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Autoscaled data Bahia Blanca Ionosonde
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Ionospheric parameters (foF2, foF1, ftEs, h'Es, MUF(3000)F2, M(3000)F2) as automatically measured by the AIS-INGV ionosonde installed at the ionospheric station of Bahia Blanca

References
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http://eswua.ingv.it/index.php/hf-systems/real-time-vertical-soundings

Dataset summary
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  * - **internal_name:**
    - ingv_autoiono_bbla_timeseries
  * - **publisher:**
    - INGV
  * - **alph_code:**
    - 12A
  * - **id_tmp:**
    - 1
  * - **short_name:**
    - AutoIonoBBla
  * - **identifier:**
    - aspis://ingv/autoiono_bbla_timeseries
  * - **dynamic:**
    - The Data bulk size refers to one year of data. The Bahia Blanca AIS-INGV ionosonde started sounding in September 2016, this is why in the Number of datasets field you will find the number 7 (years 2016-2022). This collection grows in real time, because th
  * - **size:**
    - 15MB
  * - **format:**
    - csv
  * - **type:**
    - timeseries
  * - **records_number:**
    - 1558
  * - **time_start:**
    - 2016-09-26
  * - **time_stop:**
    - 2022-04-14
  * - **spatial:**
    - IONO
  * - **messenger:**
    - electrons - the parameters are linked to the ionospheric vertical electron density profile
  * - **spectral_min:**
    - 
  * - **spectral_max:**
    - 
  * - **spectral_units:**
    - 
  * - **observable:**
    - 
  * - **latest update:**
    - 2024-04-04 05:53:16

Columns specification
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   * - progr
     - column
     - units
     - type
     - description
   * - 1
     - time
     - UTC
     - datetime
     - time of the sounding
   * - 2
     - geo_lat
     - deg
     - float
     - latitude
   * - 3
     - geo_lon
     - deg
     - float
     - longitude
   * - 4
     - fof2
     - MHz
     - float
     - (MHz) maximum frequency reflected by the F2 layer
   * - 5
     - muf3000f2
     - MHz
     - float
     - (MHz) maximum usable frequency for a distance of 3000 km centered over the ionosonde site
   * - 6
     - m3000f2
     - dimensionless
     - float
     - (adimensional) propagation factor
   * - 7
     - fof1
     - MHz
     - float
     - (MHz) maximum frequency reflected by the F1 layer
   * - 8
     - ftes
     - MHz
     - float
     - (MHz) maximum frequency reflected by the sporadic E layer
   * - 9
     - h_es
     - km
     - integer
     - (km) virtual height of the sporadic E layer
