[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 30 09 01

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 01/0630Z OCT 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 09 01
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M1/SF    1141UT  possible   lower  European
ACE EPAM data indicates an energetic ion enhancement event beginning
30/1045UT, which can be a precursor to increased geomagnetic activity
over next 24-36 hours.
A moderate shock was observed in the solar wind at 1847UT on 30 Sep.
A weak (18nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
1924UT on 30 Sep.
PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 01 10 2001 0350UT and is in
progress

Observed T index:   123

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 01 10 2001

Forecast T index:   40
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Depressed by 20%.
Rest of day: Depressed 30-40%
COMMENT:Degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic activity.

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