[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 26 September 08

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Sat Sep 27 09:44:08 EST 2008


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 26/2330Z SEPTEMBER 2008 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 26 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 27 SEPTEMBER - 29 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 26 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 26 Sep:  68/2


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 Sep             28 Sep             29 Sep
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    66/0               66/0               66/0
COMMENT: The visible solar disk is presently spotless. Solar 
wind speeds were predominantly below 350 km/s during the past 
24 hours with the IMF NS-component ranging between +/- 4nT. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 26 Sep: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 26 Sep :  A   K           
   Australian Region       3   22101101
      Darwin               3   22101102
      Townsville           6   22122222
      Learmonth            3   22101101
      Camden               2   21101001
      Canberra             2   21001001
      Hobart               2   11101101
      Casey(Ant)           7   33311101
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 26 Sep : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Camden               0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             7   (Quiet)
      Hobart               0   (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 26 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 25 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         1
           Planetary              4   0000 1133     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
27 Sep     4    Quiet 
28 Sep     4    Quiet 
29 Sep     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 
26 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal         
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
27 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
28 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
29 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
26 Sep     2

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% 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 September:   2

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
27 Sep     0    near predicted monthly values 
28 Sep     0    near predicted monthly values 
29 Sep     0    near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Mild depressions in MUFs were observed at times for 
northern-equatorial regions, otherwise MUFs were mostly near 
predicted monthly values during the past 24 hours. Similar HF 
conditions are expected for the next few days, with isolated 
depressions of 10-20% possible at times for northern-equatorial 
regions only. Spread-F and Sporadic-E conditions were observed 
at times at some stations during the past 24 hours. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 25 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   6.7E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.9E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.50E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 25 Sep
Speed: NA km/sec  Density:  NA p/cc  Temp:  NA K  Bz:  NA nT

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