[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 30 October 12 issued 2317 UT on 30 Oct 2012

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Wed Oct 31 10:17:52 EST 2012


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/30 OCTOBER 2012 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 31 OCTOBER - 02 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 Oct:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 Oct: 106/55


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 Oct             01 Nov             02 Nov
Activity     Very Low           Very Low           Very Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   105/54             100/48              95/41

COMMENT: Solar activity is expected to remain mostly Very Low 
to Low for the next few days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 30 Oct: Quiet

Estimated Indices 30 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   10011001
      Cocos Island         0   00110000
      Darwin               0   10000001
      Townsville           4   22111111
      Learmonth            2   21011001
      Norfolk Island       1   20000002
      Culgoora             1   10001001
      Canberra             0   10000000
      Hobart               1   10011000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 30 Oct :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Mawson               4   31000013
      Davis                6   22222122

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (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 30 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              3                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              4   0020 1121     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
31 Oct    12    Mostly Quiet with the chance of Active to Minor 
                storm levels late in the UT day
01 Nov    20    Mostly Unsettled to Active with the chance of 
                Minor Storm levels
02 Nov    10    Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity should be mostly Quiet for 31 October 
with activity expected to increase to Active and possible Minor 
Storm levels late in the UT day and into 1 November with the 
anticipated arrival of 27/28 October CMEs. Activity should return 
to mostly Unsettled levels by 2 November.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
31 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
01 Nov      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
02 Nov      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair

COMMENT: Conditions should remain mostly normal for 31 October. 
Mildly degraded conditions may occur at times during 1-2 November 
in response to anticipated elevated geomagnetic activity.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 Oct    95

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Enhanced by 25% after local dawn.
   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
31 Oct    90    Near predicted monthly values
01 Nov    75    Mostly near predicted monthly values with mild 
                depressions possible at times.
02 Nov    75    Mostly near predicted monthly values with mild 
                depressions possible at times.

COMMENT: MUFs were mostly near predicted monthly values during 
30 October. MUFs should remain mostly near predicted monthly 
values for 31 October. Mild depressions may be observed during 
1-2 November in response to anticipated elevated geomagnetic 
activity.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 29 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.50E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 7%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.4

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 29 Oct
Speed: 298 km/sec  Density:    1.5 p/cc  Temp:    28700 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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