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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-02-28 -059 02:50:00.000"
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" >
2026.02.28 (059) 02:50:00</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">
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<URSI ID="03" Val="3.439" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="26.305" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="3.300" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="3.300" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="8.450" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="235.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="235.000" 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="0.450" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="7.550" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="326.157" Name="h`(fMUF)" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<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="278.314" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="252.239" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="5.144" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="38.452" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="6.001" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="19.203" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="39.240" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.830" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
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<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="88">
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</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
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</Trace>
</TraceList>
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<Tabulated Num="93">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
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</AltitudeList>
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<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>
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="F2" StartFrequency="0.354" EndFrequency="7.65" PeakHeight="278.314" Num="5" zHalfNm="252.239" Error="2.748">
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</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="87.5" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="278.314" PeakDensity="726085.6" PeakScaleHeight="19.203" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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