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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-27 -058 00:50:00.000"
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" >
2026.02.27 (058) 00:50:00</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">
FF202605802270050009039031101000005018000000001107501000080502560000000040000
</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
<CharacteristicList Num="25" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="4.150" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.316" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="13.762" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="2.600" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="2.600" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="4.500" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="295.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="295.000" 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="0.600" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="3.950" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="323.500" 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="2.600" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="2.600" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="315.824" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="285.145" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="6.335" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="44.857" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="2.124" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="22.696" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="48.660" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.550" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="1">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="32">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
2.6 2.65 2.7 2.75 2.8 2.85 2.9 2.95 3.0 3.05 3.1 3.15 3.2 3.25 3.3 3.35 3.4 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
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
295.000 300.000 302.500 305.000 315.000 318.125 321.250 324.375 327.500 330.625 333.750 336.875 340.000 343.125 346.250 349.375 352.500 355.625 358.750 361.875 365.000 355.000 335.000 330.000 325.000 324.500 324.000 323.500 336.838 356.337 387.548 445.553
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
51 57 0 60 54 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 60 0 0 0 0 57 54 57 54 54 51 0 51 0 0 0 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="101">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
93.502 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 146.596 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 170.0 175.0 180.0 183.191 185.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 205.0 210.0 215.0 219.787 220.0 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 250.0 255.0 260.0 265.0 270.0 275.0 280.0 285.0 290.0 295.0 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 315.824 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0 375.0 380.0 385.0 390.0 395.0 400.0 405.0 410.0 415.0 420.0 425.0 430.0 435.0 440.0 445.0 450.0 455.0 460.0 465.0 470.0 475.0 480.0 485.0 490.0 495.0 500.0 505.0 510.0 515.0 520.0 525.0 530.0 535.0 540.0 545.0 550.0 555.0 560.0 565.0 570.0
</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="4.15" PeakHeight="315.824" Num="5" zHalfNm="285.145" Error="4.673">
-88.476 -12.269 7.87 -3.298 0.136
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="109.787" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="315.824" PeakDensity="213678.66" PeakScaleHeight="22.696" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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