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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-27 -058 03:50:00.000"
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 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 70% PACIFIC flags: Severe F-spread, Multiple candidates for F2x cusp, Multiple candidates for F2o cusp, 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) 03:50:00</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">
FF202605802270350009039031101000005018000000001107501000080502560000000040000
</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
<CharacteristicList Num="25" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="5.200" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.720" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="19.343" 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="5.700" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="270.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="270.000" 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="0.150" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="5.150" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="287.118" 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="3.450" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="3.450" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="268.721" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="258.332" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="4.667" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="15.929" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="1.468" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="10.583" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="20.020" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.090" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="1">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="36">
<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
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
270.000 275.000 278.750 282.500 286.250 290.000 290.000 290.000 289.000 288.000 287.000 286.000 285.000 284.545 284.091 283.636 283.182 282.727 282.273 282.309 282.350 282.396 282.449 282.510 282.581 282.665 282.765 282.888 283.042 283.239 283.501 283.867 284.415 285.322 287.118 292.364
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
66 0 66 57 63 69 63 57 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60 60 57 60 0 63 66 60 57 60 0 63 57
</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="66">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
93.502 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 147.333 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 170.0 175.0 180.0 184.667 185.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 205.0 210.0 215.0 220.0 222.0 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 250.0 255.0 260.0 265.0 268.721 270.0 275.0 280.0 285.0 290.0 295.0 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0 375.0 380.0 385.0 390.0 395.0
</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="5.2" PeakHeight="268.721" Num="5" zHalfNm="258.332" Error="1.364">
-37.856 -15.306 9.591 -4.129 0.979
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="112.0" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="268.721" PeakDensity="335483.88" PeakScaleHeight="10.583" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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