[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 09 August 13 issued 2350 UT on 09 Aug 2013

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Sat Aug 10 09:50:04 EST 2013


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/09 AUGUST 2013 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 10 AUGUST - 12 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Aug:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Aug: 104/53


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Aug             11 Aug             12 Aug
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   105/54             105/54             100/48

COMMENT: Low solar activity over the last 24 hours with a single 
C2.0 class event at 2028UT. Region 1813 magnetic complexity also 
increased over the UT day. Solar wind speed was 360km/s at 00UT 
and has gradually increased to be ~490km/s at the time of this 
report. Bz fluctuated between +/-3nT from 00UT to 09UT after 
which it swung to be predominantly northward, ranging between 
-3nT and 10nT. Two possible glancing blow CME's are anticipated 
to arrive within the next 24-48 hours. Very Low to Low solar 
activity is expected for the next few days with a chance of possible 
C-class flares.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Aug: Quiet

Estimated Indices 09 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   12221021
      Cocos Island         4   12221021
      Darwin               5   12221122
      Townsville           6   12231122
      Learmonth            6   12231122
      Alice Springs        4   12221021
      Norfolk Island       4   12121022
      Culgoora             3   02121021
      Gingin               4   12221021
      Camden               4   12221011
      Canberra             3   02221011
      Hobart               4   12221021    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     2   01021010
      Casey                7   22222132
      Mawson              18   33233154
      Davis               12   23322134

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Aug : 
      Darwin               6   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               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 International Center for Space Weather 
Science and Education, Japan.


Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 09 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary              9                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              4   1110 1112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Aug    16    Active
11 Aug    14    Unsettled to Active
12 Aug     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Quiet conditions observed over the last 24 hours. A 
possible glancing blow CME arrival is anticipated to arrive within 
the next 24 hours resulting in Active to isolated Minor Storm 
conditions. Unsettled to Active conditions expected for 11Aug 
with a second CME arrival also expected and Quiet to Unsettled 
conditions for 12Aug.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Aug      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
11 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
12 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions observed for mid to high 
latitudes and variable conditions for low latitudes. Depressed 
MUF's possible for mid latitudes and disturbed conditions for 
high latitudes should geomagnetic activity increase over the 
next 24 hours.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Aug    60

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 35% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   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.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jul      83
Aug      72
Sep      71

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Aug    65    Near predicted monthly values
11 Aug    50    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values
12 Aug    50    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Mostly normal ionospheric support for Southern AUS/NZ 
and Antarctic regions over the last 24 hours. Depressed conditions 
for Northern AUS regions during local night, variable conditions 
for IPS low latitude stations. Increased geomagnetic activity 
anticipated on the 10Aug with possible enhancements for Southern 
AUS/NZ regions and Northern AUS regions during local day followed 
by MUF's depressions of ~20% during local night. Variable conditions 
for Equatorial regions and disturbed conditions for Antarctic 
regions. Depressed MUF's 10-20% expected for 11Aug-12Aug.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.10E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:19%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Aug
Speed: 387 km/sec  Density:    0.4 p/cc  Temp:    81100 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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