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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-10-02 -275 08:10:00.000"
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="8.0">
<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 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 35% 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" >
2026.10.02 (275) 08:10:00</StartTime>
<SolarTerrestrialData>
<GyroFrequency Val="0.63" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DipAngle Val="-11.37" 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">
FF202627510020810009039031101000005008000000001107501000080502560000000040000
</DigisondePreface>
</SystemInfo>
<CharacteristicList Num="28" >
<URSI ID="00" Val="3.300" Name="foF2" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="03" Val="3.648" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="12.038" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="2.300" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="30" Val="3.150" Name="foEs" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="2.750" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="3.650" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="240.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="240.000" Name="h`F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="34" Val="80.000" 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="3.300" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="300.687" Name="h`(fMUF)" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foEp" Val="0.509" Units="MHz" ModelName="CCIR-79" />
<URSI ID="61" Val="2.750" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="2.750" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="247.953" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="222.986" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="4.170" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<Custom Name="fminEs" Val="2.300" Description="Minimum frequency of Es-layer" Units="MHz" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="35.514" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="1.107" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="19.105" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="34.180" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="2.500" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="32" Val="2.750" Name="fbEs" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
</CharacteristicList>
<TraceList Num="2">
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="12">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
2.75 2.8 2.85 2.9 2.95 3.0 3.05 3.1 3.15 3.2 3.25 3.3
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
240.000 243.333 246.667 250.000 260.000 270.000 275.000 280.000 285.000 290.000 295.000 300.687
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
30 0 0 36 0 33 0 0 0 0 33 0
</TraceValueList>
<TraceValueList Name="DopplerShift" Type="float" Units="Hz" NoValue="99.0" Description="Doppler Frequency Shift" >
0.390625 1.171875 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 2.734375 -0.390625 0.390625 -0.390625
</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
<Trace Type="standard" Layer="Es" Polarization="O" Num="18">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
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
</FrequencyList>
<RangeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Group Range" >
150.000 145.000 140.000 135.000 130.000 121.667 113.333 105.000 95.000 90.000 85.000 80.000 80.000 80.000 80.000 80.000 80.000 80.000
</RangeList>
<TraceValueList Name="Amplitude" Type="integer" Units="dB" NoValue="0" Description="Relative Amplitude" >
9 0 0 0 18 0 0 21 24 0 0 18 0 21 0 0 0 12
</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 -2.734375 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625 0.390625
</TraceValueList>
</Trace>
</TraceList>
<ProfileList Num="1">
<Profile  Algorithm="NH" AlgorithmVersion="4.33" Type="vertical" >
<Tabulated Num="76">
<AltitudeList Type="float" Units="km" Description="Altitude above station level" >
91.585 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 125.0 130.0 135.0 137.806 140.0 145.0 150.0 155.0 160.0 165.0 165.613 170.0 175.0 180.0 185.0 190.0 193.419 195.0 200.0 205.0 210.0 215.0 220.0 225.0 230.0 235.0 240.0 245.0 247.953 250.0 255.0 260.0 265.0 270.0 275.0 280.0 285.0 290.0 295.0 300.0 305.0 310.0 315.0 320.0 325.0 330.0 335.0 340.0 345.0 350.0 355.0 360.0 365.0 370.0 375.0 380.0 385.0 390.0 395.0 400.0 405.0 410.0 415.0 420.0 425.0 430.0 435.0 440.0 445.0
</AltitudeList>
<ProfileValueList Name="PlasmaFrequency" Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Plasma frequency" >
0.2 0.337 0.441 0.493 0.509 0.502 0.481 0.444 0.387 0.295 0.216 0.216 0.216 0.216 0.216 0.216 0.216 0.216 0.262 0.315 0.368 0.42 0.473 0.509 0.575 0.795 1.047 1.346 1.701 2.097 2.484 2.81 3.05 3.208 3.287 3.3 3.296 3.26 3.189 3.092 2.975 2.844 2.703 2.558 2.41 2.264 2.12 1.981 1.847 1.719 1.597 1.482 1.374 1.273 1.178 1.089 1.007 0.93 0.859 0.793 0.732 0.676 0.623 0.575 0.53 0.489 0.451 0.416 0.383 0.353 0.326 0.3 0.277 0.255 0.235 0.217

</ProfileValueList>
</Tabulated>
<ShiftedChebyshevList Num="2" >
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="E" StartFrequency="0.2" EndFrequency="0.509" PeakHeight="110.0" Num="3" Error="0.0">
-22.449 4.449 -0.415
</ShiftedChebyshev>
<ShiftedChebyshev Region="F2" StartFrequency="0.509" EndFrequency="3.3" PeakHeight="247.953" Num="5" zHalfNm="222.986" Error="2.042">
-57.176 4.179 -2.599 1.247 -0.185
</ShiftedChebyshev>
</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="83.419" Depth="0.293"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="247.953" PeakDensity="135111.66" PeakScaleHeight="19.105" />
</Profile>
</ProfileList>
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