Nowcasting MUF map centered on Cagliari

Nowcasting map of Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) and skip distance centered on Cagliari over an area extending in latitude from 34° N to 48° N and in longitude from 5° W to 20° E, which includes the whole Italian territory. Nowcasting map is generated every 15 minutes exploiting foF2 and M(3000)F2 data autoscaled at the ionospheric stations of Rome (41.8°N, 12.5°E) and Gibilmanna (37.6°N, 14.0°E). Nowcasting maps constitute a powerful tool because they let High Frequency (HF) users know in near real-time the radio propagation conditions. This turns out to be very valuable in terms of reliable radio links, especially in case of adverse space weather events.

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Dataset summary

internal_name:	ingv_ncmuf_cagliari_tableset
publisher:	INGV
alph_code:	28E
id_tmp:	27
short_name:	NCMUFCagliari
identifier:	aspis://ingv/ncmuf_cagliari_tableset
dynamic:	The map is a nowcasting map, generated every 15 minutes.
size:	1MB
format:	png,dat
type:	image
records_number:	192
time_start:	2017-09-07
time_stop:	2017-09-08
spatial:	IONO
messenger:	electrons - the maps are strictly connected with the electron density of the ionosphere
spectral_min:
spectral_max:
spectral_units:
observable:	{TEC}
latest update:	2024-03-28 05:08:13

Columns specification

progr	column	units	type	description
1	time	UTC	datetime	time of sounding
2	Lat	deg	float	latitude
3	Long	deg	float	longitude
4	site	char	char	site name
5	data_name	char	char	dataset filename
6	prew_name	char	char	image filename
7	thumb_name	char	char	thumbnail filename