[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 28 October 07

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Mon Oct 29 10:31:17 EST 2007


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 28/2330Z OCTOBER 2007 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 29 OCTOBER - 31 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 Oct:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 Oct:  68/2


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 Oct             30 Oct             31 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 remains elevated. The present coronal 
hole wind stream appers to be in gradual decline. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 Oct: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 28 Oct :  A   K           
   Australian Region      10   22233322
      Darwin               6   21122312
      Townsville           9   22223322
      Learmonth            9   22133321
      Camden               9   22133312
      Canberra             8   22132322
      Hobart               9   22233311
      Casey(Ant)          12   3-333321
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Camden              13   (Quiet)
      Canberra             7   (Quiet)
      Hobart              24   (Quiet to 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 28 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary             10   2324 2222     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 Oct    10    Quiet to Unsettled 
30 Oct     8    Quiet to Unsettled 
31 Oct     6    Quiet 
COMMENT: The present coronal hole wind stream continued a gradual 
decline over the UT day. The geomagnetic field was unsettled 
with isolated active to minor storm periods at high latitudes. 
The low to mid latitude geomagnetic field remained at quiet to 
unsettled levels. Expect similar conditions on day one, declining 
to generally quiet conditions by day three. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Oct      Fair-normal    Normal         Normal        
30 Oct      Fair-normal    Normal         Normal        
31 Oct      Fair-normal    Normal         Normal        

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
28 Oct   -20

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 45% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Mostly 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
29 Oct   -15    depressed 10 to 30%/near predicted monthly values 
30 Oct   -10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
31 Oct   -10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Significant depressions observed Equatorial/N Aus regions 
over the UT day. Intervals of spread-F conditions observed S 
Aus/NZ/Antarctic regions. Variable depressions possible Equatorial/N 
Aus regions. Disturbances possible S Aus/NZ/Antarctic regions 
day one in association with elevated geomagnetic activity. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.9E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.30E+08   (moderate fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:16%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 Oct
Speed: 587 km/sec  Density:    2.2 p/cc  Temp:    89600 K  Bz:   0 nT

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