[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 22 June 10

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Wed Jun 23 09:01:32 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 22/2330Z JUNE 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 22 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 23 JUNE - 25 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 22 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 22 Jun:  73/9

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             23 Jun             24 Jun             25 Jun
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    73/9               73/9               74/11

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low over the last 24 hours. 
Solar wind speed ranged between 375km/s-320km/s over the UT day. 
IMF Bz varied between +/-3nT. Solar activity is expected to be 
Very Low for the next 3 days with a slight chance of a C-class 
x-ray flare due to emerging flux region 11082 (N26W39). STEREO 
imagery showed earthward directed CME, COR1 first appearing at 
0605UT and COR2 first appearing 1010UT. No noted associated activity 
at this time. Possibly geo-effective in 4 days time. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 22 Jun: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 22 Jun :  A   K           
   Australian Region       3   12111111
      Darwin               3   22110111
      Townsville          12   33332322
      Learmonth            2   11121100
      Canberra             0   02000000
      Hobart               2   11111100
      Casey(Ant)           3   12111111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 22 Jun : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra            26   (Quiet to unsettled)
      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 22 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 21 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              5   2130 1122     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
23 Jun     4    Quiet 
24 Jun     6    Quiet 
25 Jun    24    active 

COMMENT: Quiet geomagnetic conditions observed over the last 
24 hours. Quiet conditions are expected for today and tomorrow. 
On 25 June recurrent coronal hole reaches its geo-effective location. 
Coronal hole appears to be weaker than last rotation based on 
SOHO EIT imagery, still Unsettled to Active levels of geomagnetic 
activity are expected with isolated cases of Minor Storm levels 
at high latitudes. 

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

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

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
22 Jun     6

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for June:  26

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
23 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
24 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
25 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: Depressed MUFs observed for Northern AUS/Equatorial 
and Southern AUS/NZ regions during local day. Ionospehric support 
expected to be below monthly averages across all regions due 
to reduced EUV ionisation/weak sunspot activity for the next 
3 days, with MUF depressions of 10%-20% for low to mid latitudes. 
Noted isolated cases of sporadic E in the Australian region. 

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 21 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.6E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.90E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 8%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A4.8

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 21 Jun
Speed: 378 km/sec  Density:    0.1 p/cc  Temp:    26800 K  Bz:   2 nT

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