[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 30 12 01

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 31/0630Z DEC 2001 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
EUROPEAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
MUF SUMMARY/FORECAST INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AUTOMATICALLY
GENERATED FROM REGIONAL IONOSPHERIC DATA

1. SUMMARY FOR 30 12 01
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M2/1F 29/2256UT  possible   lower  West Pacific
A strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 1931UT on 30 Dec.

PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 30 12 2001 2125UT and is in
progress

Observed T index:   184

Observed European Region MUFS:
Enhanced by 30% during local day, Enhanced by 30% during local night.
Enhanced by 30% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 31 12 2001

Forecast T index:  155
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Enhanced by 25%.
Rest of day: Depressed 15%
COMMENT:Degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic activity.


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