[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 27 June 10

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Mon Jun 28 09:00:13 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 27/2330Z JUNE 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 27 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 28 JUNE - 30 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 27 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 27 Jun:  73/9

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             28 Jun             29 Jun             30 Jun
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    73/9               74/11              75/13

COMMENT: The solar wind speed increased from 430 to 530 km/s 
during the UT day. Expect the solar wind to remain elevated for 
the next three days due coronal hole extending from the northern 
pole. The interplanetary magnetic field Bz component ranged from 
+6/-8. Solar activity was Very Low over the last 24 hours. 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 27 Jun: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 27 Jun :  A   K           
   Australian Region      10   23333122
      Darwin               8   23322122
      Townsville          17   24433333
      Learmonth           10   23323222
      Canberra             8   13333010
      Hobart               9   23333111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 27 Jun : 
      Darwin               4   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart              33   (Quiet to unsettled)
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 27 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             15                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 26 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             15   3433 2343     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
28 Jun    12    Unsettled 
29 Jun    12    Unsettled 
30 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 
27 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-poor    
PCA Event : No event.

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

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
27 Jun    19

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values,
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 25% 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
28 Jun    15    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
29 Jun    15    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
30 Jun    15    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: Depressed MUFs observed for Northern AUS/Equatorial 
and Southern AUS/NZ regions during the local day time hours. 
Ionospehric support expected to be slightly 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, particularly at Cocos Island during 
the early local night time hours.. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 26 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.3E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.60E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A4.9

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 26 Jun
Speed: 438 km/sec  Density:    5.5 p/cc  Temp:   160000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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