[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 26 November 04

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Sat Nov 27 10:48:02 EST 2004


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 26/2330Z NOVEMBER 2004 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 26 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 27 NOVEMBER - 29 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 26 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 26 Nov: 111/62

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 Nov             28 Nov             29 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   115/66             115/66             115/66
COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours 
as only three B-class flares were observed during this period. 
Solar wind speed showed a gradual decrease from 520 km/s to 
400 km/s (approx.) during the day until the time of this 
report. The north-south component of the interplanetary 
magnetic field, Bz, showed minor fluctuations on both sides 
of the normal value, staying southwards for relatively longer 
intervals of time. A new region 708(N08E81), that has been 
numbered today, seems to be the previously X-flare producing 
region 696. A coronal hole is expected to take geo-effective 
position around 29 November onwards. This may strengthen the
solar wind stream for approximately three days from then.
Regions 706, 707 and 708 have the potential for C-Class events. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 26 Nov: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 26 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       7   2222 2223
      Darwin              15   3--- ----
      Townsville           7   2222 2223
      Learmonth            6   2122 2223
      Culgoora             4   1121 1223
      Canberra             5   1222 1223
      Hobart               6   1222 2222
      Casey(Ant)          10   --33 2223
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 26 NOV : 
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Culgoora             6   (Quiet)
      Canberra            19   (Quiet)
      Hobart              19   (Quiet)
Pc3 pulsations are high frequency (10-45 second period) variations 
of the Earths magnetic field. Daily pc3 indices are the daily sum 
of 20 minute pc3 indices for that station.

Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 26 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg        12
           Planetary             12                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 25 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        19
           Planetary             20   4534 4322     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
27 Nov     8    Mostly quiet, isolated unsettled conditions possible. 
28 Nov     6    Quiet 
29 Nov     8    Mostly quiet, isolated unsettled conditions possible. 
COMMENT: The geomagntic activity is expected to remain 
mostly at quiet levels during the next three days with some 
possibility of isolated unsettled periods on 27 and 29 November. 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
26 Nov      Normal         Fair-normal    Poor-normal    
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
27 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal        
28 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal        
29 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal        
COMMENT: Moslty normal HF conditions are expected for most 
locations during the next three days. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
26 Nov    75

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values,
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day,
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Enhanced by 25% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day
      with periods of degradaions. 


Predicted Monthly T index for November:  35

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
27 Nov    75    near predicted monthly values 
28 Nov    77    near predicted monthly values/5% enhanced. 
29 Nov    75    near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: HF conditions expected to be mostly normal over 
most Australian/NZ regions during the next three days. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 25 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.4E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.10E+07 (normal fluence)  
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 4%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.8

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 25 Nov
Speed: 523 km/sec  Density:    4.0 p/cc  Temp:   161000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Environment Center, Boulder USA)
ACE data can be incorrect during strong proton events.
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