[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 30 November 10

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Wed Dec 1 10:46:28 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 30/2330Z NOVEMBER 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 01 DECEMBER - 03 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 Nov:  Very Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 Nov:  86/29


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             01 Dec             02 Dec             03 Dec
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    86/29              88/32              90/34
COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low during the last 24 hours. 
Region 1130 was the source of numerous B-class events, the largest 
being a B8.1 at 2045UT. A notable CME was observed in Stereo 
Ahead COR2 imagery from 1939UT. Solar wind speed continued to 
fall, from a maximum of 400km/s at 12UT to be 340km/s at the time of 
this report. The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic 
field ranged between +/-4nT. Solar activity is expected to stay 
at Very Low levels for the next three days. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 30 Nov: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 30 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       4   12111221
      Darwin               3   11111111
      Townsville           5   12211221
      Learmonth            4   11111221
      Canberra             1   01110110
      Hobart               3   12121110
      Casey(Ant)           9   33-22222
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             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 30 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              3   0011 1110     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
01 Dec     4    Quiet 
02 Dec     4    Quiet 
03 Dec     4    Quiet 
COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity was Quiet over the last 24 hours. 
Mostly Quiet conditions are expected for the next 3 days. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   
02 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   
03 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 Nov     3

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available during local day,
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for November:  33

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
01 Dec     5    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
02 Dec     5    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
03 Dec     5    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
COMMENT: Mostly normal ionospheric support observed over the 
last 24 hours for all regions during local day except for the 
Antarctic region with depressed conditions over the entire UT 
day. Depressed MUF's of 10%-20% for Northern AUS/Equatorial and 
Southern AUS/NZ regions during local night. Notable sporadic 
E for Northern AUS regions between 06-13UT. Similar conditions 
are expected for the next 3 days with possible MUF depressions 
of 10%-20% for the Australian/NZ region. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 29 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.3E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.80E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A9.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 29 Nov
Speed: 409 km/sec  Density:    0.3 p/cc  Temp:    44300 K  Bz:  -3 nT

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