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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 27 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  TOM  DIX  MAG  SAL  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      3.0  2.7            3.8       3.1  3.2  3.6  3.4  3.2  3.2       3.3   B   2.9  3.4  3.4  3.0
01Z:           2.9  3.2       3.7       2.8  3.2  3.5  3.2  3.1  3.1       3.3   B   3.1  3.2  2.9  2.4
02Z:      2.8  2.7  3.0       3.6  3.0  2.7  3.4  2.8  2.9  3.1  3.6       3.4   B   3.0  3.2   A   2.6
03Z: 3.0            3.4                 2.9  3.6  3.4  2.8  3.1  3.3       3.6   B   3.0  3.4   A   3.0
04Z: 3.0            3.4       3.4  3.1  3.1  3.6  3.2  2.8       3.3       3.6   B   3.0  3.0  3.2  2.9
05Z:      3.3  3.4  3.4       3.7  3.3  3.0  3.8  3.5  2.7       1.1       3.9  3.0  3.3  3.5  4.3  2.8
06Z: 3.2            3.1       3.4  3.3  3.4  2.8   A   3.1  2.6  3.4       2.8   B   3.3  4.0   A   2.9
07Z:           3.4  3.5       3.7       3.4  3.0  2.9   B   2.7  3.2       3.1  3.3  3.5  3.8   A   2.9
08Z: 3.3            3.3  3.5  3.4  3.5  3.2  3.3  2.9   B   2.7            3.4   B   3.1  3.4   A   3.0
09Z: 3.3       3.4  3.4  3.3  3.4  3.3  2.9  3.2  3.0   B    A             3.2   B   2.8  3.6   A   2.9
10Z: 3.4       3.3  3.4  3.0  3.2  3.4  3.1  3.3  2.9   B   2.7   I        3.4   B   3.2  3.5  3.3  3.0
11Z: 3.5       3.4  3.2  3.3  3.2  3.3  3.3  3.0  3.2  3.3  2.7  3.2       3.0   B        3.6  3.0  3.4
12Z:           3.5  3.4  3.1       3.5  2.5  3.5  3.1  3.6  2.9  3.2       3.5  3.7  3.5  3.4  2.9  3.4
13Z: 3.5  3.2  3.4  3.3                 3.6  3.5  3.1  4.1  3.5  3.3       3.5  4.0  3.6  3.6  3.3  3.3
14Z: 3.6  3.1  3.1  3.6       3.0  3.3  3.3  3.7  3.2  3.6  4.3  3.2   F   3.7  4.2  3.6  3.7  3.7  2.9
15Z: 3.3  3.0  3.1  2.9       3.0  2.8  3.3  3.0  3.5  3.4   B   3.3       3.0  3.6       3.8  3.4  2.8
16Z:      3.0  3.0            3.0       3.3  3.0  3.5  3.5   B   1.1  3.3  3.0  3.3  3.3  3.1  3.2  3.0
17Z:      3.2       2.9       3.0       3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5  2.8  3.2  3.4  3.5  3.5  3.3  3.1  3.5  3.1
18Z: 3.1  3.3                 3.1       3.2       3.3  3.2  3.0  3.3  3.5       3.6  3.3   B   3.5  2.8
19Z:                                    3.4       3.5  3.6  3.0  3.6  3.3       3.5  3.6  3.0  3.2  3.1
20Z:                                    3.6       3.6  3.1       3.5  3.4       3.2  3.6  3.1  3.2  3.2
21Z:                                    3.3       3.1  3.1  3.2  3.1            3.2  3.5  3.1  3.4  3.1
22Z:                                    3.2       2.4  3.1       3.2   F        3.1  3.4  3.0  3.0  3.4
23Z:                                    3.4       3.4  3.0  3.4  3.4                 3.4  3.0  3.4  2.9
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.24.


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  TOM  DIX  MAG  SAL
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.0  1.8            1.4
01Z:           1.8  2.4       1.5
02Z: 2.7  2.0  1.4  1.4       1.3  1.0
03Z: 1.0            1.6
04Z: 1.0            1.3       1.0  1.0
05Z: 1.0  2.0  1.6  1.2       1.0  1.0
06Z: 1.7       1.0  1.5       1.0  1.0
07Z:           1.4  1.7       1.0
08Z: 1.6       1.6  1.6  1.8  1.0  1.8
09Z: 1.8       1.4  1.5  1.7  1.1  1.0
10Z: 1.7       1.6  1.0  1.4  1.0  1.0
11Z: 1.4       1.6  1.5  1.2  1.0  1.0
12Z:           1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.0
13Z: 1.2  2.0  1.8  1.0  1.0
14Z: 1.3  2.0  1.8  1.6  1.5  1.0  1.0
15Z: 1.0  2.0  1.6  1.2  1.5  1.0  1.0
16Z:      2.0  1.8  1.6  2.2  1.0  1.0
17Z:      2.0       1.1  1.6  1.0  1.0
18Z: 1.5  2.0  1.6       2.6  1.0  1.0
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  TOM  DIX  MAG  SAL
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:                          2.5
01Z:
02Z: 4.0                      3.2  2.1
03Z: 3.7            2.5
04Z:                          2.6
05Z: 2.5            2.5       1.9
06Z:           2.8  3.6       2.3
07Z:           2.8  4.8       2.0
08Z:           3.0  2.9       2.5
09Z:                2.5       1.2  3.0
10Z:           3.0  4.0            2.2
11Z:           2.6
12Z:                     2.2
13Z:                2.0  2.0
14Z:                     2.8  2.2
15Z:      3.0            4.7  2.4
16Z:      2.9       3.3  4.6
17Z:                     5.4
18Z:                     4.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  TOM  DIX  MAG  SAL  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       4.0  2.9            6.7       3.6 13.2  6.2  2.6  4.9  5.9      13.2   B   3.7  3.0  3.5  5.8
01Z:            2.4  2.8       6.5       3.4 12.4  3.4  2.6  5.3  9.0      12.4   B   4.4  3.5  3.3  6.1
02Z:       3.4  2.2  3.7       6.4  3.0  4.0 12.6  3.0  2.6  4.1 11.6      12.6   B   4.1  2.9   A   7.1
03Z:  2.4            5.8                 4.1 12.7  3.2  2.4  3.7 10.4      12.7   B   4.5  2.8   A   8.6
04Z:  2.0            7.0       6.9  3.0  4.1  8.5  3.1  2.7      11.0       8.5   B   5.0  2.8  3.4  8.3
05Z:       7.3  6.0  7.0       6.4  4.5  4.5  5.1  2.5  2.8      11.1       5.1  3.0  4.9  5.1  3.3  8.1
06Z:  2.3       6.3  8.5       5.2  5.6  4.2  4.0   A   2.2  3.0 11.2       4.0   B   5.4  7.0   A   8.3
07Z:            7.0  7.9       3.7       5.0  4.8  4.9   B   2.7 10.2       4.8  3.4  5.2  6.7   A   7.9
08Z:  3.5       8.0  6.8  4.2  2.5  6.2  4.7  4.8  3.0   B   2.3            4.8   B   3.4  6.2   A   8.0
09Z:  4.2       7.3  6.2  3.0  2.3  5.8  4.4  4.3  3.0   B    A             4.3   B   3.0  6.0   A   8.1
10Z:  4.5       6.7  6.4  2.9  1.8  4.7  4.0  4.0  3.0   B   3.6   I        4.0   B   3.0  5.0  3.3  8.3
11Z:  4.8       6.3  4.0  2.8  1.8  4.5  4.1  4.0  3.1  3.2  4.3  7.2       4.0   B        5.0  3.4  7.6
12Z:            5.0  3.2  2.0       4.2  6.7  4.0  2.8  5.2  4.0  6.8       4.0  6.2  8.2  5.7  3.6  7.4
13Z:  3.7  4.7  4.2  2.2                 7.7  4.0  2.8  5.2  4.3  6.2       4.0  4.9  7.2  4.9  5.3  5.7
14Z:  3.4  3.5  3.8  2.2       3.7  2.2  7.8  3.1  3.9  6.4  3.5  5.0   F   3.1  6.0  8.6  4.9  7.2  5.7
15Z:  2.3  3.3  2.6  2.0       4.0  1.8  7.9  2.4  6.5  7.2   B   3.8       2.4  6.5       3.5  7.8  5.4
16Z:       3.3  2.5            4.2       9.1  2.5  7.1  7.2   B  11.1  5.7  2.5  6.8  7.7  2.6  8.3  5.1
17Z:       3.7       2.0       4.5       8.0  5.5  8.1  7.1  3.1  3.8  6.5  5.5  7.0  8.3  2.9  7.7  4.7
18Z:  2.5  2.9                 4.1       7.9       8.0  7.0  3.7  3.5  7.0       7.0  7.5   B   7.6  4.5
19Z:                                     8.2       7.7  6.8  4.3  3.3  7.6       6.3  7.2  2.9  9.0  5.0
20Z:                                     6.5       7.8  6.2       2.9  7.1       4.9  7.0  2.8  9.0  4.3
21Z:                                     6.8       7.7  4.8  5.6  2.2            4.3  5.8  2.8  7.4  4.2
22Z:                                     5.6       6.5  4.5       2.8   F        3.6  5.0  3.0  7.1  4.9
23Z:                                     4.6       7.3  3.8  6.1  5.6                 4.7  3.0  6.1  5.8
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.22 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  TOM  DIX  MAG  SAL  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:      12.0  7.8           25.5      11.2 42.9 22.3  8.8 15.7 18.9      43.6   B  10.7 10.2 11.9 17.4
01Z:            7.0  9.0      24.1       9.5 40.3 11.9  8.3 16.4 27.9      40.9   B  13.6 11.2  9.6 14.6
02Z:       9.5  5.9 11.1      23.0  9.0 10.8 42.8  8.4  7.5 12.7 41.8      42.8   B  12.3  9.3   A  18.5
03Z:  7.2           19.7                11.9 45.7 10.9  6.7 11.5 34.3      45.7   B  13.5  9.5   A  25.8
04Z:  6.0           23.8      23.5  9.3 12.7 30.6  9.9  7.6      36.3      30.6   B  15.0  8.4 10.9 24.1
05Z:      24.1 20.4 23.8      23.7 14.8 13.5 19.6  8.8  7.6      12.2      19.9  9.0 16.2 17.9 14.2 22.7
06Z:  7.4           26.3      17.7 18.5 14.3 11.2   A   6.8  7.8 38.1      11.2   B  17.8 28.0   A  24.1
07Z:           23.8 27.6      13.7      17.0 14.6 14.2   B   7.3 32.6      14.9 11.2 18.2 25.5   A  22.9
08Z: 11.6           22.4 14.7  8.5 21.7 15.0 16.1  8.7   B   6.2           16.3   B  10.5 21.1   A  24.0
09Z: 13.9      24.8 21.1  9.9  7.8 19.1 12.8 13.8  9.0   B    A            13.8   B   8.4 21.6   A  23.5
10Z: 15.3      22.1 21.8  8.7  5.8 16.0 12.4 13.4  8.7   B   9.7   I       13.6   B   9.6 17.5 10.9 24.9
11Z: 16.8      21.4 12.8  9.2  5.8 14.8 13.5 12.0  9.9 10.6 11.6 23.0      12.0   B       18.0 10.2 25.8
12Z:           17.5 10.9  6.2      14.7 16.8 14.0  8.7 18.7 11.6 21.8      14.0 22.9 28.7 19.4 10.4 25.2
13Z: 12.9 15.0 14.3  7.3                27.7 13.8  8.7 21.3 15.1 20.5      14.0 19.6 25.9 17.6 17.5 18.8
14Z: 12.2 10.8 11.8  7.9      11.1  7.3 25.7 11.5 12.5 23.0 15.1 16.0   F  11.5 25.2 31.0 18.1 26.6 16.5
15Z:  7.6  9.9  8.1  5.8      12.0  5.0 26.1  7.2 22.8 24.5   B  12.5       7.2 23.4      13.3 26.5 15.1
16Z:       9.9  7.5           12.6      30.0  7.4 24.9 25.2   B  12.2 18.8  7.5 22.4 25.4  8.1 26.6 15.3
17Z:      11.8       5.8      13.5      28.0 19.0 28.4 24.9  8.7 12.2 22.1 19.2 24.5 27.4  9.0 26.9 14.6
18Z:  7.8  9.6                12.7      25.3      26.4 22.4 11.1 11.6 24.5      25.2 24.8   B  26.6 12.6
19Z:                                    27.9      26.9 24.5 12.9 11.9 25.1      22.1 25.9  8.7 28.8 15.5
20Z:                                    23.4      28.1 19.2      10.2 24.1      15.7 25.2  8.7 28.8 13.8
21Z:                                    22.4      23.9 14.9 17.9  6.8           13.8 20.3  8.7 25.2 13.0
22Z:                                    17.9      15.6 13.9       9.0   F       11.2 17.0  9.0 21.3 16.7
23Z:                                    15.6      24.8 11.4 20.7 19.0                16.0  9.0 20.7 16.8
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.92 MHz.


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

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  210  190  120  480  110
01Z:  310  140  100  490   68
02Z:  460  130  110  460   55
03Z:  500   97   99  400   45
04Z:  520   73   93   98   43
05Z:  500   66   97   88   43
06Z:  420   61   92   85   43
07Z:  330   62  100   81   44
08Z:  300   61  100   66   42
09Z:  290   61  100   53   40
10Z:        59   99   49   39
11Z:        58  100   49   39
12Z:        59  120   51   39
13Z:        59  170   45   38
14Z:  120   58  210   39   56
15Z:  120   57  210   35   98
16Z:  120   58  220   41  110
17Z:  120   61  230   73  130
18Z:  120   89  240  130  160
19Z:  120  110  250  180  170
20Z:  100  160  240  260  160
21Z:   95  180  210  340  150
22Z:  130  170  170  370  140
23Z:  200  190  140  430  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)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
WLP = Wallops Island VA          USA                 (N37W075)
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.


