[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 09 July 10

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Sat Jul 10 09:32:59 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 09/2330Z JULY 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 10 JULY - 12 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Jul:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Jul:  80/20


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Jul             11 Jul             12 Jul
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    80/20              80/20              80/20
COMMENT: Solar activity was low over the last 24 hours. Region 
1087 (N18E72) produced 3 C-class flares, the largest being a 
C3 at 1951UT. Solar wind speed varied between 320 and 360 km/s 
and the Bz component of the IMF stayed mostly negative upto -5nT 
through the day. Solar region 1087 may produce C-class flares 
and the solar activity is expected to remain at very low to low 
levels for the next few days. 
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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Jul: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 09 Jul :  A   K           
   Australian Region       5   22221111
      Darwin               4   22121111
      Townsville          13   33332323
      Learmonth            4   22121101
      Canberra             2   11120000
      Hobart               2   11120100
      Casey(Ant)           4   22211111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Jul : 
      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 09 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              3   1000 0122     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Jul     3    Quiet 
11 Jul     3    Quiet 
12 Jul     3    Quiet 
COMMENT: Mostly quiet geomagnetic conditions observed over the 
last 24 hours. Nearly similar conditions may be expected for 
the next three days. 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Jul      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal    
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Jul      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal   
11 Jul      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal   
12 Jul      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal   
COMMENT: Mostly fair to normal HF conditions were observed 
on most locations during the UT day today. Nearly similar 
conditions may be expected for the next three days as the 
ionospheric ionisation continues to remain weak due to 
continued very low solar activity. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
09 Jul    24

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day to 
      near predicted monthly values, 
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day to 
      nearr predicted monthly values,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day to 
      near predicted monthly values,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for July:  27

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Jul    10    Depressed 10 to 20 %/near predicted monthly. 
11 Jul    10    Depressed 10 to 20 %/near predicted monthly. 
12 Jul    10    Depressed 10 to 20 %/near predicted monthly. 
COMMENT: Variable MUF depressions of up to around 20% observed 
during both local day and night for Northern AUS/Equatorial 
regions with notable sporadic E at times. Ionosphere continues 
to remain weakly ionised due to very low solar activity. 
Similar HF conditions may be expected for the next three days. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.3E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.9E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.20E+08   (moderate fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:19%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Jul
Speed: 323 km/sec  Density:    2.4 p/cc  Temp:    28800 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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