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Validated data Rome Ionosonde
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Hourly ionospheric parameters (foF2, foF1, foE, foEs, fbEs, fmin, h'F2, h'F, h'E, h'Es, MUF(3000)F2, M(3000)F2) as validated by an operator from the ionograms obtained by the AIS-INGV ionosonde installed at the ionospheric station of Rome

References
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Dataset summary
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.. list-table::

  * - **internal_name:**
    - ingv_valiiono_rome_timeseries
  * - **publisher:**
    - INGV
  * - **alph_code:**
    - 13B
  * - **id_tmp:**
    - 32
  * - **short_name:**
    - ValiIonoRome
  * - **identifier:**
    - aspis://ingv/valiiono_rome_timeseries
  * - **dynamic:**
    - The Data bulk size refers to one year of data. The Rome ionosonde data started being validated in January 1976, this is why in the Number of datasets field you will find the number 47 (years 1976-2022). This collection grows in time. Usually it is updated
  * - **size:**
    - 10MB
  * - **format:**
    - csv
  * - **type:**
    - timeseries
  * - **records_number:**
    - 1727
  * - **time_start:**
    - 2012-03-07
  * - **time_stop:**
    - 2017-09-15
  * - **spatial:**
    - IONO
  * - **messenger:**
    - electrons - the parameters are linked to the ionospheric vertical electron density profile
  * - **spectral_min:**
    - 
  * - **spectral_max:**
    - 
  * - **spectral_units:**
    - 
  * - **observable:**
    - {IMF,GEOINDEX}
  * - **latest update:**
    - 2024-03-28 05:08:14

Columns specification
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   :header-rows: 1

   * - 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
     - h_f2
     - km
     - integer
     - (km) virtual height of the F2 layer
   * - 9
     - h_F
     - km
     - integer
     - (km) virtual height of the F2 region
   * - 10
     - h_e
     - km
     - integer
     - (km) virtual height of the E region
   * - 11
     - foe
     - MHz
     - float
     - (MHz) maximum frequency reflected by the E layer
   * - 12
     - h_es
     - km
     - integer
     - (km) virtual height of the sporadic E layer
   * - 13
     - foes
     - MHz
     - float
     - (MHz) maximum frequency reflected by the sporadic E layer
   * - 14
     - fbes
     - MHz
     - float
     - (MHz) blanketing frequency of the sporadic E layer
   * - 15
     - fmin
     - MHz
     - float
     - (MHz) minimum frequency reflected by the ionosphere
