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<SAORecord
FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-03-19 -078 08:00:00.000"
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 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 20% PACIFIC flags: F2x cusp not found, 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) 08:00:00</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">
FF202607803190800009039031101000005018000000001107501000080502560000000040000
</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
<CharacteristicList Num="28" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="3.600" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.467" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="12.480" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="1.850" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="30" Val="3.000" Name="foEs" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="3.400" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="3.950" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="315.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="315.000" Name="h`F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="34" Val="132.000" Name="h`Es" 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="0.050" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="3.550" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="321.667" 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="3.400" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="3.400" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="274.539" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="247.905" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="2.352" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<Custom Name="fminEs" Val="1.850" Description="Minimum frequency of Es-layer" Units="MHz" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="38.309" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="1.374" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="19.834" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="39.050" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.910" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="2">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="5">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
3.4 3.45 3.5 3.55 3.6
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
315.000 316.173 318.071 321.667 331.080
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
57 54 0 0 60
</TraceValueList>
<TraceValueList Name="DopplerShift" Type="float" Units="Hz" NoValue="99.0" Description="Doppler Frequency Shift" >
0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625
</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="Es" Polarization="O" Num="24">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
1.85 1.9 1.95 2.0 2.05 2.1 2.15 2.2 2.25 2.3 2.35 2.4 2.45 2.5 2.55 2.6 2.65 2.7 2.75 2.8 2.85 2.9 2.95 3.0
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
100.000 100.000 103.000 106.000 109.000 112.000 115.000 125.000 130.000 135.000 140.000 137.500 135.000 132.500 130.000 135.000 132.500 130.000 125.000 122.500 120.000 117.500 115.000 115.000
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
0 78 0 0 0 0 69 66 63 54 60 0 0 0 66 0 0 66 0 0 66 0 63 60
</TraceValueList>
<TraceValueList Name="DopplerShift" Type="float" Units="Hz" NoValue="99.0" Description="Doppler Frequency Shift" >
0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625 -0.390625
</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
</TraceList>
<ProfileList Num="1">
<Profile  Algorithm="NH" AlgorithmVersion="4.33" Type="vertical" >
<Tabulated Num="84">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
93.502 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 141.105 145.0 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 170.0 172.209 175.0 180.0 185.0 190.0 195.0 200.0 203.314 205.0 210.0 215.0 220.0 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 250.0 255.0 260.0 265.0 270.0 274.539 275.0 280.0 285.0 290.0 295.0 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0 375.0 380.0 385.0 390.0 395.0 400.0 405.0 410.0 415.0 420.0 425.0 430.0 435.0 440.0 445.0 450.0 455.0 460.0 465.0 470.0 475.0 480.0 485.0
</AltitudeList>
<ProfileValueList Name="PlasmaFrequency" Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Plasma frequency" >
0.2 0.234 0.307 0.343 0.354 0.351 0.341 0.325 0.3 0.265 0.214 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.214 0.239 0.263 0.288 0.313 0.338 0.354 0.4 0.54 0.708 0.914 1.163 1.444 1.746 2.056 2.368 2.671 2.958 3.215 3.423 3.558 3.6 3.6 3.575 3.513 3.422 3.307 3.176 3.033 2.883 2.728 2.574 2.42 2.271 2.125 1.986 1.852 1.726 1.606 1.493 1.386 1.287 1.194 1.107 1.025 0.95 0.88 0.814 0.754 0.697 0.645 0.597 0.552 0.511 0.472 0.437 0.404 0.373 0.345 0.319 0.295 0.273 0.252 0.233 0.215

</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="3.6" PeakHeight="274.539" Num="5" zHalfNm="247.905" Error="0.928">
-69.651 -2.842 1.791 -1.007 0.484
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="93.314" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="274.539" PeakDensity="160794.05" PeakScaleHeight="19.834" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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