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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 10 December
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 10 DEC 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  DIX  MAG  JUL  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z:           3.6  2.9                 2.6  3.5  3.1  3.3  3.5  3.0  3.2  3.7       3.0  3.6  3.1  3.4
01Z:           3.6  2.8  3.0            3.0       3.2  3.5  3.4  2.5  3.1  3.5        B   3.5  3.4  3.3
02Z:                3.1  2.8  3.0       3.0       2.8  3.7  3.4  2.5  3.5  3.3       2.8   B   3.7  3.5
03Z:           3.6  2.9  3.2  2.8                 3.1  3.7  3.5  3.0  2.8  3.4        B        3.0   B
04Z: 3.1  3.1  3.6  2.9  3.4       2.9            2.9  3.5  3.3  2.8  3.0  3.3       2.5   B   3.2   B
05Z: 3.1  2.9  3.7  3.2       3.3  3.3            2.6  2.8  3.1  2.5  2.5  3.3       2.9   B   3.4   B
06Z: 3.2  3.4  3.6  3.1  3.3  3.3  3.4  3.6       2.6  3.5  2.8  2.9       3.4       3.2   B        2.8
07Z:           3.2  3.3  3.4  3.3       3.2       2.8  3.2  3.0  3.1  3.2  3.5        B    B        2.7
08Z: 3.3       3.2  3.6  3.4  3.3  3.4  3.3       2.6  3.2  3.0  2.8  2.9  3.7        B    B         B
09Z:                                                   3.3       2.6                  B    B
10Z: 3.4  3.1            3.0  3.5  3.3                 3.0
11Z: 3.3                 3.4  3.4  3.3                 3.0
12Z: 3.4       2.8       3.3       3.1  3.1            3.3                 3.4
13Z: 3.3  3.2  2.9       3.2       3.3  3.3       3.6  3.5  2.7  3.6       3.4       3.5  3.9
14Z:           2.9       3.3            3.2       3.6  3.1  3.2  3.4   A   3.6       3.6  3.8       3.7
15Z:           2.8       3.2  2.8       2.9       3.4  3.2  3.6  3.3   A   3.3   B   3.4  3.6       3.7
16Z:           2.8       2.9  3.0       3.0       3.7  3.2  3.6  3.5   A   2.9  3.2  3.3  3.5  3.5  3.5
17Z:           2.8       3.1  3.0       2.9       3.3  3.5  3.4  3.3       2.9  3.2  3.4  3.4  3.5  3.4
18Z:           2.8       2.6  2.9  3.1                                     3.6                 3.2
19Z:                                                                       3.4                 2.8
20Z:                                              3.2       3.3  3.2  3.1  3.7   F   3.2  3.8   C   3.5
21Z:                                              3.5       3.5  3.1  3.2  3.7  3.1  3.2       3.0  3.4
22Z:                                              3.2       3.1  3.3  3.1  3.1   F   3.1   A   3.0  3.4
23Z:                                              3.3       3.2  3.1  3.2  3.5       3.1   B   3.0  3.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.21.


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

     MUR  DIX  MAG  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.0  1.0  1.2       1.8       1.0
01Z: 1.0  1.0  1.3  1.2            1.0
02Z: 1.0  1.9       1.7  1.4       1.0
03Z:      1.5  1.2  1.7  1.5
04Z: 1.0  1.2  1.0  2.0  1.8  1.5
05Z: 1.0  1.6  1.0       1.9  1.6
06Z: 1.0  1.6  1.0  1.4  1.0  1.8  2.0
07Z:           1.0  2.0  1.0       1.8
08Z: 2.0       1.0  1.8  1.0  3.5  2.0
09Z:
10Z: 1.8  1.1  1.6  1.6  1.0  2.9
11Z: 1.0  1.0  1.5  1.5  1.0  1.8
12Z: 2.8  1.1  1.0  1.6  1.6  1.0  1.0
13Z: 1.0  1.1  1.0  1.4  1.8  1.0  1.4
14Z:           1.0  1.6            1.2
15Z:      1.8  1.0  1.5  1.6       1.3
16Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.6  1.0  1.5  1.4
17Z: 1.0  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.6  1.6  1.3
18Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.6  1.4  1.5
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

     MUR  DIX  MAG  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.9  4.2  2.1
01Z: 3.7  3.8  2.1
02Z: 2.9  3.0
03Z:      2.6  2.1
04Z: 2.9  2.2  1.9
05Z:
06Z:                     3.0
07Z:                3.3  3.0       2.3
08Z:           2.0
09Z:
10Z:           2.1  3.1  4.0
11Z:      3.2  2.0  3.2  2.0
12Z:      3.2  2.0            1.5  6.0
13Z:      3.0                 1.3
14Z:           2.0
15Z:      4.8  2.1
16Z: 2.0  4.0  1.9
17Z: 2.3  6.0  2.2
18Z: 3.8  4.2  2.3
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


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

      MUR  DIX  MAG  JUL  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  WAR  POI  BOU  WLP  OTI  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:            6.3  2.6       2.0       1.9   C   3.1  5.5  3.2      14.5  7.0  2.4  5.4  7.3       2.2  3.0  3.5  4.5
01Z:            6.4  2.0  3.3            2.1   C   3.1       2.7      14.1  4.0  2.3  4.3  8.2        B   3.1  3.7  3.6
02Z:                 2.2  3.0  2.0       3.1   C   3.1       2.7      12.1  3.4  3.2  3.5  8.2       1.9   B   3.9  3.2
03Z:       2.8  6.9  2.2  4.4  2.1             C   3.0       2.5       7.1  2.9  2.9  2.7  8.6        B        2.8   B
04Z:  3.0  2.8  6.4  2.1  6.3  4.3  2.6        C   2.9       2.9       5.3  2.8  3.0  2.8  9.5       2.3   B   2.8   B
05Z:  2.6  2.9  6.4  2.2       6.1  3.8        C   2.9       3.2       4.0  2.8  3.0  3.7 10.6       2.2   B   5.2   B
06Z:  2.2  2.5  4.0  2.2  5.8  6.0  4.9  6.3  3.8  2.3       3.2       3.3  2.8  2.3      11.4       1.9   B        2.6
07Z:            3.3  3.9  8.0  6.0       7.2  5.2  3.2       2.8       3.6  3.4  2.3  3.5 14.8        B    B        2.8
08Z:  3.7       2.4  5.7  7.2  6.0  5.5  6.6  6.6            4.0       3.5  3.2  2.5  2.7 15.0        B    B         B
09Z:                                                                   2.5       2.8                  B    B
10Z:  5.1  2.8            7.2  7.4  4.8                                2.4
11Z:  5.1                 7.5  6.4  4.3                                3.0
12Z:  4.4       1.6       7.0  5.4  3.7 13.2                           3.6                 8.3
13Z:  3.5  4.0  1.9       6.2  4.3  2.7  3.0                 6.8  5.1  3.0  3.4  5.6       6.7       6.9  7.7
14Z:            2.1       3.9            2.2                 6.7  6.3  3.1  4.0  6.7   A   4.7       6.7  7.9       6.5
15Z:            2.1       4.0  2.5       1.9                 7.7  6.5  3.1  7.0  6.8   A   4.7   B   7.0  6.8       6.7
16Z:            2.1       2.3  2.3       2.0                 6.6  7.0  2.5  7.7  7.5   A   4.7  5.1  7.1  7.0  3.0  6.9
17Z:            2.0       2.7  2.0       2.2                 8.3  8.0  4.7  6.7  7.1       4.7  5.8  7.5  6.4  2.8  7.6
18Z:            2.1       2.8  2.1  2.0                           7.2                      4.8                 2.2
19Z:                                                                                       3.9                 2.4
20Z:                                                         7.8            8.1  5.7  4.8  3.2   F   5.1  6.7   C   7.9
21Z:                                                         6.9            7.6  4.7  5.2  2.3  7.7  4.4       3.0  7.8
22Z:                                                         5.1            7.1  4.6  5.6  2.9   F   3.9   A   2.9  7.3
23Z:                                                         4.8            7.8  2.7  5.9  5.7       3.3   B   3.0  7.2
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  4.69 MHz.


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

      MUR  DIX  MAG  JUL  ASH  SVE  SAL  TOM  BOU  WLP  MAU  VBG  GOO  EIE  TAO  CHU  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:           22.7  7.5                 4.9 19.5  9.9 48.6 24.5  7.2 17.3 27.0       6.6 10.8 10.8 15.3
01Z:           23.0  5.6  9.9            6.3       8.6 48.6 13.6  5.8 13.3 28.7        B  10.8 12.6 11.9
02Z:                 6.8  8.4  6.0       9.3       7.6 44.2 11.6  8.0 12.2 27.1       5.3   B  14.4 11.2
03Z:           24.8  6.4 14.1  5.9                 7.8 25.9 10.2  8.7  7.6 29.2        B        8.4   B
04Z:  9.3  8.7 23.0  6.1 21.4       7.5            8.4 18.3  9.2  8.4  8.4 31.4       5.8   B   9.0   B
05Z:  8.1  8.4 23.7  7.0      20.1 12.5            8.3 11.0  8.7  7.5  9.2 35.0       6.4   B  17.7   B
06Z:  7.0  8.5 14.4  6.8 19.1 19.8 16.7 22.7       8.3 11.7  7.8  6.7      38.8       6.1   B        7.3
07Z:           10.6 12.9 27.2 19.8      23.0       7.8 11.7 10.2  7.1 11.2 51.8        B    B        7.6
08Z: 12.2       7.7 20.5 24.5 19.8 18.7 21.8      10.4 11.2  9.6  7.0  7.8 55.5        B    B         B
09Z:                                                    8.4       7.3                  B    B
10Z: 17.3  8.7           21.6 25.9 15.8                 7.2
11Z: 16.8                25.5 21.8 14.2                 8.9
12Z: 15.0       4.5      23.1      11.5 40.9           12.1                28.2
13Z: 11.6 12.8  5.5      19.8       8.9  9.9      24.5 10.4  9.2 20.2      22.8      24.1 30.0
14Z:            6.1      12.9            7.0      24.1  9.6 12.8 22.8   A  16.9      24.1 30.0      24.1
15Z:            5.9      12.8  7.0       5.5      26.2  9.9 25.2 22.4   A  15.5   B  23.8 24.5      24.8
16Z:            5.9       6.7  6.9       6.0      24.4  7.9 27.7 26.2   A  13.6 16.3 23.4 24.5 10.5 24.1
17Z:            5.6       8.4  6.0       6.4      27.4 16.2 22.8 23.4      13.6 18.6 25.5 21.8  9.8 25.8
18Z:            5.9       7.3  6.1  6.2                                    17.3                 7.0
19Z:                                                                       13.3                 6.7
20Z:                                              25.0      26.7 18.2 14.9 11.8   F  16.3 25.5   C  27.6
21Z:                                              24.1      26.6 14.6 16.6  8.5 23.9 14.1       9.0 26.5
22Z:                                              16.3      22.0 15.2 17.4  9.0   F  12.1   A   8.7 24.8
23Z:                                              15.8      25.0  8.4 18.9 19.9      10.2   B   9.0 25.9
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 15.06 MHz.


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

      BOU  TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  120  240  220  120  510
01Z:   76  280  200   91  500
02Z:   63  340  140   80  350
03Z:   41  540  130   80  160
04Z:   36  770   99   80  110
05Z:   34  840   94   85   77
06Z:   33  710   89   99   52
07Z:   31  600   86   95   53
08Z:   31  550   88   97   48
09Z:   36        88  100   40
10Z:   36                  34
11Z:   35                  37
12Z:   32  190             43
13Z:   34  130             35
14Z:   40  120   82  180   34
15Z:   78  120   85  200   32
16Z:  110  120   87  210   36
17Z:  140  120   90  200   68
18Z:  170  120  110
19Z:  180  110
20Z:       100       250  250
21Z:        93  150  230  290
22Z:  180  130  160  200  310
23Z:  190  200  150  170  420


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

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
JUL = Juliusruh/Rugen            Germany             (N54E013)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SVE = Sverdlovsk                 USSR                (N56E061)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
WAR = Warsaw                     Poland              (N52W021)
POI = Poitiers                   France              (N46E000)
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)
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.


