[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 26 June 10

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Sun Jun 27 09:35:05 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 26/2330Z JUNE 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 26 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 27 JUNE - 29 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 26 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 26 Jun:  75/13

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 Jun             28 Jun             29 Jun
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    77/16              77/16              78/17

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low over the last 24 hours. 
ACE showed the solar wind speed elevate from 350 to 450 km/s 
at approximately 26/0230UT due to recurrent coronal hole effects. 
Expect the solar wind to remain elevated at this level or slightly 
above for the next three days. The interplanetary magnetic field 
Bz component went negative to -10 nT at the onset of the coronal 
hole becoming geo-effective then returned to +/-5nT. Solar activity 
is expected to be Very Low for the next 3 days. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 26 Jun: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 26 Jun :  A   K           
   Australian Region       9   23331222
      Darwin               9   23331222
      Townsville          16   33343333
      Learmonth            9   23331222
      Canberra             5   12230210
      Hobart               7   12331221
      Casey(Ant)          10   23332222
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 26 Jun : 
      Darwin              11   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara            15   (Quiet)
      Canberra             6   (Quiet)
      Hobart              18   (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 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg        14
           Planetary             15                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 25 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   3111 2223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
27 Jun    12    Unsettled 
28 Jun    12    Unsettled 
29 Jun    12    Unsettled 

COMMENT: Quiet to Unsettled conditions with isolated cases of 
of Active levels at high latitudes were observed over the last 
24 hours. Expect this trend to continue over the next three days. 
There is a possibilty of Minor Storm levels due to a strong northern 
extension of the coronal hole that is borderline geo-effective 
extending down to near 25 degrees north from the pole. 

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

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

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
26 Jun    22

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced 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 20% during local day,
      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):
      Depressed by 15% over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for June:  26

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
27 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
28 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
29 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: Depressed MUFs observed for Northern AUS/Equatorial 
and Southern AUS/NZ regions particularly during the local day 
time hours. 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 25 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   6.6E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.9E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.00E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A5.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 25 Jun
Speed: 366 km/sec  Density:    7.5 p/cc  Temp:    60200 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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