Lines: 245 Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 19 August Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!pipex!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!yale!gumby!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1993 19:14:27 MDT From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler) Newsgroups: rec.radio.info Message-ID: <9308210114.AA13537@rho.uleth.ca> --------------------------------------- DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 19 AUG 93 --------------------------------------- M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2 ------------------------------------------- MUR TOM DIX KHA MAG ASH SAL JUL UPS BOU GOO EIE TAO RES CHU KEA ARG BER NIC DYS LEA --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 00Z: 3.1 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.6 3.6 F 2.9 3.0 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.4 01Z: 2.6 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.3 2.8 3.4 3.3 02Z: 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.1 F A 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.6 03Z: 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.9 A 3.0 2.7 F 3.2 B 2.9 3.1 A 3.5 04Z: 3.1 2.7 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.2 C 3.2 3.0 B 2.9 3.4 A 3.3 05Z: 3.2 3.0 3.3 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.0 F 3.3 B 2.8 2.8 3.2 06Z: 3.1 2.4 3.1 2.7 2.4 3.8 3.1 3.2 B 3.0 2.9 3.4 07Z: 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.6 A 3.0 2.9 B 3.2 2.8 3.5 08Z: 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.3 A C 2.8 B 3.2 2.9 2.9 09Z: 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.7 C 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 10Z: 3.3 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.6 C 2.7 3.1 3.4 A A 11Z: 2.8 3.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.7 C 2.8 2.9 3.6 A 4.2 12Z: 3.3 2.9 B C 3.0 2.9 3.5 A 3.4 13Z: 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.2 C 2.9 B 3.1 3.2 3.1 14Z: 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.0 C 3.3 B 3.3 3.3 2.7 15Z: 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.0 C 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.0 16Z: 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.4 F C 3.2 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 17Z: 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.4 F C 2.9 A 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.4 18Z: 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.8 A B 3.3 3.0 3.3 19Z: 2.8 F 2.5 3.0 B 3.3 3.0 3.0 20Z: 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 21Z: 2.8 B 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 22Z: 3.0 3.2 F 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.2 3.5 23Z: 3.0 3.4 F 3.1 4.1 3.3 3.8 ========================================= Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2: 3.07. MINIMUM OBSERVED FREQUENCIES - FMIN (MHz) ----------------------------------------- MUR TOM DIX KHA MAG ASH SAL --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 00Z: 1.0 1.7 1.2 1.5 01Z: 2.0 1.2 2.0 1.0 02Z: 1.0 1.1 3.0 1.0 03Z: 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.5 04Z: 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.0 05Z: 1.2 1.2 3.0 06Z: 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.8 07Z: 2.8 1.0 3.3 1.2 2.0 1.8 08Z: 3.0 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.8 09Z: 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.0 3.6 10Z: 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 2.5 1.0 11Z: 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.0 12Z: 1.0 1.0 1.2 2.0 13Z: 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.9 1.6 14Z: 2.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.0 15Z: 2.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 16Z: 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.6 17Z: 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.0 18Z: 1.6 1.0 3.2 1.6 1.5 1.0 19Z: 20Z: 21Z: 22Z: 23Z: CRITICAL SPORADIC E-LAYER FREQUENCIES - Es (MHz) ------------------------------------------------ MUR TOM DIX KHA MAG ASH SAL --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 00Z: 4.0 2.2 6.7 2.7 01Z: 6.8 3.0 02Z: 3.0 9.0 03Z: 4.0 6.0 3.9 04Z: 3.8 4.1 3.7 05Z: 7.0 06Z: 4.7 6.3 3.2 07Z: 3.9 3.5 5.5 4.3 08Z: 4.0 3.7 5.6 3.8 09Z: 5.3 3.0 4.2 10Z: 3.5 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.6 11Z: 5.0 3.8 3.8 12Z: 3.0 3.2 5.8 13Z: 3.8 3.1 9.2 14Z: 4.3 3.1 2.2 15Z: 4.6 3.0 3.2 8.0 16Z: 4.0 4.0 2.2 5.6 2.0 17Z: 5.0 3.2 2.6 4.0 18Z: 3.1 5.0 2.1 3.3 3.0 19Z: 20Z: 21Z: 22Z: 23Z: OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz) -------------------------------------------- MUR TOM DIX KHA MAG ASH SAL JUL UPS POI BOU OTI GOO EIE TAO RES CHU KEA ARG BER NIC DYS LEA ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 00Z: 4.0 2.8 3.7 5.2 4.3 4.6 7.2 F 9.8 5.4 5.3 3.9 6.4 6.8 01Z: 3.3 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.4 3.4 4.7 6.9 4.6 9.9 4.7 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.9 02Z: 3.7 5.3 4.5 4.2 2.4 3.1 3.2 4.9 7.1 4.6 9.7 3.9 4.9 3.4 4.9 7.8 03Z: 5.4 4.5 2.2 2.2 2.9 A 4.7 8.7 5.0 9.6 B 4.5 3.9 A 7.4 04Z: 5.5 4.8 4.4 6.6 4.8 3.0 3.4 2.7 3.0 4.6 C 4.7 8.9 B 4.4 6.2 A 6.2 05Z: 6.7 4.6 5.1 3.0 3.9 3.1 2.6 4.0 11.6 F 9.2 B 4.4 3.2 7.5 06Z: 4.5 6.6 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.2 4.0 7.8 3.5 11.6 7.3 B 4.0 3.4 8.2 07Z: 4.8 6.6 4.6 7.4 5.4 4.6 4.2 A 12.4 7.1 B 4.4 3.4 7.3 08Z: 4.9 4.9 4.4 7.2 5.4 5.3 A C 7.1 B 4.3 3.2 6.6 09Z: 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 9.3 C 7.8 3.5 4.4 3.4 5.3 10Z: 6.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 8.2 5.3 7.4 C 7.6 4.0 5.5 A A 11Z: 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 5.5 8.0 C 8.5 4.8 6.1 A 3.5 12Z: 6.2 4.2 4.9 6.5 4.3 B C 6.7 4.9 5.7 A 3.8 13Z: 6.5 4.6 4.6 5.7 4.5 4.7 6.0 C 5.7 B 8.1 5.8 3.6 14Z: 5.5 6.6 4.5 3.9 5.5 4.8 4.9 5.4 C 4.8 B 6.9 6.1 3.6 15Z: 6.0 6.2 4.3 5.1 4.8 5.2 C 5.0 4.8 6.5 7.0 3.8 16Z: 5.6 4.5 4.7 4.9 F C 4.4 4.4 6.2 8.0 7.6 3.6 17Z: 5.3 6.0 3.9 4.8 F C 5.8 A 6.0 7.7 7.0 3.9 18Z: 4.2 4.0 4.8 3.6 5.2 5.1 4.3 4.8 A B 6.0 7.0 3.4 19Z: 4.8 F 4.9 5.1 B 5.4 7.1 2.8 20Z: 5.1 5.2 3.2 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.1 7.1 2.9 21Z: 5.6 B 5.0 5.4 5.4 7.0 4.9 7.0 2.9 22Z: 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.5 6.6 4.2 7.2 4.9 23Z: 5.4 6.2 5.3 5.6 6.0 7.3 6.7 ========================================= Estimated Average Global foF2: 5.34 MHz. MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR 3000 KM PATHS (MHz) - MUF(3000) -------------------------------------------------------------- MUR TOM DIX KHA MAG ASH SAL JUL UPS BOU GOO EIE TAO RES CHU KEA ARG BER NIC DYS LEA ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 00Z: 12.4 7.8 16.3 12.0 12.0 25.9 F 28.4 16.2 19.1 11.3 20.5 23.1 01Z: 8.6 16.0 10.7 8.1 9.2 13.6 22.1 14.3 29.7 13.2 18.8 10.4 21.4 22.8 02Z: 10.4 17.0 12.2 6.7 9.6 14.2 22.0 F A 11.7 14.2 10.2 15.7 28.1 03Z: 16.7 11.7 5.9 6.4 A 14.1 23.5 F 30.7 B 13.1 12.1 A 25.9 04Z: 17.0 13.0 21.8 13.4 9.0 9.5 8.7 14.7 C 15.0 26.7 B 12.8 21.1 A 20.5 05Z: 21.4 15.3 9.9 10.1 7.5 12.4 34.8 F 30.4 B 12.3 9.0 24.0 06Z: 20.5 12.0 14.9 13.8 18.7 13.3 36.0 23.4 B 12.0 9.9 27.9 07Z: 20.5 14.7 22.9 16.2 12.0 A 37.2 20.6 B 14.1 9.5 25.6 08Z: 14.7 12.8 20.2 16.7 17.5 A C 19.9 B 13.8 9.3 19.1 09Z: 14.1 17.4 16.4 25.1 C 20.3 10.8 14.1 10.2 17.0 10Z: 20.5 15.1 13.3 15.0 26.2 15.9 19.2 C 20.5 12.4 18.7 A A 11Z: 14.8 22.8 14.0 16.8 16.5 21.6 C 23.8 13.9 22.0 A 14.7 12Z: 20.5 14.2 B C 20.1 14.2 19.9 A 12.9 13Z: 20.1 14.3 13.8 17.1 16.0 19.2 C 16.5 B 25.1 18.6 11.2 14Z: 17.0 20.5 13.5 11.7 17.0 16.2 16.2 C 15.8 B 22.8 20.1 9.7 15Z: 18.6 18.6 13.3 15.8 17.3 15.6 C 15.0 17.3 19.5 21.7 11.4 16Z: 18.5 13.9 15.0 16.7 F C 14.1 17.2 19.8 25.6 24.3 12.6 17Z: 15.9 18.6 12.1 16.3 F C 16.8 A 17.4 24.6 21.0 13.3 18Z: 13.9 12.4 14.4 9.7 14.8 14.2 13.4 A B 19.8 21.0 11.2 19Z: 13.4 F 12.2 15.3 B 17.8 21.3 8.4 20Z: 13.3 14.6 9.9 13.0 15.4 20.1 14.8 20.6 9.0 21Z: 15.7 B 16.0 15.7 15.7 21.7 14.2 21.0 8.7 22Z: 16.2 16.0 F 16.5 23.8 12.6 23.0 17.1 23Z: 16.2 21.1 F 17.4 24.6 24.1 25.5 =============================================== Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 16.38 MHz. OBSERVED TOTAL IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT ------------------------------------------- BOU TAO ANC CNV PAL SHE OSA ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 00Z: 85 310 23 330 01Z: 82 320 20 210 320 02Z: 76 400 21 150 300 03Z: 58 510 28 120 260 04Z: 34 510 31 110 240 05Z: 20 540 22 100 230 06Z: 17 530 17 93 190 07Z: 18 470 7.5 91 180 08Z: 19 23 89 160 09Z: 18 6.2 170 10Z: 17 38 150 11Z: 16 30 78 120 12Z: 16 26 120 13Z: 16 150 20 170 98 14Z: 16 120 20 210 80 15Z: 31 110 27 230 72 16Z: 46 120 59 240 55 17Z: 57 120 76 270 110 18Z: 67 96 90 280 140 19Z: 64 97 95 280 200 20Z: 98 110 280 250 21Z: 110 120 260 310 22Z: 47 180 120 260 360 23Z: 200 110 260 460 LIST OF REPORTING STATIONS AND THE SATELLITES THEY USE TO MEASURE TEC: MUR = Murmansk USSR (N68E033) TOM = Tomsk USSR (N56E085) DIX = Dixon USSR (N74E081) KHA = Khabarovsk USSR (N48E135) MAG = Magadan USSR (N60E151) ASH = Ashkhabad USSR (N37E058) SAL = Salekhard USSR (N66E066) JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen Germany (N54E013) UPS = Uppsala Sweden (N60E018) POI = Poitiers France (N46E000) BOU = Boulder CO USA (N40W105) OTI = Ottawa Canada (N45W076) GOO = Goose Bay Canada (N53W060) EIE = Eielson AFB AK USA (N64W147) TAO = Taoyuan Taiwan (N25E121) RES = Resolute Bay Canada (N74W094) 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.