[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 19 November 10

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Sat Nov 20 12:49:46 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 19/2330Z NOVEMBER 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 19 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 20 NOVEMBER - 22 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 19 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 19 Nov:  84/26

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             20 Nov             21 Nov             22 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    84/26              84/26              82/23

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low during the UT day. Two B-class 
x-ray flares were observed during the period. Expect current 
trend to continue with a slight chance of a C-class flare. The 
solar wind speed decreased from 550 to 350 km/s over the last 
24 hours and is presently 350 km/s. Bz component of the interplanetary
magnetic field ranged between +4/-2nT. LASCO C3 imagery shows 
a CME early in the UT day, 19 Novemeber on the south east limb. 
The CME is not expected to be geo-effective. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 19 Nov: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 19 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11111111
      Darwin               4   21111112
      Townsville           3   11111120
      Learmonth            3   21111111
      Canberra             0   01000000
      Hobart               1   11110000
      Casey(Ant)           5   2-321111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 19 Nov : 
      Darwin              NA
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               2   (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 19 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 18 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              5   1211 1121     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
20 Nov     4    Quiet 
21 Nov     4    Quiet 
22 Nov     4    Quiet 

COMMENT: The geomagnetic activity was Mostly Quiet in the Australian 
and Antarctic regions. Expect this trend to continue over the 
next three days. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
20 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
21 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
22 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
19 Nov    14

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

Predicted Monthly T index for November:  33

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
20 Nov    20    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
21 Nov    20    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
22 Nov    20    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 18 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.8E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.70E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 18 Nov
Speed: 492 km/sec  Density:    1.6 p/cc  Temp:   151000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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