Slopes (m) for low altitude experiments, foE only ================================================== arcd* dlayer* m<1 means ISR densities are less than Ionosonde densities. A magic_const of 1.0 is assumed unless otherwise stated. VHF slopes (m) for low altitude experiments =========================================== dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const VHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 29 Mar 2001 dlayer 5.71 ±2.91 1.367 30 Mar 2001 dlayer 16.44 ±0.00 1.367 02 Apr 2001 dlayer 1.73 ±0.00 1.367 11 May 2001 dlayer 0.23 ±0.01 1.367 28 May 2001 dlayer 0.28 ±0.12 1.367 07 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.23 ±0.11 1.367 08 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.22 ±0.25 1.367 09 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.21 ±0.15 1.367 10 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.52 ±0.00 1.367 11 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.19 ±0.01 1.367 12 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.22 ±0.04 1.367 13 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.28 ±0.05 1.367 14 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.36 ±0.09 1.367 15 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.30 ±0.04 1.367 16 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.28 ±0.04 1.367 17 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.29 ±0.02 1.367 19 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.28 ±0.02 1.367 20 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.28 ±0.05 1.367 22 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.27 ±0.05 1.367 23 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.24 ±0.05 1.367 24 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.27 ±0.07 1.367 25 Jun 2001 dlayer 0.27 ±0.02 1.367 25 Sep 2001 dlayer No dynasonde data(?) 05 Nov 2001 dlayer No dynasonde echoes 15 Nov 2001 dlayer 0.30 ±0.02 1.367 16 Nov 2001 dlayer 0.20 ±0.06 1.367 17 Nov 2001 dlayer 0.21 ±0.05 1.367 19 Nov 2001 dlayer 0.23 ±0.04 1.367 23 Nov 2001 dlayer No dynasonde data(?) 26 Nov 2001 dlayer 6.69 ±9.13 1.367 dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const VHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 19 Feb 2002 dlayer 0.35 ±0.10 1.367 21 Feb 2002 dlayer 0.43 ±0.10 1.367 01 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.16 ±0.13 1.367 02 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.36 ±0.02 1.367 03 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.02 ±0.01 1.367 04 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.01 ±0.00 1.367 05 Jul 2002 dlayer No dynasonde data (?) 06 Jul 2002 dlayer No dynasonde data (?) 07 Jul 2002 dlayer No dynasonde data (?) 08 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.19 ±0.04 1.367 09 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.22 ±0.03 1.367 10 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.23 ±0.02 1.367 11 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.22 ±0.02 1.367 12 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.15 ±0.04 1.367 13 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.21 ±0.03 1.367 14 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.20 ±0.01 1.367 15 Jul 2002 dlayer No dynasonde data (?) 01 Aug 2002 dlayer 0.38 ±0.10 1.367 02 Aug 2002 dlayer 0.23 ±0.06 1.367 dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const VHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 23 Jan 2003 dlayer 0.14 ±0.01 1.367 24 Jan 2003 dlayer 0.40 ±0.09 1.367 27 Jan 2003 dlayer 0.37 ±0.08 1.367 28 Jan 2003 dlayer 0.29 ±0.08 1.367 05 Mar 2003 dlayer 0.69 ±0.20 1.367 06 Mar 2003 dlayer 0.30 ±0.13 1.367 31 May 2003 arcd 0.84 ±0.10 1.367 foE hand-checked 12 Jun 2003 arcd 0.80 ±0.05 1.367 27 Jun 2003 dlayer 0.45 ±0.04 1.367 30 Jun 2003 arcd 0.59 ±0.07 01 Jul 2003 arcd 0.82 ±0.11 1.367 02 Jul 2003 arcd 1.05 ±0.18 1.367 28 Oct 2003 arcd 0.56 ±0.06 1.367 dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const VHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 14 Jun 2004 arcd 0.79 ±0.21 1.367 15 Jun 2004 arcd 0.78 ±0.15 1.367 16 Jun 2004 arcd 0.73 ±0.30 1.367 17 Jun 2004 arcd 0.74 ±0.19 1.367 18 Jun 2004 arcd 0.77 ±0.20 1.367 30 Jun 2004 arcd 0.97 ±0.16 1.367 foE, hand-checked 02 Jul 2004 arcd 1.00 ±0.08 1.367 foE, hand-checked 05 Jul 2004 arcd 1.09 ±0.22 1.367 foE, hand-checked 06 Jul 2004 arcd 1.00 ±0.17 1.367 foE, hand-checked 07 Jul 2004 arcd 1.15 ±0.21 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 08 Jul 2004 arcd 1.04 ±0.15 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 10 Jul 2004 arcd 0.98 ±0.16 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 11 Jul 2004 arcd 0.93 ±0.18 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 12 Jul 2004 arcd 0.95 ±0.18 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 13 Jul 2004 arcd 1.07 ±0.12 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 14 Jul 2004 arcd 0.92 ±0.08 1.367 foE, hand-checked 15 Jul 2004 arcd 0.90 ±0.11 1.367 foE, hand-checked 29 Oct 2004 arcd 0.69 ±0.15 1.367 01 Nov 2004 arcd 0.30 ±0.03 1.367 09 Nov 2004 arcd 0.65 ±0.12 1.367 10 Nov 2004 arcd 0.57 ±0.41 1.367 11 Nov 2004 arcd 0.61 ±0.24 1.367 12 Nov 2004 arcd 0.55 ±0.27 1.367 13 Nov 2004 arcd 0.62 ±0.13 1.367 11 Dec 2004 arcd 0.50 ±0.18 1.367 dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const VHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 10 Jan 2005 arcd 0.51 ±0.05 1.367 12 Jan 2005 arcd 0.84 ±0.22 1.367 13 Jan 2005 arcd 0.73 ±0.17 1.367 14 Jan 2005 arcd 0.70 ±0.08 1.367 17 Jan 2005 arcd Absorption 1.367 18 Jan 2005 arcd Absorption 1.367 21 Jan 2005 arcd Absorption 1.367 01 Jun 2005 arcd 0.81 ±0.14 1.367 01 Jul 2005 arcd 0.74 ±0.18 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 02 Jul 2005 arcd 0.77 ±0.10 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 04 Jul 2005 arcd 0.83 ±0.10 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 05 Jul 2005 arcd 0.92 ±0.07 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 06 Jul 2005 arcd 1.04 ±0.20 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 07 Jul 2005 arcd 0.84 ±0.08 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 08 Jul 2005 arcd 0.85 ±0.07 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 09 Jul 2005 arcd 1.03 ±0.31 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 10 Jul 2005 arcd 0.83 ±0.03 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 09 Oct 2005 arcd 1.05 ±0.32 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 10 Oct 2005 arcd 1.23 ±0.77 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 24 Nov 2005 arcd 0.83 ±0.22 1.367 25 Nov 2005 arcd 1.02 ±0.61 1.367 dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const VHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 30 Jun 2006 arcd 0.85 ±0.15 1.367 01 Jul 2006 arcd 1.01 ±0.07 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 02 Jul 2006 arcd 1.00 ±0.09 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 03 Jul 2006 arcd 0.97 ±0.06 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 04 Jul 2006 arcd 0.97 ±0.05 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 05 Jul 2006 arcd 0.87 ±0.06 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 06 Jul 2006 arcd 1.26 ±0.16 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 28 Jul 2006 arcd 1.12 ±0.21 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 29 Jul 2006 arcd 1.35 ±0.44 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 03 Aug 2006 arcd 0.98 ±0.38 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 04 Aug 2006 arcd 0.85 ±0.34 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 12 Aug 2006 arcd 0.94 ±0.11 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 13 Aug 2006 arcd 1.09 ±0.18 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 06 Sep 2006 arcd 0.68 ±0.1 1.367 foE, auroralE hand-checked 07 Sep 2006 arcd 0.76 ±0.09 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 08 Sep 2006 arcd 0.83 ±0.09 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 09 Sep 2006 arcd 0.78 ±0.07 1.367 foE hand-checked 24 Oct 2006 arcd 1.03 ±0.32 1.367 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 23 Nov 2006 arcd 0.68 ±0.24 1.367 24 Nov 2006 arcd 0.97 ±0.12 1.367 27 Nov 2006 arcd 0.57 ±0.18 1.367 28 Nov 2006 arcd 1.25 ±0.49 1.367 dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const VHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 21 Jun 2007 arcd 1.30 ±0.04 1.367 foE hand-checked (suggest 1.06) 22 Jun 2007 arcd 1.07 ±0.05 1.367 foE hand-checked 25 Jun 2007 arcd 1.34 ±0.13 1.367 foE hand-checked (suggest 1.02) 28 Jun 2007 arcd 1.49 ±0.22 1.367 foE hand-checked (suggest 0.92) 10 Jul 2007 arcd . ±0. 1.367 foE hand-checked (suggest 0. ) 14 Aug 2007 arcd 1.15 ±0.08 1.367 foE hand-checked (suggest 1.19) ******************************************************** UHF slopes (m) for low altitude experiments =========================================== dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const UHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 22 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.33 ±0.05 24 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.83 ±0.05 25 Jul 2002 dlayer 0.54 ±0.05 01 Aug 2002 dlayer 0.40 ±0.12 02 Aug 2002 dlayer 0.63 ±0.09 dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const UHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 27 Jun 2003 dlayer 0.63 ±0.09 30 Jun 2003 arcd 0.68 ±0.08 01 Jul 2003 arcd 0.66 ±0.18 02 Jul 2003 arcd 0.70 ±0.05 01 Aug 2003 arcd 0.43 ±0.06 04 Aug 2003 arcd 0.59 ±0.11 28 Oct 2003 dlayer no dynasond data 29 Oct 2003 arcd no dynasond data dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const UHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 05 Jul 2004 arcd 1.06 ±0.06 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 06 Jul 2004 arcd 0.95 ±0.04 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 07 Jul 2004 arcd 1.10 ±0.08 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 08 Jul 2004 arcd 1.04 ±0.14 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 11 Jul 2004 arcd 0.99 ±0.12 1.47 foE, hand-checked; low Tx power 12 Jul 2004 arcd 0.93 ±0.10 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 13 Jul 2004 arcd 0.79 ±0.04 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 14 Jul 2004 arcd 0.75 ±0.05 1.0 foE, hand-checked 15 Jul 2004 arcd 0.78 ±0.14 1.0 foE, hand-checked 28 Oct 2004 arcd 0.47 ±0.01 1.0 foE 29 Oct 2004 arcd 0.82 ±0.14 1.0 foE 01 Nov 2004 arcd 0.38 ±0.05 1.0 foE dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const UHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 12 Jan 2005 arcd 0.78 ±0.06 1.0 13 Jan 2005 arcd 0.87 ±0.02 1.0 14 Jan 2005 arcd 1.08 ±0.08 1.0 17 Jan 2005 arcd Absorption 1.0 29 Jun 2005 arcd 0.83 ±0.05 1.0 04 Jul 2005 arcd 1.01 ±0.12 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 05 Jul 2005 arcd 1.15 ±0.12 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 06 Jul 2005 arcd 1.10 ±0.06 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 07 Jul 2005 arcd 1.04 ±0.04 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 08 Jul 2005 arcd 1.03 ±0.07 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 09 Jul 2005 arcd 1.07 ±0.14 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 10 Jul 2005 arcd 0.77 ±0.08 1.0 foE, not fEs, hand-checked dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const UHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 28 Jul 2006 arcd 0.72 ±0.1 0.8 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 29 Jul 2006 arcd 0.95 ±0.38 0.8 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 03 Aug 2006 arcd 0.89 ±0.38 0.8 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 12 Aug 2006 arcd 0.82 ±0.10 0.8 foE, not fEs, hand-checked 08 Sep 2006 arcd 0.89 ±0.09 0.8 foE, hand-checked 12 Sep 2006 arcd 0.66 ±0.09 0.8 foE, hand-checked 13 Sep 2006 arcd 0.57 ±0.23 0.8 foE, poor, hand-checked 14 Sep 2006 arcd 0.54 ±0.06 0.8 foE, poor, hand-checked 15 Sep 2006 arcd 0.48 ±0.08 0.8 foE, poor, hand-checked 16 Sep 2006 arcd 0.75 ±0.11 0.8 foE, poor, hand-checked 17 Sep 2006 arcd 0.87 ±0.10 0.8 foE, hand-checked 24 Oct 2006 arcd 0.75 ±0.06 0.8 foE, hand-checked 25 Nov 2006 arcd 0.63 ±0.05 0.8 dsnd analysis date modulation calib_ne(foE) magic_const UHF m +/- error ------------------------------------------------------ 28 Jun 2007 arcd 1.12 ±0.03 0.8 foE, hand-checked (suggests 0.71) 10 Jul 2007 arcd 1.03 ±0.10 0.8 foE, hand-checked 10 Oct 2007 arcd cp1 0.74 ±0.05 0.8 foE, hand-checked (suggests 1.07)snow in ant ? 13 Oct 2007 arcd 0.87 ±0.15 0.8 foE, hand-checked 14 Oct 2007 arcd 0.86 ±0.06 0.8 foE, hand-checked