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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-03-19 -078 06:20:00.000"
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 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" >
2026.03.19 (078) 06:20:00</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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<URSI ID="00" Val="3.550" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.687" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="13.089" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="2.500" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="2.500" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="4.800" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="265.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="265.000" 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="0.900" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="3.450" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="280.777" Name="h`(fMUF)" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foEp" Val="0.354" Units="MHz" ModelName="CCIR-79" />
<URSI ID="61" Val="2.650" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="2.650" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="259.444" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="245.657" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="2.479" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="20.014" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="0.730" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="10.583" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="22.020" 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="22">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
2.5 2.55 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
</FrequencyList>
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</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
57 63 60 66 0 0 69 81 72 69 69 0 66 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 75 69
</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="61">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
93.502 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 145.572 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 170.0 175.0 180.0 181.144 185.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 205.0 210.0 215.0 216.716 220.0 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 250.0 255.0 259.444 260.0 265.0 270.0 275.0 280.0 285.0 290.0 295.0 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0
</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="0.354" PeakHeight="110.0" Num="3" Error="0.0">
-18.791 2.435 -0.142
</ShiftedChebyshev>
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="F2" StartFrequency="0.354" EndFrequency="3.55" PeakHeight="259.444" Num="5" zHalfNm="245.657" Error="0.943">
-38.75 -6.21 3.322 -1.254 0.164
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="106.716" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="259.444" PeakDensity="156358.56" PeakScaleHeight="10.583" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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