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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 14 December
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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 22:36:11 MST
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 14 DEC 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  MAG  SVE  JUL  UPS  TOM  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.8            3.6       3.0  2.9       3.8       3.1  3.5  3.1  3.2  3.6       3.1   B   3.4  3.1  3.6
01Z:      3.1            3.7       3.0  2.8                 3.3  3.3   A   3.1  3.4       3.3   B    B   3.6   A
02Z:      2.8            3.6       2.9  2.1                 3.5  3.2  2.3  3.2  3.5       3.6   B        3.6  3.1
03Z:      3.0            3.7  3.0  3.5       3.4            3.8  3.2   B   3.6  3.3       3.8   B    B   3.4  3.3
04Z:                     3.7                 3.6            3.2   A   2.4   A   3.3       3.3   B   3.5  3.2  3.2
05Z:      3.3  3.3  3.3  3.7  3.4  3.3       3.6            3.6  3.3   A    B   3.6       3.6  2.7  3.0  3.6  3.2
06Z:      3.0  3.4  3.4       3.5  3.3  1.8  3.7            2.8  3.0  2.8   B   3.5       2.8  3.1  3.3       3.2
07Z:      3.0  3.4  3.3  3.5       3.4       3.7            2.9  2.3  3.0   A   3.4       2.9   B             3.1
08Z: 3.3                      3.2  3.6       3.5            3.3  3.8  3.2   B   3.3       3.4   B   3.4       3.0
09Z: 3.4  3.3  3.4  3.3  3.0  3.4            3.5            3.3  3.0  2.8  3.5  3.4       3.3  3.3  3.4       2.9
10Z: 3.4       3.3  3.3  3.0  3.3       1.7  3.3            3.2  2.8   A   3.1  3.7       3.2  3.2  3.5       2.9
11Z: 3.6  3.0  3.1  3.3  3.0  3.2            3.1            3.2  3.0  2.9  2.8  3.1       3.2  3.6  3.5       2.8
12Z: 3.5       3.3       2.7            3.1  3.3            3.5  3.0  3.5  3.5  3.2       3.6  3.8  3.6       3.2
13Z:                                    3.0  2.8                 3.0  3.8  2.7  3.2        E   3.6  3.8       3.5
14Z: 3.4  3.3                 3.1            3.0                 3.1  3.6  2.7  3.3   F    D   3.4  3.5       3.7
15Z: 3.4  3.1            3.1                                3.7  3.6  3.5  2.8  3.1  3.5  3.7  3.8  3.2       3.8
16Z:      3.3            3.0                 2.9            3.1  3.7  3.6  2.7  3.0  3.3  3.1  3.5  3.5       3.4
17Z:                     3.1                 3.0            3.2  3.7  3.5  2.6  3.1  3.4  3.2  3.7  3.6       3.7
18Z:                     3.2  3.0                                3.3  3.4  2.3  3.5  3.3       3.3  3.5       3.6
19Z:                                                   3.5       3.5  3.4  3.1  3.5  3.2       3.5  3.3       3.2
20Z:                                                   3.4       3.5  3.5  3.3  3.5  3.4        B   3.8       3.5
21Z:                                                   3.2       3.6  2.7  3.2  3.1  3.3       3.0            2.9
22Z:                                                   3.2       3.3  3.0  3.3  2.9            3.1  4.1       3.5
23Z:                                                   3.2       3.3  3.3  3.0  3.3             A             3.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.27.


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

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


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

     MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  MAG  SVE  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:      2.2       3.0  1.9
01Z:
02Z:                3.0  2.2
03Z:      2.2       3.1
04Z:                     1.8       1.9
05Z:      2.4       2.5  1.4  3.0  2.0
06Z:           2.5            5.0  2.0
07Z:      3.4  2.0       2.1       2.6
08Z:                          4.0  3.0
09Z: 4.8  3.7  1.9       2.0       2.0
10Z: 2.0                 1.4
11Z: 1.6  3.0       2.5       2.4
12Z:      3.0       3.1  1.9
13Z:                     2.1
14Z:      2.4       4.4  2.2
15Z:      2.8       2.6
16Z:      3.0       6.0
17Z:      3.0  2.3  4.0            3.0
18Z: 2.2       2.5  2.0  2.1
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  MAG  SVE  JUL  UPS  POI  TOM  BOU  WLP  OTI  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:       4.2            5.9       2.8  2.6  3.0       5.5           14.0  6.0  2.2  5.7  9.4      14.0   B   3.2  2.8  5.4
01Z:       3.5            7.5       3.3  2.2  3.1                     15.0  4.5   A   4.1 11.0      15.0   B    B   3.0   A
02Z:       3.7            7.3       3.2  2.3  3.2                     13.3  2.9  3.7  3.9 10.8      13.3   B        2.8  3.0
03Z:       4.9            7.1  2.4  2.8       3.2  5.4                 8.3  3.4   B   2.2 11.0       8.3   B    B   2.1  3.2
04Z:                      6.3        A        3.2  6.5                 5.6   A   3.5   A  11.0       5.6   B   4.0  2.1  2.9
05Z:       5.4  3.8  2.5  5.1  5.8  2.3       2.7  6.5                 3.4  3.3   A    B  11.6       3.4  3.1  5.0  4.1  3.0
06Z:       6.6  4.8  3.2       6.3  2.2       2.3  5.9                 2.5  3.4  2.3   B  11.4       2.5  3.1  5.1       3.4
07Z:       7.5  5.6  3.6  2.2       3.8       3.1  7.3                 3.2  3.5  2.9   A   8.5       3.2   B             3.4
08Z:  3.5                      6.3  5.5            6.9                 3.9  5.5  2.4   B   7.7       3.9   B   3.8       3.2
09Z:  4.5  5.7  5.6  2.5  1.4  6.6                 5.6                 3.0  3.5  8.9  5.6  7.5       3.0  2.5  3.0       3.4
10Z:  5.1       5.4  2.2  1.5  6.2                 4.5                 3.0  4.3   A   3.5  5.0       3.0  2.4  2.8       3.5
11Z:  5.4  6.6  3.8  1.6  1.9  5.5                 3.5                 3.9  4.4  3.1  4.9  4.5       3.9  4.3  3.5       3.5
12Z:  4.2       3.0       2.6  5.0                 2.7                 5.0  4.4  4.8  3.6  5.0       5.0  7.1  5.8       3.7
13Z:                                               2.2            5.1  4.0  4.4  6.3  3.1  4.4       4.0  6.9  6.5       4.9
14Z:  3.3  5.4                13.1                 2.1                 4.0  4.7  7.4  3.4  4.0   F   4.0  7.3  7.0       6.7
15Z:  2.0  3.6            3.4 12.0                                7.2  3.2  5.7  7.5  2.9  3.9  3.7  3.2  6.9  7.0       6.3
16Z:       3.3            3.2                      1.9            7.4  2.5  7.0  7.9  3.1  3.7  5.0  2.5  7.4  7.9       6.7
17Z:       2.9            3.4                      2.1            7.6  4.0  6.2  6.9  2.7  5.0  5.7  4.0  6.8  7.0       7.6
18Z:       3.3            3.2  2.0                                7.7       7.9  8.0  3.5  4.0  6.1       6.8  6.8       7.9
19Z:                                                         6.5            8.3  7.8  3.3  3.6  6.9       6.5  6.4       8.0
20Z:                                                         6.9            8.0  5.3  4.6  3.6  7.0        B   6.3       8.0
21Z:                                                         6.6            7.3  5.5  5.7  2.3  6.8       4.1            7.2
22Z:                                                         4.5            6.7  4.3  6.3  2.4            3.9  3.3       6.9
23Z:                                                         4.1            7.5  4.0  8.5  5.2             A             6.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.02 MHz.


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

      MUR  ASH  SAL  DIX  MAG  SVE  JUL  UPS  TOM  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:      11.8           21.2       8.4  7.5      20.7      43.4 21.0  6.8 18.2 33.8      43.4   B  10.9  8.7 19.4
01Z:      10.8           27.8       9.9  6.2                49.5 14.8   A  12.7 37.4      49.5   B    B  10.8   A
02Z:      10.4           26.3       9.3  4.8                47.2  9.3  8.5 12.5 37.8      47.9   B       10.1  9.3
03Z:      14.7           26.3  7.2  9.8      18.4           31.1 10.9   B   7.9 36.3      31.5   B    B   7.1 10.6
04Z:                     23.3        A       23.4           18.2   A   8.4   A  36.3      18.5   B  14.0  6.7  9.3
05Z:      17.8 12.5  8.2 18.9 19.7  7.6      23.4           12.2 10.9   A    B  41.8      12.2  8.4 15.0 14.8  9.6
06Z:      19.8 16.3 10.9      22.1  7.3      21.8            6.9 10.2  6.4   B  39.9       7.0  9.6 16.8      10.9
07Z:      22.5 19.0 11.9  7.7      12.9      27.0            9.3  8.1  8.7   A  28.9       9.3   B            10.5
08Z: 11.6                     20.2 19.8      24.1           13.1 20.9  7.7   B  25.4      13.3   B  12.9       9.6
09Z: 15.3 18.8 19.0  8.2  4.2 22.4           19.6            9.9 10.5 24.9 19.6 25.5       9.9  8.2 10.2       9.9
10Z: 17.3      17.8  7.3  4.5 20.5           14.8            9.5 12.0   A  10.8 18.5       9.6  7.7  9.8      10.2
11Z: 19.4 19.8 11.8  5.3  5.7 17.6           10.8           12.5 13.2  9.0 13.7 13.9      12.5 15.5 12.2       9.8
12Z: 14.7       9.9       7.0                 8.9           17.8 13.2 16.8 12.6 16.0      18.0 27.0 20.9      11.8
13Z:                                          6.2                13.2 23.9  8.4 14.1        E  24.8 24.7      17.1
14Z: 11.2 17.8                40.6            6.3                14.6 26.6  9.2 13.2   F    D  24.8 24.5      24.8
15Z:  6.8 11.2           10.5                               11.8 20.5 26.2  8.1 12.1 12.9 11.8 26.2 22.4      23.9
16Z:      10.9            9.6                 5.5            7.8 25.9 28.4  8.4 11.1 16.5  7.8 25.9 27.6      22.8
17Z:                     10.5                 6.3           12.8 22.9 24.1  7.0 15.5 19.4 12.8 25.2 25.2      28.1
18Z:                     10.2  6.0                               26.1 27.2  8.1 14.0 20.1      22.4 23.8      28.4
19Z:                                                   22.8      29.1 26.5 10.2 12.6 22.1      22.8 21.1      25.6
20Z:                                                   23.5      28.0 18.6 15.2 12.6 23.8        B  23.9      28.0
21Z:                                                   21.1      26.3 14.9 18.2  7.1 22.4      12.3           20.9
22Z:                                                   14.4      22.1 12.9 20.8  7.0           12.1 13.5      24.1
23Z:                                                   13.1      24.8 13.2 25.5 17.2             A            22.0
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.41 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  120  300  190       590
01Z:   72  340  150  110
02Z:   58  440   66   89  400
03Z:   63  570   42  100  190
04Z:   57  550   26  110   94
05Z:   58  500   22  110   50
06Z:   59  390   21  110   43
07Z:   60  280   20  110   48
08Z:   57  200   19  110   48
09Z:   57  180   16  120   40
10Z:   61  150   17  120   30
11Z:   69  140   17        43
12Z:   61  120   16  120   57
13Z:   62  120   16  160   56
14Z:   66  130   18  200   52
15Z:   92  120   20  200   41
16Z:  110  130   23  190   38
17Z:  130  130   25  210   66
18Z:  160  120   44  240  120
19Z:  190  110   78  300  220
20Z:  180  110  130  300  320
21Z:        90  170  240  320
22Z:  170  120  170  210  400
23Z:  160  190  140  200  530


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
UPS = Uppsala                    Sweden              (N60E018)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
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)
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.


