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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-16 -047 06:00:00.000"
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>
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</RangeStepping>
<AutoScaler Name="Artist5" Version="500200" ArtistFlags="2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 65% PACIFIC flags: Multiple candidates for F2x cusp, One of F2 cusps was derived from the other, Unidentified traces above foF2</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>
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<StartTime Format="yyyy.MM.dd (DDD) HH:mm:ss" TimeZone="Coordinated Universal Time" >
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<DipAngle Val="-11.14" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DeclinationAngle Val="-19.74" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<SunSpotNumber Val="-1.0" Status="predicted"/>
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<URSI ID="03" Val="3.470" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="23.945" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="3.650" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="3.650" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="7.300" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
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<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="6.750" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="317.113" Name="h`(fMUF)" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foEp" Val="0.354" Units="MHz" ModelName="CCIR-79" />
<URSI ID="61" Val="3.650" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="3.650" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
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<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="2.918" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
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<URSI ID="71" Val="5.213" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
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<URSI ID="D1" Val="3.170" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
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</Trace>
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<ShiftedChebyshevList Num="2" >
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<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="94.5" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="273.271" PeakDensity="590694.8" PeakScaleHeight="21.257" />
</Profile>
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