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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-18 -049 23:00:00.000"
URSICode="SAA0K"
StationName="SaoLuis"
GeoLatitude="-2.6"
GeoLongitude="315.8"
Source="Ionosonde"
SourceType="DPS-4"
ScalerType="auto">
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<FrequencyStepping StartFrequency="1.0" StopFrequency="18.0">
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</FrequencyStepping>
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</RangeStepping>
<AutoScaler Name="Artist5" Version="500200" ArtistFlags="2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 60% PACIFIC flags: Severe F-spread, F2x cusp not found, Multiple candidates for F2x cusp, Multiple candidates for F2o cusp, One of F2 cusps was derived from the other</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" >
2026.02.18 (049) 23:00:00</StartTime>
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<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>
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<URSI ID="07" Val="17.122" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
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<URSI ID="80" Val="3.450" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="6.900" 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="1.200" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
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<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" />
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<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="7.445" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
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<URSI ID="71" Val="4.060" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
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</TraceList>
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<Profile  Algorithm="NH" AlgorithmVersion="4.33" Type="vertical" >
<Tabulated Num="113">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
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</Tabulated>
<ShiftedChebyshevList Num="2" >
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="E" StartFrequency="0.2" EndFrequency="0.354" PeakHeight="110.0" Num="3" Error="0.0">
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<ShiftedChebyshev Region="F2" StartFrequency="0.354" EndFrequency="5.4" PeakHeight="318.903" Num="5" zHalfNm="283.9" Error="1.043">
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<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="100.565" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="318.903" PeakDensity="361786.6" PeakScaleHeight="25.993" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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