[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 05 November 06

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Mon Nov 6 10:51:42 EST 2006


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 05/2330Z NOVEMBER 2006 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 05 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 06 NOVEMBER - 08 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 05 Nov:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 05 Nov:  85/27


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             06 Nov             07 Nov             08 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    85/27              85/27              85/27
COMMENT: Solar region 921 produced two C-class flares during 
the past 24 hours and has the chance of producing further C-class 
flare activity. A type II sweep was observed at 1730UT on 5 November 
and appears to be assoicated with a disappearing solar filament. 
Lack of LASCO imagery at this time makes it difficult to determine 
if a geoeffective CME was also associated with the disappearing 
filament. Solar wind speeds declined slowly over the past 24 
hours down to below 400 km/s. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 05 Nov: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 05 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       7   22322211
      Darwin               5   21222211
      Learmonth            6   21222311
      Culgoora            10   23322223
      Camden               5   11222211
      Canberra             7   11332211
      Hobart               6   12322201
      Casey(Ant)          11   2-432222
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 05 Nov : 
      Charters_Towers      0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            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 and have been shown to be
well correlated with rejection of high resolution aeromagnetic
survey flight-line data. 


Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 05 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 04 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              6   1221 1222     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
06 Nov     6    Quiet 
07 Nov    10    Quiet to Unsettled 
08 Nov    15    Unsettled to Active 
COMMENT: Generally quiet to unsettled conditions are expected 
for the next three days. There is the chance of increased activity 
levels late on day two and into day three of the forecast period 
due to a possible CME (to be confirmed) associated with a disappearing
solar filament. 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
05 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal         
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
06 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
07 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
08 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
COMMENT: Continuing HF variability was observed at low-mid latitudes 
during the past 24 hours, with depressions of 10-20% observed 
at times. Continuing variability at all latitudes is expected 
again for 5 November, with depressions of 5-10% likely at times. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
05 Nov    -1

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

Predicted Monthly T index for November:  10

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
06 Nov     5    depressed 5 to 10%/near predicted monthly values 
07 Nov    10    Near predicted monthly values 
08 Nov    10    Near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Continuing ionospheric variability observed for all 
regions with mild depressions observed at times. Variable ionospheric 
conditions are expected to continue for all regions, with the 
chance of slightly depressed intervals at times. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 04 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   7.7E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.6E+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: A4.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 04 Nov
Speed: 423 km/sec  Density:    7.4 p/cc  Temp:   100000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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