[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 03 December 07

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Tue Dec 4 10:15:50 EST 2007


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 03/2330Z DECEMBER 2007 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 03 DECEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 04 DECEMBER - 06 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 03 Dec:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 03 Dec:  73/9


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             04 Dec             05 Dec             06 Dec
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    70/5               70/5               70/5
COMMENT: Solar activity was very low and solar wind parameters 
were at normal levels over the last 24 hours. These conditions 
are expected to continue for the next few days. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 03 Dec: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 03 Dec :  A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11111111
      Darwin               3   11111112
      Townsville           5   12211122
      Learmonth            0   00010001
      Camden               3   10010222
      Canberra             -   --------
      Hobart               0   10001000
      Casey(Ant)           5   22221111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 03 Dec : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             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 and have been shown to be
well correlated with rejection of high resolution aeromagnetic
survey flight-line data. 

NOTE: Indices may have been generated from data obtained in 
cooperation with the following organisations: Geoscience Australia, 
University of Newcastle Space Physics Group, Australian Government 
Antarctic Division and Space Environment Research Center, Japan.


Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 03 Dec : A 
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 02 Dec :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              2   0100 0001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
04 Dec     4    Quiet 
05 Dec     4    Quiet 
06 Dec     4    Quiet 


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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
03 Dec      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Normal-fair    
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
04 Dec      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Normal-fair   
05 Dec      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Normal-fair   
06 Dec      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Normal-fair   

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
03 Dec   -34

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed 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 December:   5

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
04 Dec   -35    15 to 30% below predicted monthly values 
05 Dec   -35    15 to 30% below predicted monthly values 
06 Dec   -35    15 to 30% below predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Continued MUF depressions ranging from 10%-30% were 
observed over all Australasian regions. Numerous cases of moderate 
to strong sporadic E were observed at mainland ionospheric stations 
throughout the UT day, particularly at low latitudes. Complete 
blanketing of the HF spectrum, persisting for several hours was 
common, especially at low latitudes. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 02 Dec
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.9E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.80E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 02 Dec
Speed: 342 km/sec  Density:    0.9 p/cc  Temp:    45300 K  Bz:   0 nT

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