[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 30 June 05

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Fri Jul 1 09:48:07 EST 2005


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 30/2330Z JUNE 2005 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 01 JULY - 03 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** RED **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 Jun: 103/52


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             01 Jul             02 Jul             03 Jul
Activity     Very low           Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   100/48             105/54             105/54
COMMENT: Solar activity was very low today with no notable flare 
activity. Solar wind speed gradually dropped from 400km/s to 
be 380km/s at the time of this report. The north-south component
of the interplanetary magnetic field (Bz) fluctuated between +/-5nT
over the entire UT day. A coronal hole situated in the  northern
hemisphere and extending down to the equator, has moved into
geoeffective position and its effects of elevating solar wind
parameters are expected in the next 24 hours. Solar activity is
expected to remain very low to low over the next 2 days.
There is a small chance of C-class flare activity from either
regions 783 and 782, both of which underwent some small growth
in sunspot size in the last 24 hours. 



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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 30 Jun: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 30 Jun :  A   K           
   Australian Region       4   1222 1111
      Learmonth            3   1211 1112
      Culgoora             -   ---- ----
      Canberra             3   1111 1111
      Hobart               3   0112 1111
      Casey(Ant)           7   1332 1111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 Jun : 
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth           NA
      Culgoora            NA
      Canberra            NA
      Hobart               6   (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 30 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              6   2112 2222     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
01 Jul    15    Unsettled to Active 
02 Jul    22    active 
03 Jul    15    Unsettled to Active 
COMMENT: Unsettled to Active conditions expected over the next 
2 days, with the anticipated arrival of a high speed coronal 
hole wind stream. Isolated periods of Minor Geomagnetic Storming 
possible. 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
30 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal         
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
02 Jul      Normal         Normal-Fair    Fair
03 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
COMMENT: HF conditions may show some degradations at high latitude 
locations over the next 2 days due to expected elevated geomagnetic 
activity. Otherwise generally good HF conditions are expected for 
low to mid latitudes. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 Jun    36

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for June:  26

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
01 Jul    35    near predicted monthly values 
02 Jul    30    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                10% 
03 Jul    30    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                10% 
COMMENT: HF conditions are expected to remain mostly normal over 
the next 24 hours for Northern Aus. regions. Possible minor to 
mild degradations in Southern Aus/NZ regions are expected over 
the next 2 days due the anticipated increase in geomagnetic
activity from a recurrant coronal hole. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 29 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.6E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.80E+08 (moderate fluence)  
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:14%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A8.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 29 Jun
Speed: 396 km/sec  Density:    3.1 p/cc  Temp:    66500 K  Bz:   0 nT

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