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

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Mon May 7 09:42:49 EST 2007


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 06/2330Z MAY 2007 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 06 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 07 MAY - 09 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 06 May:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 06 May:  78/17


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             07 May             08 May             09 May
Activity     Low                Low                Very low
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           None expected
10.7cm/SSN    75/13              75/13              70/5
COMMENT: C-class flares activity is still possible from region 
953. Solar wind speeds have continued to be low, remaining below 
300 km/s over the past 24 hours. Solar wind speeds may become 
mildly elevated during 7 May. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 06 May: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 06 May :  A   K           
   Australian Region       2   11101011
      Darwin               3   21111012
      Townsville           5   22211122
      Learmonth            1   10100002
      Camden               1   11000001
      Canberra             0   00000001
      Hobart               0   10001000
      Casey(Ant)           2   11101111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 06 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Camden               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               7   (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 06 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 05 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         0
           Planetary              3   1011 0001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
07 May    12    Mostly quiet to unsettled with possible isolated 
                active periods. 
08 May     8    Quiet to unsettled 
09 May     6    Quiet 
COMMENT: IPS Geomagnetic Warning 8 was issued on 5 May and is 
current for interval 6-7 May. Geomagnetic activity may increase 
slightly during 7 May. Isolated active periods are possible with 
mostly quiet to unsettled conditions for 8-9 May. 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
06 May      Normal         Normal         Normal         
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
07 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
08 May      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
09 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
COMMENT: MUFs should be mostly near predicted monthly values 
over the next few days with the very small chance of SWFs for 
7-8 May. Slight depressions are possible at times due to an
anticipated slight increase in geomagnetic activity. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
06 May    14

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values,
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% at times, otherwise
      mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.

Predicted Monthly T index for May:   9

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
07 May    10    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                10% 
08 May    10    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                10% 
09 May    10    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                10% 
COMMENT: MUFs should be mostly near predicted monthly values 
over the next few days with the very small chance of SWFs for 
7-8 May. Slight depressions are possible at times due to an
anticipated slight increase in geomagnetic activity. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 05 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.1E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+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: A2.8

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 05 May
Speed: 288 km/sec  Density:    1.4 p/cc  Temp:    11900 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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