[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 04 October 12 issued 2340 UT on 04 Oct 2012

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Fri Oct 5 09:40:01 EST 2012


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/04 OCTOBER 2012 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 04 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 05 OCTOBER - 07 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 04 Oct:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 04 Oct: 110/60


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             05 Oct             06 Oct             07 Oct
Activity     Very Low to Low    Very Low to Low    Very Low to Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   110/60             110/60             105/54

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low today. No significant 
flares were observed. Solar wind speed stayed around 300 km/s 
for most parts of the UT day today. The Bz component of IMF 
mostly varied between +/-2 nT during this time. Very Low to 
Low levels of solar activity may be expected for the next 
three days (5 to 7 October).

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 04 Oct: Quiet

Estimated Indices 04 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11110001
      Darwin               1   11100001
      Townsville           4   22111121
      Learmonth            3   22111011
      Norfolk Island       0   10000001
      Camden               1   11010001
      Canberra             1   11010000
      Hobart               1   11111000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 04 Oct :
      Macquarie Island     0   00110000
      Casey                6   24311000
      Mawson               3   22010020

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 04 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth           NA
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             2   (Quiet)
      Canberra             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 04 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              3                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 03 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6   2211 1121     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
05 Oct     4    Quiet
06 Oct     4    Quiet
07 Oct     4    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity stayed at quiet levels today. 
Quiet conditions may be expected for the next 3 days 
(5 to 7 October).

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
04 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
05 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
06 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
07 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions were observed across 
Aus/NZ regions today. Nearly similar HF conditions with 
the possibility of minor to moderate MUF enhancements may 
be expected in this region for the next 3 days 
(5 to 7 October).

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
04 Oct    91

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% 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.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for October:  81

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
05 Oct   100    5 to 20% above predicted monthly values
06 Oct   100    5 to 20% above predicted monthly values
07 Oct   100    5 to 20% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions were observed on most 
locations today. Nearly similar HF conditions may be expected 
for the next 3 days (5 to 7 October) with the possibility 
of minor to mild MUF enhancements.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 03 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.8E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.00E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 03 Oct
Speed: 319 km/sec  Density:    1.5 p/cc  Temp:    22900 K  Bz:   0 nT

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