[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 21 June 08

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Sun Jun 22 09:07:04 EST 2008


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 21/2330Z JUNE 2008 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 21 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 22 JUNE - 24 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 21 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 21 Jun:  65/0


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             22 Jun             23 Jun             24 Jun
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    65/0               65/0               65/0

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low over the last 24 hours, 
expected to continue next 3 days.Solar wind / Interplanetary 
Magnetic Field (IMF) conditions are relatively quiet. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 21 Jun: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 21 Jun :  A   K           
   Australian Region       2   12120001
      Darwin               -   --------
      Townsville           -   --------
      Learmonth            2   12120001
      Camden               2   11120001
      Canberra             1   11020000
      Hobart               4   11131110
      Casey(Ant)           6   23221111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 21 Jun : 
      Darwin              NA
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth            2   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Culgoora             4   (Quiet)
      Camden              26   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Gnangara            NA
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart              32   (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 21 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 20 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary             11   3432 1223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
22 Jun     3    Quiet 
23 Jun     3    Quiet 
24 Jun     8    Quiet to Unsettled 

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were Quiet over the last 24 hours, 
expected to continue next 2 days (22-23 Jun). A weak coronal 
hole wind stream may produce Quiet- Unsettled conditions day 
3 (24 Jun). 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
22 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   
23 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   
24 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
21 Jun    -2

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values,
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   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 June:   5

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
22 Jun    -5    near predicted monthly values 
23 Jun    -5    near predicted monthly values 
24 Jun     5    near predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: With the exception of some minor MUF depressions in 
the Equatorial/N.Aus region, the Australian ionosphere was mostly 
normal over the UT day. MUFs in the S.Aus/NZ/Antarctic regions 
were mostly near predicted monthly values. HF conditions were 
normal. Expect mostly normal HF conditions with MUFs mostly near 
predicted monthly values next 2 days (22-23 Jun). Some degraded 
HF conditions possible day 3 (24 Jun). 

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 20 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.1E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.70E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 5%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 20 Jun
Speed: 562 km/sec  Density:    0.9 p/cc  Temp:   131000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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