[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 01 April 13 issued 2330 UT on 01 Apr 2013

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue Apr 2 10:30:18 EST 2013


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/01 APRIL 2013 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 APRIL AND FORECAST FOR 02 APRIL - 04 APRIL
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Apr:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Apr: 119/71

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Apr             03 Apr             04 Apr
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   125/78             130/84             130/84

COMMENT: All regions appear stable including large region 11711 
(S19 E52). Two unnumbered regions at N07 E38 and N11 E86. No 
CMEs observed in available LASCO and STEREO images. ACE observations 
indicate an undisturbed solar wind with speed decreasing from 
480 to 410 km/s.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Apr: Quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices 01 Apr : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   11131212
      Darwin               7   2223121-
      Townsville           7   1223221-
      Learmonth            8   2223231-
      Norfolk Island       6   22221212
      Culgoora             4   11131201
      Gingin               5   2113121-
      Camden               4   11131201
      Canberra             4   1113120-
      Hobart               5   11131202    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 01 Apr :
      Macquarie Island     6   1014220-
      Casey                9   2242221-
      Mawson               8   3322221-

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Apr : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             3   (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 International Center for Space Weather 
Science and Education, Japan.

Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 01 Apr : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 31 Mar :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4   1010 1211     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Apr     6    Quiet
03 Apr     6    Quiet
04 Apr     8    Quiet to unsettled

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
03 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
04 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
01 Apr    80

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values with 20-30% enhancements
      07-13 UT and 15-20% depressions 15-21, 23 UT.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Enhanced 25-50% 07-14 UT
      at Darwin.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Night spread F at Hobart.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values to 20% enhanced.

Predicted Monthly T index for April:  68

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Apr    80    Near predicted monthly values
03 Apr    80    Near predicted monthly values
04 Apr    70    Near predicted monthly values

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 31 Mar
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.70E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:14%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 31 Mar
Speed: 477 km/sec  Density:    2.1 p/cc  Temp:    94500 K  Bz:   1 nT

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