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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-20 -051 01:00:00.000"
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>
<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 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 60% PACIFIC flags: Moderate F-spread, Multiple candidates for F2x cusp, Multiple candidates for F2o 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>
</ContactPerson>
<StartTime Format="yyyy.MM.dd (DDD) HH:mm:ss" TimeZone="Coordinated Universal Time" >
2026.02.20 (051) 01:00:00</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">
FF202605102200100009039031101000005018000000001107501000080502560000000040000
</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
<CharacteristicList Num="25" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="6.200" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.619" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="22.435" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="4.050" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="4.050" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="6.600" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="280.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="280.000" 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="0.050" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="6.150" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="301.364" 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="4.050" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="4.050" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="278.612" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="265.434" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="6.229" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="20.313" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="2.234" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="10.583" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="24.860" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.180" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="1">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="44">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
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
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
280.000 280.000 280.000 285.000 287.500 290.000 290.000 295.000 300.000 300.000 305.000 304.600 304.200 303.800 303.400 303.000 302.600 302.200 301.800 301.400 301.000 300.600 300.200 299.800 299.400 299.000 298.600 298.200 297.800 297.400 297.000 296.600 296.200 295.800 295.400 295.000 295.000 295.328 295.762 296.361 297.243 298.668 301.364 308.399
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
57 60 66 66 0 69 63 0 63 60 57 0 57 0 0 0 0 63 57 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 60 0 54 0 57 60 63 63 0 60 0 0 57 0
</TraceValueList>
<TraceValueList Name="DopplerShift" Type="float" Units="Hz" NoValue="99.0" Description="Doppler Frequency Shift" >
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</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
</TraceList>
<ProfileList Num="1">
<Profile  Algorithm="NH" AlgorithmVersion="4.33" Type="vertical" >
<Tabulated Num="69">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
93.502 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 146.678 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 170.0 175.0 180.0 183.356 185.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 205.0 210.0 215.0 220.0 220.034 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 250.0 255.0 260.0 265.0 270.0 275.0 278.612 280.0 285.0 290.0 295.0 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0 375.0 380.0 385.0 390.0 395.0 400.0 405.0 410.0
</AltitudeList>
<ProfileValueList Name="PlasmaFrequency" Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Plasma frequency" >
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</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="6.2" PeakHeight="278.612" Num="5" zHalfNm="265.434" Error="1.845">
-48.702 -17.925 11.841 -5.473 1.681
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="110.034" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="278.612" PeakDensity="476923.06" PeakScaleHeight="10.583" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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