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<SAORecord
FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-04-02 -092 02:30:00.000"
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" >
2026.04.02 (092) 02:30:00</StartTime>
<SolarTerrestrialData>
<GyroFrequency Val="0.63" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DipAngle Val="-11.19" 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>
<CharacteristicList Num="25" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="6.300" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.260" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="20.536" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="2.100" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="2.100" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="7.000" 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="0.400" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="6.050" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="341.300" 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="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="315.717" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="289.058" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="6.182" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="39.345" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="4.303" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="20.142" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="42.130" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.540" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="1">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="85">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
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 3.05 3.1 3.15 3.2 3.25 3.3 3.35 3.4 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 5.25 5.3 5.35 5.4 5.45 5.5 5.55 5.6 5.65 5.7 5.75 5.8 5.85 5.9 5.95 6.0 6.05 6.1 6.15 6.2 6.25 6.3
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
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</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
54 54 0 0 63 63 0 51 57 0 60 66 72 69 63 60 0 54 0 69 60 0 0 60 0 69 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 63 63 0 0 63 0 60 63 0 0 66 0 0 72 69 0 0 0 63 66 66 60 63 0 60 0 0 0 66 63 0 60 0 48 69 57 60 57 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0
</TraceValueList>
<TraceValueList Name="DopplerShift" Type="float" Units="Hz" NoValue="99.0" Description="Doppler Frequency Shift" >
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</Trace>
</TraceList>
<ProfileList Num="1">
<Profile  Algorithm="NH" AlgorithmVersion="4.33" Type="vertical" >
<Tabulated Num="101">
<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="0.354" PeakHeight="110.0" Num="3" Error="0.0">
-18.791 2.435 -0.142
</ShiftedChebyshev>
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="F2" StartFrequency="0.354" EndFrequency="6.3" PeakHeight="315.717" Num="5" zHalfNm="289.058" Error="2.885">
-86.542 -11.26 5.092 -0.393 -0.614
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="112.0" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="315.717" PeakDensity="492431.75" PeakScaleHeight="20.142" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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