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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-17 -048 09:40:00.000"
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 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 80% PACIFIC flags: 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>
</ContactPerson>
<StartTime Format="yyyy.MM.dd (DDD) HH:mm:ss" TimeZone="Coordinated Universal Time" >
2026.02.17 (048) 09:40:00</StartTime>
<SolarTerrestrialData>
<GyroFrequency Val="0.63" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<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"/>
</SolarTerrestrialData>
<DigisondePreface Format="FF">
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<URSI ID="03" Val="3.210" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="23.109" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="2.950" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="30" Val="4.600" Name="foEs" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="4.350" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="7.550" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="260.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="260.000" Name="h`F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="34" Val="105.000" Name="h`Es" 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="6.750" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="335.000" 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="1.778" Units="MHz" ModelName="CCIR-79" />
<URSI ID="61" Val="4.350" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="4.350" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="273.219" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="210.439" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="5.550" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<Custom Name="fminEs" Val="2.950" Description="Minimum frequency of Es-layer" Units="MHz" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="86.933" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="13.177" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="47.452" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="94.600" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.840" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="32" Val="4.350" Name="fbEs" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
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<TraceList Num="2">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="58">
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<Tabulated Num="166">
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</Tabulated>
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</ShiftedChebyshev>
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</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="28.445" Depth="0.137"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="273.219" PeakDensity="643176.2" PeakScaleHeight="47.452" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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