[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 22 October 07

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Tue Oct 23 09:44:55 EST 2007


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 22/2330Z OCTOBER 2007 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 22 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 23 OCTOBER - 25 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 22 Oct:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 22 Oct:  67/0


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             23 Oct             24 Oct             25 Oct
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    67/0               67/0               67/0
COMMENT: Solar wind speed remained steady at around 450 km/s. 
A coronal hole is now past central solar meridian and is expected 
to become geoeffective late on day two. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 22 Oct: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 22 Oct :  A   K           
   Australian Region       8   22211332
      Darwin               6   22111322
      Townsville           8   22211233
      Learmonth            8   -2111333
      Camden               6   12111322
      Canberra             6   22200232
      Hobart               6   12111322
      Casey(Ant)          14   34321333
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 22 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Camden               2   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               2   (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 22 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 21 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              4   0111 1112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
23 Oct     5    Quiet 
24 Oct    12    Unsettled 
25 Oct    20    active 
B
COMMENT: Mostly quiet conditions expected on day one with the 
chance of unsettled intervals. A coronal hole wind stream is 
anticipated late on day two with conditions becoming unsettled 
to active days two and three. Storm periods likely at high latitudes. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
23 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
24 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
25 Oct      Normal         Normal-Fair    Fair
COMMENT: Possible disturbances in HF conditions days two and 
three in association with elevated geomagnetic activity. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
22 Oct    -2

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

Predicted Monthly T index for October:  10

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
23 Oct    -5    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
24 Oct    -5    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
25 Oct     0    Near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Variable depressions possible at low to mid latitudes, 
mainly local day. Disturbances possible at high latitudes days 
two and three in association with elevated geomagnetic activity. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 21 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.70E+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 21 Oct
Speed: 511 km/sec  Density:    1.0 p/cc  Temp:    83800 K  Bz:   1 nT

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