<?xml version="1.0"?>
<SAORecordList>
<SAORecord
FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-09 -040 05:20:00.000"
URSICode="SAA0K"
StationName="SaoLuis"
GeoLatitude="-2.6"
GeoLongitude="315.8"
Source="Ionosonde"
SourceType="DPS-4"
ScalerType="auto">
<SystemInfo UMLStationID="903">
<FrequencyStepping StartFrequency="1.0" StopFrequency="18.0">
<LinearStepping Step="0.05" Units="MHz" />
</FrequencyStepping>
<RangeStepping StartRange="80.0" StopRange="1360.0" >
<LinearStepping Step="5.0" Units="km" />
</RangeStepping>
<AutoScaler Name="Artist5" Version="500200" ArtistFlags="2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 20% PACIFIC flags: Severe F-spread, F2o cusp not found, Multiple candidates for F2x cusp, Multiple candidates for F2o cusp, One of F2 cusps was derived from the other, Unidentified traces above foF2, Trace overlaps while constructing baseline</Comments>
<ContactPerson>
<Name>Dr. Mangalathayil Ali Abdu</Name>
<Affiliation>INPE, Division of Aeronomy</Affiliation>
<Address>Av dos Astronautas, 1.758 Jd. Granja - CEP: 12227-010 Sao Jose dos Campos - SP Brasil</Address>
<Email>maabdu@dae.inpe.br</Email>
</ContactPerson>
<StartTime Format="yyyy.MM.dd (DDD) HH:mm:ss" TimeZone="Coordinated Universal Time" >
2026.02.09 (040) 05:20:00</StartTime>
<SolarTerrestrialData>
<GyroFrequency Val="0.63" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DipAngle Val="-11.13" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DeclinationAngle Val="-19.74" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<SunSpotNumber Val="-1.0" Status="predicted"/>
</SolarTerrestrialData>
<DigisondePreface Format="FF">
FF202604002090520009039031101000005018000000001107501000080502560000000040000
</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
<CharacteristicList Num="25" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="7.950" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.515" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="27.948" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="3.600" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="3.600" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="8.350" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="285.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="285.000" Name="h`F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="90" Val="110.000" Name="hmE" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="83" Val="20.000" Name="yE" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="86" Val="0.100" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="7.950" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="320.000" Name="h`(fMUF)" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Custom Name="dlt foF2" Val="0.000" Description="Adjustment to the scaled foF2 during profile inversion" Units="MHz" />
<Modeled Name="foEp" Val="0.354" Units="MHz" ModelName="CCIR-79" />
<URSI ID="61" Val="3.800" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="3.800" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="294.186" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="279.926" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="3.598" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="22.323" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="3.845" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="10.586" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="28.220" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.030" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="1">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="88">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
3.6 3.65 3.7 3.75 3.8 3.85 3.9 3.95 4.0 4.05 4.1 4.15 4.2 4.25 4.3 4.35 4.4 4.45 4.5 4.55 4.6 4.65 4.7 4.75 4.8 4.85 4.9 4.95 5.0 5.05 5.1 5.15 5.2 5.25 5.3 5.35 5.4 5.45 5.5 5.55 5.6 5.65 5.7 5.75 5.8 5.85 5.9 5.95 6.0 6.05 6.1 6.15 6.2 6.25 6.3 6.35 6.4 6.45 6.5 6.55 6.6 6.65 6.7 6.75 6.8 6.85 6.9 6.95 7.0 7.05 7.1 7.15 7.2 7.25 7.3 7.35 7.4 7.45 7.5 7.55 7.6 7.65 7.7 7.75 7.8 7.85 7.9 7.95
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
290.000 290.000 290.000 290.000 285.000 285.000 285.000 285.000 285.000 295.000 297.500 300.000 302.500 305.000 305.000 307.500 310.000 311.000 312.000 313.000 314.000 315.000 315.000 315.000 315.000 315.000 315.000 315.000 315.000 315.000 310.000 305.000 300.000 295.000 297.143 299.286 301.429 303.571 305.714 307.857 310.000 305.000 305.000 305.000 300.000 295.000 295.000 295.000 297.500 300.000 298.333 296.667 295.000 290.000 285.000 285.000 290.000 290.000 290.000 290.000 295.000 295.000 300.000 300.000 300.000 300.000 302.222 304.444 306.667 308.889 311.111 313.333 315.556 317.778 320.000 320.000 319.167 318.333 317.500 316.667 315.833 315.000 320.000 320.000 320.000 320.000 320.000 320.000
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
72 69 66 75 0 69 72 60 63 66 63 0 0 69 69 72 72 66 0 0 66 66 63 60 0 69 69 69 60 63 66 66 69 66 69 0 66 0 63 69 66 69 69 66 66 69 69 69 63 69 63 60 0 69 69 66 69 0 63 0 63 63 66 0 66 0 63 0 0 66 0 0 0 57 60 63 57 0 0 54 0 69 66 63 0 69 60 63
</TraceValueList>
<TraceValueList Name="DopplerShift" Type="float" Units="Hz" NoValue="99.0" Description="Doppler Frequency Shift" >
-0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -1.171875 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 1.171875 -0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 1.171875 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -1.171875 -0.390625 -1.171875 0.390625 -1.953125 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -1.171875 -0.390625 -1.171875 -0.390625 -1.171875 -0.390625 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -0.390625 -1.171875 -1.171875 -0.390625 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 -1.171875 0.390625 -1.953125 -0.390625 0.390625 -1.953125 0.390625 0.390625 -1.953125 -1.171875 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -1.171875 -1.171875 -0.390625 -1.171875 -1.171875
</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
</TraceList>
<ProfileList Num="1">
<Profile  Algorithm="NH" AlgorithmVersion="4.33" Type="vertical" >
<Tabulated Num="74">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
93.502 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 146.601 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 170.0 175.0 180.0 183.201 185.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 205.0 210.0 215.0 219.802 220.0 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 250.0 255.0 260.0 265.0 270.0 275.0 280.0 285.0 290.0 294.186 295.0 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0 375.0 380.0 385.0 390.0 395.0 400.0 405.0 410.0 415.0 420.0 425.0 430.0 435.0
</AltitudeList>
<ProfileValueList Name="PlasmaFrequency" Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Plasma frequency" >
0.2 0.234 0.307 0.343 0.354 0.352 0.345 0.333 0.316 0.292 0.261 0.217 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.208 0.229 0.25 0.271 0.292 0.313 0.334 0.354 0.359 0.558 0.891 1.253 1.619 1.997 2.394 2.817 3.274 3.772 4.321 4.935 5.633 6.441 7.379 7.95 7.945 7.743 7.315 6.752 6.125 5.486 4.867 4.287 3.756 3.278 2.853 2.477 2.147 1.859 1.608 1.39 1.201 1.037 0.896 0.773 0.668 0.576 0.497 0.429 0.37 0.319 0.276 0.238 0.205

</ProfileValueList>
</Tabulated>
<ShiftedChebyshevList Num="2" >
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="E" StartFrequency="0.2" EndFrequency="0.354" PeakHeight="110.0" Num="3" Error="0.0">
-18.791 2.435 -0.142
</ShiftedChebyshev>
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="F2" StartFrequency="0.354" EndFrequency="7.95" PeakHeight="294.186" Num="5" zHalfNm="279.926" Error="2.418">
-61.67 -22.558 13.642 -3.586 -0.212
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="109.802" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="294.186" PeakDensity="784150.1" PeakScaleHeight="10.586" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
</SAORecord>
</SAORecordList>
