2.9  3.2  3.0  2.7  3.3  3.4       3.2   B   2.9  3.3   A   3.0
03Z: 3.4            3.2  3.1  3.3  3.5  3.0       3.5  2.9  3.5  3.1   B   3.0  3.4       3.5   B   2.9  3.5  3.2  3.0
04Z: 3.2            3.2  3.1  3.8       3.1       3.4  3.3  3.3  3.8  2.6  2.6  3.7       3.4   B   3.0  3.8   A   2.9
05Z: 3.1       3.2  3.1  3.1  3.5  3.6  3.5  3.0  3.3  3.0  3.5  3.0  2.6  3.5  3.5       3.5   B   3.5  3.8   A   2.8
06Z: 3.1       3.4  3.2  3.1  3.7  3.4  3.3       3.2  2.9  3.1  2.9  2.8  2.7  3.3       3.1   B   3.0  3.6   A   2.9
07Z: 3.1  3.5  3.3  3.3  3.2  3.7  3.2  3.3       3.1  3.0  3.0  2.7  2.9  3.0  3.7       3.0   B   3.0  3.6   A   2.9
08Z:      3.2  3.4  3.3  3.1  3.7  3.2  3.6       3.0  2.9  3.2  2.9  3.2  3.6  3.4       3.3   B   3.0  3.2  2.8  3.0
09Z: 3.1  3.5  3.4       3.3  3.6  3.4            3.1  2.8  3.5  3.0  3.0  3.6  3.6       3.6   B   3.0  3.5  3.0  3.2
10Z: 2.9  3.4  3.4       3.3  3.5  3.0            3.2  3.0  3.6  3.1   B   4.2  3.3       3.6   B   3.3  3.4  3.2  3.2
11Z: 3.1  3.4  3.2       3.3  3.8  3.0            3.2  3.3  3.0  3.0       4.0  3.2       3.0       3.7  3.3  3.1  3.1
12Z: 3.0  3.5       2.9            3.0            3.2  3.4  3.2  2.9  3.3       3.5       3.3  3.4  3.6  3.6   A   3.2
13Z:                                              3.1  3.5  3.5  2.9  3.4  3.4  3.3       3.5   A   3.6  3.7  3.4  3.0
14Z:                                                   3.5  3.5  3.3  3.4   A   3.1   F   3.5   A   3.6  3.8  3.5  3.0
15Z:                                                   3.4  3.8  3.5  3.3  2.7  3.2   F   3.9   A        3.3  3.6  2.6
16Z:                                                   3.2  3.0  3.4  3.3  2.7  2.9  3.4  3.0  3.4  3.5  3.3  4.1  2.7
17Z:                                                   3.3  3.2  3.5  3.2  2.7  3.0  3.3  3.2  3.2  3.7  3.2       3.1
18Z:                                                   3.3       3.5  2.9   B    R   3.2       3.5       3.5       3.2
19Z:                                                   3.2       3.3   A   3.1  3.8   B         B   3.5  3.0  3.2  2.9
20Z:                                                   3.4       3.5  3.3  3.2  4.0            3.5  4.0  2.8  3.8  2.8
21Z:                                                   3.5       3.3  3.3  3.3  2.8   F        3.6       2.9  3.5  3.0
22Z:                                                   3.4       3.3  2.8       3.4  3.2       3.4  3.9  2.9  3.5  3.3
23Z:                                                   2.4       3.4  3.0  2.9  3.6             B   3.4  4.3  3.6  3.2
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.24.


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

     ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MUR  TOM  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.0  1.7  1.0            1.0
01Z: 2.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.0
02Z: 2.0  1.6  1.0  1.5  1.0  1.4  1.1
03Z: 2.0            1.2  1.5  1.2  1.0
04Z: 2.0            1.0  1.1  1.5
05Z: 2.0       1.0  1.0  1.0  1.5  1.0
06Z: 2.0  1.8  1.0  2.2  1.0  1.6  1.0
07Z: 2.0  1.4  1.0  2.4  1.0  1.6  1.0
08Z:      1.5  1.8  2.4  1.0  1.4  1.0
09Z: 2.0  1.7  1.7       1.4  1.4  1.0
10Z: 2.0  1.8  1.0       1.5  1.1  1.0
11Z: 2.0  1.8  1.0  1.2  1.4  1.0  1.0
12Z: 2.0  1.8       1.3            1.3
13Z:
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MUR  TOM  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:           3.3
01Z:           3.2  4.2  4.2       1.7
02Z:           3.7  3.0  2.3       2.4
03Z:                2.0       1.6  2.5
04Z: 3.0            1.3       2.3
05Z: 3.0       2.2                 2.1
06Z:      3.0  2.1            3.0  2.4
07Z: 3.5  3.0  2.0            3.8  3.0
08Z:      5.2                 2.4  1.8
09Z: 3.8  6.0                 2.0  1.8
10Z: 4.0  2.8                 2.2
11Z: 3.2       1.3  3.2       3.5  2.6
12Z: 2.5            3.7
13Z:
14Z:
15Z:
16Z:
17Z:
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MUR  TOM  MAG  JUL  WAR  UPS  POI  BOU  WLP  MAU  OTI  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.2  2.3  3.0            2.5       2.8  3.2       3.5  5.6  3.7 12.2       6.2  2.9  7.6  7.9      12.2   B   4.4  3.0   A   6.6
01Z:  4.5  2.3            5.0  2.5  6.2  2.9  3.3       3.5  4.7  3.7 13.7       4.9  2.7       9.5      13.7   B   3.7  3.1   A   8.4
02Z:  4.5  2.1       4.0  5.0  4.0  6.8  3.2   C        3.8  3.2  3.7 13.2       3.2  2.4  4.3 11.6      13.2   B   4.7  3.2   A   9.4
03Z:  5.5            3.8  4.5  6.0  8.0  3.3  3.4       3.8  2.8  3.9 11.6       2.9   B   3.2 10.4      11.6   B   4.8  3.3  2.9 11.4
04Z:  7.6            3.4  3.3  6.6       3.2  3.9       3.7  2.7  3.8  6.7       2.5  4.1  2.7  8.3       6.7   B   4.9  2.5   A  10.1
05Z:  6.4       4.6  4.2  3.0  6.3  4.9  2.8  2.9  2.3  3.8  2.8  4.1  4.3       4.8  4.4  4.0  9.3       4.3   B   4.5  4.5   A   9.6
06Z:  6.4  7.0  5.3  4.5  2.5  7.1  4.5  2.8  4.5       2.7  2.7  4.0  4.2       2.9  3.9  4.4  6.9       4.2   B   5.4  5.4   A  10.4
07Z:  7.4  7.1  5.8  4.7  3.3  6.5  2.8  4.6  6.1       3.8  2.7  4.2  5.0       3.3  3.5  3.6  6.9       5.0   B   4.8  7.2   A  10.2
08Z:       7.0  6.5  4.5  4.0  5.9  2.8  6.6  6.8            2.7  4.4  5.5       3.1  2.7  4.2  7.1       5.5   B   4.6  6.3  3.5 10.5
09Z:  7.4  7.2  6.1       5.2  7.2  2.2                      3.0  4.7  6.0       3.3  2.7  4.5  6.9       6.0   B   4.7  7.7  3.7 10.4
10Z:  7.4  7.4  6.0       6.2  5.3  1.8                      3.2  4.4  3.6       3.2   B   7.0  6.8       3.6   B   4.6  7.7  3.9  9.1
11Z:  7.2  7.0  4.8       6.0  4.2  2.6                      3.2  4.5  2.5       3.3       5.4  6.7       2.5       5.9  7.2  3.3  8.6
12Z:  6.6  5.3       4.0            3.3                      3.2  6.0  2.9       3.1  5.0       6.2       2.9  6.1  6.8  7.6   A   6.9
13Z:                                                         3.4  6.6  3.1  5.6  3.1  6.0  3.8  3.6       3.1   A   7.1  7.3  5.5  5.9
14Z:                                                              6.6  2.2  6.9  4.1  6.2   A   3.5   F   2.2   A   7.1  5.3  6.9  5.4
15Z:                                                              8.9  2.5  7.0  7.0  7.7  4.3  3.3   F   2.5   A        4.8  8.9  5.2
16Z:                                                              8.1  2.6       8.0  6.2  3.6  3.4  5.5  2.6  7.0  8.1  3.2  5.8  5.2
17Z:                                                              8.9  4.6  8.8  7.6  6.2  3.0  3.2  6.0  4.6  7.2  8.2  3.6       5.3
18Z:                                                              8.9       8.1  9.3  7.7   B    R   6.4       7.0       3.3       4.7
19Z:                                                              8.5            8.3   A   4.1  4.2   B         B   6.9  3.2  9.0  4.1
20Z:                                                              8.1            9.4  7.6  4.4  2.3            5.6  6.0  2.9  8.5  4.0
21Z:                                                              8.0            8.5  3.8  4.8  2.4   F        4.1       3.0  8.4  4.3
22Z:                                                              5.6            7.3  2.3       3.3  7.7       3.1  4.4  3.1  7.0  5.5
23Z:                                                              4.4            6.4  4.3  7.6  5.3             B   4.3  3.4  5.6  5.8
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.29 MHz.


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

      ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MUR  TOM  MAG  JUL  UPS  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 13.0  6.2  8.7            7.5       8.1      19.3 11.1 37.2 21.1  7.2 24.3 26.1      37.8   B  12.3  9.3   A  19.8
01Z: 12.2                14.5      19.8  8.4      16.6 10.7 43.2 17.1  7.8      30.4      43.8   B  12.2  9.3   A  22.7
02Z: 13.9  6.1      11.6 15.0 12.0 24.5  9.6      11.0 10.7 42.2  9.6  6.5 14.2 39.4      42.2   B  13.6 10.6   A  28.2
03Z: 18.7           12.2 13.9 19.8 28.0  9.9       9.7 11.3 40.6  9.0   B   9.6 35.4      40.6   B  13.9 11.6  9.3 34.2
04Z: 24.3           10.9 10.2 25.1       9.9       9.2 12.5 22.4  9.5 10.7  7.0 30.7      22.8   B  14.7  9.5   A  29.3
05Z: 19.8      14.7 13.0  9.3 22.1 17.6  9.8  6.9  9.3 12.3 15.1 14.4 11.4 14.0 32.5      15.1   B  15.8 17.1   A  26.9
06Z: 19.8      18.0 14.4  7.8 26.3 15.3  9.2       8.7 11.6 13.0  8.4 10.9 11.9 22.8      13.0   B  16.2 19.4   A  30.2
07Z: 22.9 24.9 19.1 15.5 10.6 24.1  9.0 15.2       8.5 12.6 15.0  8.9 10.2 10.8 25.5      15.0   B  14.4 25.9   A  29.6
08Z:      22.4 22.1 14.8 12.4 21.8  9.0 23.8       8.0 12.8 17.9  9.0  8.6 15.1 24.1      18.1   B  13.8 20.2  9.8 31.5
09Z: 22.9 25.2 20.7      17.2 25.9  7.5            9.4 13.2 21.3  9.9  8.1 16.2 24.8      21.6   B  14.1 26.9 11.1 33.3
10Z: 21.5 25.2 20.4      20.5 18.6  5.4           10.2 13.2 13.0  9.9   B  29.4 22.4      13.0   B  15.2 26.2 12.5 29.1
11Z: 22.3 23.8 15.4      19.8 16.0  7.8           10.1 14.8  7.5  9.9      21.6 21.4       7.5      21.8 23.8 10.2 26.7
12Z: 19.8 18.6      11.6            9.9           10.1 20.4  9.4  9.0 16.5      21.7       9.6 20.7 24.5 27.4   A  22.1
13Z:                                              10.6 23.1 10.7  9.0 20.4 12.9 11.9      10.8   A  25.6 27.0 18.7 17.7
14Z:                                                   23.1  7.7 13.5 21.1   A  10.8   F   7.7   A  25.6 20.1 24.1 16.2
15Z:                                                   30.3  9.6 24.5 25.4 11.6 10.6   F   9.8   A       15.8 32.0 13.5
16Z:                                                   25.9  7.7 27.2 20.5  9.7  9.9 18.7  7.8 23.8 28.4 10.6 23.8 14.0
17Z:                                                   29.4 14.5 26.6 19.8  8.1  9.6 19.8 14.7 23.0 30.3 11.5      16.4
18Z:                                                   29.4      32.5 22.3   B    R  20.5      24.5      11.6      15.0
19Z:                                                   27.2      27.4   A  12.7 16.0   B         B  24.1  9.6 28.8 11.9
20Z:                                                   27.5      32.9 25.1 14.1  9.2           19.6 24.0  8.1 32.3 11.2
21Z:                                                   28.0      28.0 12.5 15.8  6.7   F       14.8       8.7 29.4 12.9
22Z:                                                   19.0      24.1  6.4      11.2 24.6      10.5 17.2  9.0 24.5 18.1
23Z:                                                   10.6      21.8 12.9 22.0 19.1             B  14.6 14.6 20.2 18.6
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.16 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  120  240  320       520
01Z:   85  320  300  120  540
02Z:   65  380  250  120  510
03Z:       420  210  100  340
04Z:   45  370  180   93  160
05Z:   43  320  170   97  100
06Z:   43  280  170  100   82
07Z:   43  230  170  100   82
08Z:   44  240  170  100   84
09Z:   45  240  170  110   85
10Z:   46  230  170  110   49
11Z:   47  200  170  120   38
12Z:   47  160  170  130   38
13Z:   45  120  170  180   41
14Z:   63  110  170  220   39
15Z:  110  120  170  260   37
16Z:  120  120  170  240   43
17Z:  150  120  180       73
18Z:  190  120  200  280  150
19Z:  210  110  240  270  210
20Z:  240   96  260  280  250
21Z:  210  100  280  280  300
22Z:       140  280  200  400
23Z:  120  180  200  160  490


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

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


