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```python

import os

import zipfile

import numpy as np

def extract_ionex_regions(ionex_archive_path, output_dir):

"""

Extracts mid-latitude, high-latitude, and equatorial region data from an IONEX WinRAR archive.

Args:

ionex_archive_path (str): Path to the IONEX WinRAR archive file.

output_dir (str): Directory to save the extracted data files.

"""

# Create the output directory if it doesn't exist

os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)

# Open the WinRAR archive

with zipfile.ZipFile(ionex_archive_path, 'r') as zip_file:

# Get a list of all the files in the archive

file_names = zip_file.namelist()

# Loop through the files in the archive

for file_name in file_names:

# Check if the file is an IONEX file

if file_name.endswith('.HDF'):

# Extract the file contents

with zip_file.open(file_name) as file:

ionex_data = file.read().decode('utf-8')

# Split the IONEX data into lines

lines = ionex_data.split('\n')

# Find the start and end indices of the mid-latitude, high-latitude, and equatorial regions

mid_latitude_start = None

mid_latitude_end = None

high_latitude_start = None

high_latitude_end = None

equatorial_start = None

equatorial_end = None

for i, line in enumerate(lines):

if line.startswith('STARTMIDLATITUDE'):

mid_latitude_start = i

elif line.startswith('ENDMIDLATITUDE'):

mid_latitude_end = i

elif line.startswith('STARTHIGHLATITUDE'):

high_latitude_start = i

elif line.startswith('ENDHIGHLATITUDE'):

high_latitude_end = i

elif line.startswith('STARTEQUATORIAL'):

equatorial_start = i

elif line.startswith('ENDEQUATORIAL'):

equatorial_end = i

# Save the mid-latitude, high-latitude, and equatorial region data to separate files

mid_latitude_data = '\n'.join(lines[mid_latitude_start:mid_latitude_end + 1])

high_latitude_data = '\n'.join(lines[high_latitude_start:high_latitude_end + 1])

equatorial_data = '\n'.join(lines[equatorial_start:equatorial_end + 1])

with open(os.path.join(output_dir, 'mid_latitude.txt'), 'w') as f:

f.write(mid_latitude_data)

with open(os.path.join(output_dir, 'high_latitude.txt'), 'w') as f:

f.write(high_latitude_data)

with open(os.path.join(output_dir, 'equatorial.txt'), 'w') as f:

f.write(equatorial_data)

# Example usage

ionex_archive_path = 'path/to/your/ionex_archive.zip'

output_dir = 'path/to/output/directory'

extract_ionex_regions(ionex_archive_path, output_dir)

```

Here's how the script works:

1. The `extract_ionex_regions` function takes two arguments: the path to the IONEX WinRAR archive file and the directory where the extracted data files will be saved.

2. The function creates the output directory if it doesn't already exist.

3. The script opens the WinRAR archive and gets a list of all the files in the archive.

4. It then loops through the files and checks if the file is an IONEX file (with the `.HDF` extension).

5. For each IONEX file, the script extracts the file contents and splits it into lines.

6. The script then searches for the start and end indices of the mid-latitude, high-latitude, and equatorial regions based on the specific markers in the IONEX data.

7. Finally, the script saves the data for each region to a separate text file in the output directory.

To use this script, you'll need to replace `'path/to/your/ionex_archive.zip'` with the actual path to your IONEX WinRAR archive file, and `'path/to/output/directory'` with the path to the directory where you want the extracted data files to be saved.

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