[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 25 January 10

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Tue Jan 26 10:51:45 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 25/2330Z JANUARY 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 25 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 26 JANUARY - 28 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 25 Jan:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 25 Jan:  81/22


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             26 Jan             27 Jan             28 Jan
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    80/20              80/20              78/17

COMMENT: The solar wind speed remained mostly below 400 km/s 
over the past 24 hours; the interplanetary magnetic field Bz 
component ranged between +5 and -4 nT. Sunspot regions 1041 and 
1042 continue to have the capability of producing C-, and possibly, 
M-class flares. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 25 Jan: Quiet. Quiet to
unsettled at high latitudes. 

Estimated Indices 25 Jan :  A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11111111
      Darwin               3   11111112
      Townsville           3   11111111
      Learmonth            2   11111002
      Canberra             0   01001000
      Hobart               4   11122111
      Casey(Ant)           8   3-322112
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 25 Jan : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (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 25 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 24 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              4   1122 1001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
26 Jan     5    Quiet 
27 Jan     5    Quiet 
28 Jan     5    Quiet 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
25 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal         
PCA Event : No event.

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

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
25 Jan    12

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values, depressions to 30%
      20-21 UT. Sporadic E observed 11-13, 16, 20-21 UT.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values, depressions to 25%
      03-05 UT. Some night spread F.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Depressions to 30%
      01-04 UT at Townsville. Sporadic E observed at Darwin
      03-11 UT and Townsville 04-06, 22 UT.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values with depressions to 25%
      01-04 UT at Brisbane. Sporadic E observed mostly 00-08
      UT with blanketing of the F region 02 UT at Brisbane
      and 03-04 UT at Canberra. Some night spread F observed
      at Hobart.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for January:   3

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
26 Jan     3    Near predicted monthly values 
27 Jan     3    Near predicted monthly values 
28 Jan     3    Near predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: Sporadic E may affect F region communications at times, 
mostly during daylight. 

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 24 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.70E+05   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A9.8

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 24 Jan
Speed: 360 km/sec  Density:    4.4 p/cc  Temp:    43900 K  Bz:  -3 nT

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