[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 07 July 06

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Sat Jul 8 09:51:11 EST 2006


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 07/2330Z JULY 2006 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 07 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 08 JULY - 10 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 07 Jul:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 07 Jul:  80/20


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             08 Jul             09 Jul             10 Jul
Activity     Low to moderate    Low                Low
Fadeouts     Possible           None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    80/20              80/20              80/20
COMMENT: Solar activity was low over the last 24 hours with a 
C5.2 class event at 1204UT and a C2.3 class event at 2149UT both 
from region 898, which also produced numerous B-class events. 
Region 898 remains unchanged in its overall sunspot size and 
its magnetic composition has also remained constant with a large 
leading negative region with some positive mixing. Solar wind 
velocity declined over the last 24 hours from 540km/s to be still 
slightly elevated at 480km/s at the time of this report. The 
north south component of the interplanetary magnetic field (Bz) 
fluctuated between +/-3nT throughout the UT day. A slight chance 
of an M-class event is possible while region 898 remains on disk. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 07 Jul: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 07 Jul :  A   K           
   Australian Region       6   11222311
      Darwin               5   11222211
      Learmonth            6   11213310
      Culgoora             4   11212210
      Camden               8   32212223
      Canberra             5   01222310
      Hobart               4   11122300
      Casey(Ant)          12   23324-22
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 07 Jul : 
      Canberra             2   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Culgoora             2   (Quiet)
      Hobart               4   (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 07 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 06 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary             11   4333 1122     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
08 Jul     9    Quiet to Unsettled 
09 Jul    16    active 
10 Jul    14    Unsettled to Active 
COMMENT: Quiet to Unsettled conditions ovbserved over the last 
24 hours. Only minor fluctuations in the Bz component of the 
inteplanetary magnetic field observed and solar wind velocity 
has continued its slow decline. Possible Active storm conditions 
for the next 24 hours at high latitudes with mostly Unsettled 
conditions at low to mid latitudes. Expected increase in geomagnetic 
activity for all latitudes on 09Jul with the anticipated glancing 
blow of 06Jul CME's shock arrival. 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
07 Jul      Normal         Normal         Fair-poor      
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
08 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
09 Jul      Normal         Normal-Fair    Fair
10 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions expected at low to mid latitudes 
for the next 24 hours. Periods of disturbed ionospheric support 
observed for high latitudes over the next 2 days. Disturbed HF 
conditions are expected 09Jul-11Jul for mid-high latitudes. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
07 Jul    24

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      No data available during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values 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 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 50% over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for July:  13

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
08 Jul    25    near predicted monthly values 
09 Jul    15    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
10 Jul     5    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30% 
COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions observed for Northern Aus/Equatorial 
regions with some disturbed periods and sporadic E observed. 
Normal conditions observed for Southern Aus/NZ regions. Mostly 
normal conditions expected for most regions with disturbed HF 
conditions for Antarctic regions expected to continue for the 
next 24 hours. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 06 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.1E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  7.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.90E+08 (moderate fluence)  
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:18%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 06 Jul
Speed: 589 km/sec  Density:    2.0 p/cc  Temp:   121000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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