[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 12 November 07

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Tue Nov 13 10:06:22 EST 2007


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 12/2330Z NOVEMBER 2007 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 12 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 13 NOVEMBER - 15 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 12 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 12 Nov:  70/5


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             13 Nov             14 Nov             15 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    69/3               69/3               69/3

COMMENT: The solar disk remains spotless. The solar wind was 
showing some large fluctuations late in the UT day (12 Nov)
characteristic of onset of a coronal hole high speed wind stream. 
Expect unsettled and elevated solar wind conditions next 3 days. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 12 Nov: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 12 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       5   21111222
      Darwin               6   21111223
      Townsville           7   22222222
      Learmonth            7   11121224
      Camden               3   11110122
      Canberra             4   21111122
      Hobart               4   21110222
      Casey(Ant)           9   33321222
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 12 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (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. 

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 12 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 11 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         1
           Planetary              1   0010 0001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
13 Nov    15    Unsettled to active 
14 Nov    15    Unsettled 
15 Nov     8    Quiet to unsettled 

COMMENT: The geomagnetic field was mostly Quiet 12 Nov becoming 
Unsettled late in the UT day with the onset of a coronal hole 
wind stream, the geomagnetic effects of which are expected to 
continue for the next 3 days. Mostly Unsettled to Active conditions 
forecast 13 Nov. Isolated Minor Storm conditions possible at 
high latitudes. Unsettled conditions forecast for 14 Nov with 
a return to mostly Quiet conditions thereafter. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
13 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
14 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
15 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
12 Nov   -35

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day, 
      Depressed by 40% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day,
      Depressed by 30% 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 over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for November:  11

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
13 Nov   -24    15 to 30% below predicted monthly values 
14 Nov   -20    15 to 30% below predicted monthly values 
15 Nov   -20    15 to 30% below predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 29 was issued on 11 November 
and is current for interval 12-14 November. Widespread depressions 
in MUFs continue across Australian/NZ/ SW-Pacific region due 
to lack of solar ionisation. Equatorial and N.Aus regions 
particularly affected. Expect regional ionosphere to remain heavily 
depressed for next three days at least.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 11 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.0E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.50E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 11 Nov
Speed: 397 km/sec  Density:    3.3 p/cc  Temp:    73800 K  Bz:   1 nT

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