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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 29 November
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 29 NOV 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM  JUL  UPS  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.9  2.7  3.0  2.9       3.6  2.9  3.1  3.0  3.7  3.0  3.2  3.4  3.1                 3.3   B        3.2  3.7  2.8
01Z: 2.9  3.0  2.9  3.0       3.5  3.0  3.0  2.8       3.0  3.3  3.3   A                  3.4  2.8       3.6  3.3  3.0
02Z:      3.0                      3.2  2.8            2.9  3.6  3.4  3.0  3.2  3.5       3.6  2.7        C   3.3  2.9
03Z:      3.1  2.8  3.1       3.6  3.4  2.8            2.7  3.6   A   2.6  3.0            3.6   B         C   3.5  2.7
04Z:      3.1  3.0  3.3       3.6  3.9  2.9            2.8  3.2  3.4  3.0  3.1  3.1       3.2  3.2       3.3  3.0  2.8
05Z:      3.2  3.4  3.3       3.7  3.4  3.1  3.0       3.0  3.4  3.4  2.8       3.2       3.4  3.0       3.8  3.2  2.8
06Z: 2.9  3.3       3.3  3.3  3.8       3.2            3.0  3.1  3.2  3.1  3.9  3.2       3.1  3.3       3.6  3.0  3.1
07Z:                                    3.5            3.1  3.6  2.9  3.1  4.1  3.6       3.6   B        3.6  3.3  3.0
08Z:                                    3.5            3.3  3.5  3.3  3.2  3.3  3.6       3.6   A        3.6  3.4  3.0
09Z:                                                   2.9   A   4.3  2.4  3.6  3.4        A    B        3.2  3.1  3.1
10Z:                                                   3.1  3.0  2.9   A   2.9  3.4       3.0  3.2       3.3  2.9  3.5
11Z:                                                   3.1  3.0  2.9  3.3  3.5            3.1  3.7       3.7  2.9  3.1
12Z:                               3.3                 3.7  3.5  3.0  3.4  3.4  3.4       3.6  3.7        C   3.0  2.9
13Z: 3.3  3.4  3.1  3.1       2.9  3.3                 2.5  3.8  2.9  3.4   A             3.8  3.7       3.6  3.4  3.1
14Z:      3.1  3.0  3.1       3.0  3.2                 3.3       3.2  3.4   A   3.3   B    R   3.6  3.5  3.8  3.8  3.0
15Z:           3.0            2.9  3.0                 3.3  2.8  3.6  3.4   B   3.2   B   2.8  4.1  3.6   C   4.1  3.2
16Z:      3.1  2.9  3.3       2.9  3.1                 3.2  2.8  3.5  3.4  2.6        B   2.9  3.4  3.2  3.5  3.4  3.5
17Z:      3.3  2.8            2.9  2.8                 3.4  3.5  3.5  3.5  2.5  3.4  3.2  3.5   B   3.5  3.5  3.4  3.3
18Z:      2.8  2.8                                     3.2       3.1  3.2  3.2  3.4  3.3        B   3.3  3.2  3.4  3.2
19Z:                                                   3.3       3.4  3.3   B   3.3  3.3       3.5  3.6  3.3  3.2  3.3
20Z:                                                   3.3       3.3  3.3       3.6   R        3.4  3.6  2.8  3.5  3.2
21Z:                                                   3.5       3.4  4.0   B   2.9  3.3       3.3  3.3  2.9  3.4  3.7
22Z:                                                   3.7       3.3  2.8  4.0  3.3   F         B   3.2  3.2  3.7  3.3
23Z:                                                   2.9       3.3  3.1  3.3  3.7             B        3.0  3.5  3.2
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.25.


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

     MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8  1.0  1.2  1.2  1.0
01Z: 1.0  2.0  1.8  1.0  3.2  1.3  1.0
02Z: 2.0  2.0  1.8  1.0            1.5
03Z: 1.0  2.0  1.3  1.0       1.4  1.7
04Z:      2.0  1.8  1.0       1.0  1.1
05Z: 2.5  2.0  2.2  1.0       1.0  2.4
06Z: 1.0  2.0       1.0  3.5  1.0
07Z:
08Z:
09Z:
10Z:
11Z:
12Z:                               1.0
13Z: 1.2  1.8  1.7  1.0  2.4  1.0  1.2
14Z: 1.0  1.8  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.5
15Z: 1.0       1.8  1.0  2.0  1.0  1.5
16Z: 1.0  2.0  1.6  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.6
17Z: 1.0  1.5  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2
18Z: 1.0  1.5  1.8  1.0  2.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 2.0       3.6  3.6  2.1
01Z: 3.0            3.8
02Z: 5.5       2.8
03Z: 4.5       2.1       2.3
04Z:                     2.0
05Z:                     1.1
06Z:                     1.2
07Z:
08Z:
09Z:
10Z:
11Z:
12Z:                          2.4
13Z:                4.4
14Z: 4.0       2.2  4.2
15Z: 3.6       2.0  6.2
16Z: 4.8       2.2  3.6
17Z: 4.8       2.0  5.4  1.3
18Z: 5.2  2.7       3.2
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM  JUL  UPS  POI  BOU  WLP  MAU  OTI  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  2.9  2.5  2.4  1.8       6.3  2.7  2.8  2.1  3.1  4.0  3.4 11.9       5.9  2.4                11.9   B        3.8  3.4  6.9
01Z:  2.8  4.1  2.2  2.1       7.2  2.5  2.5  2.2  3.6       3.5 12.4       3.3   A                 12.4  2.1       4.0  3.5  8.3
02Z:       4.4  2.2                 3.6  2.3       4.1       3.9 10.8       3.2  4.4  5.5  8.5      10.8  2.3        C   3.3  8.8
03Z:       6.4  2.2  2.9       6.9  5.6  2.2       4.2       4.1  7.0        A   4.1  2.9            7.0   B         C   3.2  8.9
04Z:       6.7  3.7  3.4       6.1  6.6  2.0       4.1       4.4  5.2       2.6  4.1  2.4 10.8       5.2  2.1       4.3  3.2 10.0
05Z:  2.8  8.0  5.7  4.3       6.2  7.6  2.0  2.2  3.6       4.6  4.5       2.9  3.5      10.8       4.5  3.3       6.9  3.1 10.6
06Z:  2.3  6.6       5.2  4.4  4.2       2.2       3.8       5.0  4.5       2.7  3.0  4.1 11.8       4.5  3.4       6.3  3.6 11.5
07Z:                                     4.4       4.2       4.7  5.2       3.0  2.6  3.4 12.6       5.2   B        6.5  3.7 11.0
08Z:                                     6.2                 4.3  4.2       3.2  2.0  3.9 10.2       4.2   A        6.9  3.3 10.3
09Z:                                                         3.6  2.9       2.9  2.4  4.3  7.8       2.9   B        7.4  3.4 10.7
10Z:                                                         3.1  2.7       3.1   A   3.2  7.8       2.7  2.9       7.1  3.4  9.3
11Z:                                                         3.4  2.9       3.2  3.0  2.7            2.9  5.3       7.4  3.7  8.7
12Z:                               13.4                      6.2  3.5       3.1  5.6  7.1  7.0       3.5  7.2        C   3.6  8.2
13Z:  3.6  4.9  5.0  2.1       3.2  3.1                      7.4  3.1  6.2  3.2  7.3   A             3.1  7.4       6.8  5.4  7.3
14Z:       4.5  3.3  1.7       3.6  2.8                      8.2  1.6  6.6  4.1  8.0   A   4.5   B   1.6  9.1  7.9  6.0  7.4  7.0
15Z:            3.0            3.8  2.6                      7.6  2.0  7.9  6.4  8.1   B   3.2   B   2.0  4.9  8.2   C   6.4  7.0
16Z:       4.3  2.5  2.8       3.3  2.6                      7.9  2.3  8.1  6.9  7.9  3.8        B   2.3  8.3  7.8  4.9  7.0  6.8
17Z:       4.0  2.5            3.5  2.5                      7.9  5.3  7.9  6.6  7.8  3.7  3.2  6.7  5.3   B   8.6  3.8  7.9  5.8
18Z:       3.6  2.8       3.6                                7.9       7.9  9.2  8.0  4.9  3.3  7.3        B   8.2  3.9  8.4  5.6
19Z:                                                         7.8           10.2  7.8   B   3.7  8.1       6.6  7.0  3.9  9.0  5.7
20Z:                                                         7.2            9.0  7.5       3.1   R        6.2  6.6  3.6  8.3  5.6
21Z:                                                         7.0            7.9  4.4   B   2.5  8.6       5.6  5.7  3.4  7.7  3.8
22Z:                                                         4.9            7.3  4.1  4.6  3.5   F         B   4.4  3.6  7.0  5.7
23Z:                                                         4.4            6.8  2.4  6.8  6.2             B        3.4  6.3  6.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.20 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SVE  SAL  DIX  MAG  TOM  JUL  UPS  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  8.4  6.8  7.2  5.2      22.7  7.8  8.7  6.4 14.8 10.2 38.7 20.1  7.4                39.3   B       12.2 12.6 19.3
01Z:  8.1 12.3  6.4  6.3      25.2  7.5  7.5  6.2      10.5 41.5 10.9   A                 42.2  5.9      14.4 11.6 24.9
02Z:      13.2                     11.5  6.4           11.3 38.9 10.9 13.2 17.6 29.8      38.9  6.2        C  10.9 25.5
03Z:      19.8  6.2  9.0      24.8 19.0  6.2           11.1 25.2   A  10.7  8.7           25.2   B         C  11.2 24.0
04Z:      20.8 11.1 11.2      22.0 25.7  5.8           12.3 16.6  8.8 12.3  7.4 33.5      16.6  6.7      14.2  9.6 28.0
05Z:      25.6 19.4 14.2      22.9 25.8  6.2  6.7      13.8 15.3  9.9  9.8      34.6      15.3  9.9      26.2  9.9 29.7
06Z:  6.7 21.8      17.2 14.5 16.0       7.0           15.0 13.9  8.6  9.3 16.0 37.8      13.9 11.2      22.7 10.8 35.6
07Z:                                    15.4           14.6 18.7  8.7  8.1 13.9 45.4      18.7   B       23.4 12.2 33.0
08Z:                                    21.7           14.2 14.9 10.6  6.4 12.9 36.7      15.1   A       24.8 11.2 30.9
09Z:                                                   10.4   A  12.5  5.8 15.5 26.5        A    B       23.7 10.5 33.2
10Z:                                                    9.6  8.1  9.0   A   9.3 26.5       8.1  9.3      23.4  9.9 32.5
11Z:                                                   10.5  8.8  9.3  9.9  9.4            9.0 19.6      27.4 10.7 27.0
12Z:                               44.2                22.9 12.4  9.3 19.0 24.1 23.8      12.6 26.6        C  10.8 23.8
13Z: 11.9 16.7 15.5  6.5       9.3 10.2                18.5 11.6  9.3 24.8   A            11.8 27.4      24.5 18.4 22.6
14Z:      13.9  9.9  5.3      10.8  9.0                27.1      13.1 27.2   A  14.8   B    R  32.8 27.6 22.8 28.1 21.0
15Z:            9.0           11.0  7.8                25.1  5.6 23.0 27.5   B  10.2   B   5.6 20.1 29.5   C  26.2 22.4
16Z:      13.3  7.2  9.2       9.6  8.1                25.3  6.6 24.1 26.9  9.9        B   6.7 28.2 25.0 17.1 23.8 23.8
17Z:      13.2  7.0           10.2  7.0                26.9 18.6 23.1 27.3  9.2 10.9 21.4 18.6   B  30.1 13.3 26.9 19.1
18Z:      10.1  7.8                                    25.3      28.5 25.6 15.7 11.2 24.1        B  27.1 12.5 28.6 17.9
19Z:                                                   25.7      34.7 25.7   B  12.2 26.7      23.1 25.2 12.9 28.8 18.8
20Z:                                                   23.8      29.7 24.8      11.2   R       21.1 23.8 10.1 29.1 17.9
21Z:                                                   24.5      26.9 17.6   B   7.2 28.4      18.5 18.8  9.9 26.2 14.1
22Z:                                                   18.1      24.1 11.5 18.4 11.6   F         B  14.1 11.5 25.9 18.8
23Z:                                                   12.8      22.4  7.4 22.4 22.9             B       10.2 22.1 19.5
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.90 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:   90  350  120  120  470
01Z:   64       110   90  440
02Z:   58  490  110   99  300
03Z:   47  600  100   94  160
04Z:   40        39  100  120
05Z:   40        28   98   94
06Z:   43  600   20  100   83
07Z:   42  510   17  100   84
08Z:       360   17  110   51
09Z:   43  280   18   97   41
10Z:   43        17  100   20
11Z:   42        18  100   38
12Z:   41  170   18  110   26
13Z:   40  140   16  170   41
14Z:   56  130   16  210   31
15Z:   84  120   16  220   35
16Z:  110  120   17  220   43
17Z:  150  120   59  230   76
18Z:  210  120   84  270  140
19Z:  250  110  130  260  210
20Z:  210  100  180  240  270
21Z:  190  100  190  230  340
22Z:  160  150  210  200  430
23Z:  140  200  210  170  580


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)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
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.


