[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 08 July 06

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Sun Jul 9 09:45:57 EST 2006


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 08/2330Z JULY 2006 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 08 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 09 JULY - 11 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 08 Jul:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 08 Jul:  77/16


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             09 Jul             10 Jul             11 Jul
Activity     Low to moderate    Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     Possible           None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    75/13              75/13              75/13
COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours with 
only minor B-class events from region 898. Region 898 showed 
some signs of decay and will rotate off disk in the next 24 hours. 
Solar wind velocity declined over the last 24 hours from 480km/s 
to be 390km/s at the time of this report. The north-south component 
of the interplanetary magnetic field (Bz) fluctuated between 
+/-2nT 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 08 Jul: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 08 Jul :  A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11111111
      Darwin               1   11110001
      Learmonth            2   11110011
      Culgoora             1   11000101
      Camden               6   22112222
      Canberra             0   00110000
      Hobart               0   10100000
      Casey(Ant)           7   22222222
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 08 Jul : 
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Culgoora             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               0   (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 08 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 07 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6   2211 2231     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
09 Jul    16    active 
10 Jul    14    Unsettled to Active 
11 Jul    10    Quiet to Unsettled 
COMMENT: Quiet geomagnetic conditions ovbserved over the last 
24 hours. Minute fluctuations in the Bz component of the inteplanetary 
magnetic field observed and solar wind velocity has continued 
to decline. There is an expected increase in geomagnetic activity 
for all latitudes in the next 24 hours, with possible storm levels 
due to the anticipated glancing blow of 06Jul CME's shock arrival. 
Active conditions possible for the next 24-36 hours, with predominently 
Unsettled conditions for 10Jul. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Jul      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair          
10 Jul      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair          
11 Jul      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair          
COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions expected at low latitudes 
for the next 24-36 hours, with possible disturbances and depressed 
periods for mid to high latitudes. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
08 Jul    19

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly 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):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for July:  13

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
09 Jul    15    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
10 Jul    10    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30% 
11 Jul    15    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                10% 
COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions observed for Northern
Aus/Equatorial regions with some depressed periods and
sporadic E observed, with similar conditions observed for
Southern Aus/NZ regions. Disturbed conditions observed for
Antarctic regions. Expected disturbed HF conditions for Southern
Aus/NZ and Antarctic regions for 09Jul-10Jul due to an
antcipated increase in geomagnetic actvity. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 07 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.3E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  7.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.00E+08 (moderate fluence)  
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:19%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A5.9

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 07 Jul
Speed: 512 km/sec  Density:    1.1 p/cc  Temp:   111000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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