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<SAORecord
FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-03-18 -077 09:20:00.000"
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 70% PACIFIC flags: 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" >
2026.03.18 (077) 09:20:00</StartTime>
<SolarTerrestrialData>
<GyroFrequency Val="0.63" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DipAngle Val="-11.17" 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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</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
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<URSI ID="00" Val="5.950" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.401" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="20.236" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="2.450" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="2.450" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="6.500" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="245.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="245.000" 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="0.300" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="5.600" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="306.251" 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="1.485" Units="MHz" ModelName="CCIR-79" />
<URSI ID="61" Val="2.450" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="2.450" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="261.196" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="215.029" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="4.876" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="65.370" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="7.087" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="36.838" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="58.300" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="3.080" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="1">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="71">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
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</FrequencyList>
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</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
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</TraceValueList>
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</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
</TraceList>
<ProfileList Num="1">
<Profile  Algorithm="NH" AlgorithmVersion="4.33" Type="vertical" >
<Tabulated Num="132">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
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</AltitudeList>
<ProfileValueList Name="PlasmaFrequency" Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Plasma frequency" >
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</Tabulated>
<ShiftedChebyshevList Num="2" >
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="E" StartFrequency="0.2" EndFrequency="1.485" PeakHeight="110.0" Num="3" Error="0.0">
-28.087 9.841 -1.812
</ShiftedChebyshev>
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="F2" StartFrequency="1.485" EndFrequency="5.95" PeakHeight="261.196" Num="5" zHalfNm="215.029" Error="3.103">
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</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="34.146" Depth="0.147"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="261.196" PeakDensity="439236.97" PeakScaleHeight="36.838" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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