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<SAORecord
FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-21 -052 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>
<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 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 40% PACIFIC flags: Moderate 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</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" >
2026.02.21 (052) 06:00:00</StartTime>
<SolarTerrestrialData>
<GyroFrequency Val="0.63" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DipAngle Val="-11.15" 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">
FF202605202210600009039031101000005018000000001107501000080502560000000040000
</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
<CharacteristicList Num="25" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="5.400" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.363" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="18.160" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="3.450" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="3.450" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="5.900" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="300.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="300.000" 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="0.650" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="5.350" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="342.292" 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="4.250" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="4.250" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="299.485" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="275.373" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="2.918" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="35.665" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="2.820" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="17.745" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="38.850" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.510" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="1">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="40">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
3.45 3.5 3.55 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
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
305.000 305.000 305.000 310.000 315.000 315.000 315.000 310.000 310.000 310.000 310.000 307.500 305.000 305.000 305.000 302.500 300.000 301.250 302.500 303.750 305.000 306.250 307.500 308.750 310.000 315.000 318.333 321.667 325.000 345.000 340.000 335.000 335.248 335.568 335.997 336.602 337.519 339.075 342.292 352.874
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
63 66 69 66 69 60 66 66 63 0 63 0 69 60 75 0 0 0 66 0 72 69 66 0 60 69 66 0 57 63 63 60 0 54 57 0 0 60 0 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="90">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
93.502 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 146.013 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 170.0 175.0 180.0 182.027 185.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 205.0 210.0 215.0 218.04 220.0 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 250.0 255.0 260.0 265.0 270.0 275.0 280.0 285.0 290.0 295.0 299.485 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0 375.0 380.0 385.0 390.0 395.0 400.0 405.0 410.0 415.0 420.0 425.0 430.0 435.0 440.0 445.0 450.0 455.0 460.0 465.0 470.0 475.0 480.0 485.0 490.0 495.0 500.0 505.0 510.0 515.0
</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="5.4" PeakHeight="299.485" Num="5" zHalfNm="275.373" Error="1.734">
-74.744 -12.068 7.886 -3.348 0.829
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="108.04" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="299.485" PeakDensity="361786.6" PeakScaleHeight="17.745" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
</SAORecord>
</SAORecordList>
