[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 10 September 10

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Sat Sep 11 09:40:36 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 10/2330Z SEPTEMBER 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 10 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 11 SEPTEMBER - 13 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 10 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 10 Sep:  76/14


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Sep             12 Sep             13 Sep
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    76/14              77/16              78/17
COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low over the last 24 hours. 
Solar wind speed decreased over the UT day from 460km/s at 00UT 
to be 400km/s at the time of this report. The north-south component 
of the IMF, Bz ranged between +/-3nT over the UT day. Solar activity 
is expected to be Very Low over the next few days with the visible 
disc currently spotless. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 10 Sep: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 10 Sep :  A   K           
   Australian Region       2   12110101
      Darwin               2   12100001
      Townsville           4   12211121
      Learmonth            2   21010100
      Canberra             0   00000000
      Hobart               1   11100101
      Casey(Ant)           6   33310001
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 10 Sep : 
      Darwin               4   (Quiet)
      Townsville           2   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara            29   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra            18   (Quiet)
      Hobart             116   (Major storm)
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 10 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 09 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              4   1001 2202     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
11 Sep     6    Quiet 
12 Sep     6    Quiet 
13 Sep     8    Quiet to Unsettled 
COMMENT: Quiet geomagnetic conditions observed over the last 
24 hours. Quiet conditions expected for the next 2 days with 
possible Unsettled periods for 13Sep due to minor coronal hole 
effects. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   
12 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   
13 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair   

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
10 Sep    25

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for September:  28

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
11 Sep    25    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
12 Sep    25    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
13 Sep    30    Near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Depressed MUFs during local night for Equatorial regions 
and normal ionospheric support for Northern AUS, Southern AUS/NZ 
regions over the last 24 hours. Disturbed conditions for Antarctic 
regions. Similar conditions expected for the next 3 days with 
continued depressed MUFs ~20% for low latitudes and disturbed 
conditions for high latitudes. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 09 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   7.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.70E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A9.4

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 09 Sep
Speed: 378 km/sec  Density:    2.0 p/cc  Temp:    46100 K  Bz:   2 nT

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