[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 09 July 06

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Mon Jul 10 09:47:10 EST 2006


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 09/2330Z JULY 2006 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 10 JULY - 12 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Jul:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Jul:  75/13


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Jul             11 Jul             12 Jul
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      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, which is expected 
to rotate off disk in the next 12 hours. Solar wind continued 
to decline from 400km/s to be 325km/s at 2050UT, whereupon a 
step increase in all solar wind paramters occured, with the solar 
wind velocity jumping to 450km/s. This step increase was most 
likely caused by the partial halo CME on 06Jul.The total magnitude 
of the interplanetary magentic field (Bt) increased to 10nT with 
brief southward swings by the north-south component Bz. Solar 
activity is expected to be very low for the next few days.



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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Jul: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 09 Jul :  A   K           
   Australian Region       4   11111113
      Darwin               3   11100113
      Learmonth            2   01000103
      Culgoora             2   11000003
      Camden               7   22212123
      Canberra             0   00000002
      Hobart               2   10010102
      Casey(Ant)           9   32222223
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Jul : 
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            3   (Quiet)
      Culgoora            34   (Quiet to unsettled)
      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 09 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              3   1020 1112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Jul    14    Unsettled to Active 
11 Jul    10    Quiet to Unsettled 
12 Jul    18    active 
COMMENT: IPS Geomagnetic Warning 7 was issued on 8 July and is 
current for interval 9-10 July. Quiet to Unsettled geomagnetic 
conditions observed over the last 24 hours. There is an expected 
increase in geomagnetic activity for all latitudes in the next 
24 hours, with possible Active levels due to the glancing blow 
of 06Jul CME's shock arrival that began at 2050UT. Unsettled 
to Active conditions expected for the next 3 days due to coronal 
hole effects on 12Jul prolonging elevated geomagnetic levels. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Jul      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair-poor     
11 Jul      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair-poor     
12 Jul      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair-poor     
COMMENT: Some depressed periods observed for low latitudes over 
the last 24 hours, with normal conditions for mid latitudes and 
lengthy periods of poor ionospheric support for high latitudes. 
Similar conditions are expected for the next 2 days. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Jul    13

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day,
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 45% over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for July:  13

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Jul    10    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30% 
11 Jul    15    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
12 Jul    15    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 9 was issued on 9 July 
and is current for interval 9-10 July. Mostly normal HF conditions 
observed for Southern Aus/NZ regions with some depressed periods 
during local day for Northern Aus/Equatorial regions. Disturbed 
conditions observed for Antarctic regions. Similar conditions 
are expected for the next 2 days due to an increase in geomagnetic 
actvity. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.0E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.20E+08 (moderate fluence)  
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:16%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A4.9

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Jul
Speed: 423 km/sec  Density:    1.1 p/cc  Temp:    42200 K  Bz:   0 nT

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