[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 09 May 07

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Thu May 10 09:39:46 EST 2007


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 09/2330Z MAY 2007 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 10 MAY - 12 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 May:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 May:  72/8

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 May             11 May             12 May
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    70/5               70/5               70/5

COMMENT: Emerging flux region noted at S09E33, 10 spots and growing. 
The solar wind is at aproximately 510 km/s and steadily declining 
to normal levels. The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic 
field fluctuated between -2/+4 nT over the last 24 hours. A CME 
was noted on the LASCO images, commencing at around 0618 UT 9 May, 
however appears to be on the far-side. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 May: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 09 May :  A   K           
   Australian Region       6   23212111
      Darwin               4   22111111
      Townsville           8   23222222
      Learmonth            7   22322211
      Camden               5   13211111
      Canberra             5   13212111
      Hobart               6   33211111
      Casey(Ant)           9   33322221
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Camden              51   (Unsettled)
      Canberra            53   (Unsettled)
      Hobart              55   (Unsettled)
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 09 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        11
           Planetary             14   2442 2233     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 May     6    Quiet 
11 May     4    Quiet 
12 May     4    Quiet 

COMMENT: Mostly quiet conditions are expected for the next few 
days. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 May      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal   
11 May      Normal         Normal         Normal        
12 May      Normal         Normal         Normal        

COMMENT: HF conditions should be mostly near predicted monthly 
values over the next few days with the chance of slight depressions 
during local day, 10 May. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 May    13

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values,
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for May:   9

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 May     5    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
11 May    10    near predicted monthly values 
12 May    10    near predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: MUFs should be mostly near predicted monthly values 
over the next few days with the chance of slight depressions 
during local day, 10 May. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   9.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.90E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A2.3

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 May
Speed: 607 km/sec  Density:    3.2 p/cc  Temp:   221000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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