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FormatVersion="5.0"
StartTimeUTC="2026-10-18 -291 06:00:00.000"
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="15.0">
<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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 "/>
<Comments>AR.5002.44 Confidence: 20% PACIFIC flags: Moderate F-spread, F2o cusp not found, Multiple candidates for F2x cusp, Multiple candidates for F2o cusp, One of F2 cusps was derived from the other, Unidentified traces above foF2, Trace overlaps while constructing baseline</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" >
2026.10.18 (291) 06:00:00</StartTime>
<SolarTerrestrialData>
<GyroFrequency Val="0.63" Model="IGRF 3.0" Altitude="300"/>
<DipAngle Val="-11.39" 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="03" Val="3.250" Name="M(D)" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="07" Val="18.690" Name="MUF(D)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="42" Val="4.700" Name="fmin" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="80" Val="4.700" Name="fminF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="51" Val="6.850" Name="fxI" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="16" Val="335.000" Name="h`F" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="04" Val="335.000" 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="0.850" Name="FF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="88" Val="5.600" Name="fMUF" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="89" Val="350.000" Name="h`(fMUF)" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foEp" Val="0.354" Units="MHz" ModelName="CCIR-79" />
<URSI ID="61" Val="5.400" Name="f(h`F)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="60" Val="5.400" Name="f(h`F2)" Units="MHz" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="92" Val="336.209" Name="hmF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="93" Val="296.783" Name="zhalfNm" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<Modeled Name="foF2p" Val="3.819" Units="MHz" ModelName="URSI-88" ModelOptions="NoStorm" />
<URSI ID="94" Val="57.589" Name="yF2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="71" Val="5.177" Name="TEC" Units="TECU" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="09" Val="29.456" Name="scale F2" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D0" Val="58.700" Name="B0" Units="km" QL="/" DL="/" />
<URSI ID="D1" Val="1.870" Name="B1" QL="/" DL="/" />
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<Trace Type="standard" Layer="F2" Polarization="O" Num="22">
<FrequencyList Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Nominal Frequency" >
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</RangeList>
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</TraceValueList>
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</Trace>
</TraceList>
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<Tabulated Num="126">
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</AltitudeList>
<ProfileValueList Name="PlasmaFrequency" Type="float" Units="MHz" Description="Plasma frequency" >
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<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="5.75" PeakHeight="336.209" Num="5" zHalfNm="296.783" Error="6.549">
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</ShiftedChebyshevList>
<ProfileValley Model="ULCAR" Width="106.11" Depth="0.154"/>
<TopsideChapman PeakHeight="336.209" PeakDensity="410204.72" PeakScaleHeight="29.456" />
</Profile>
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