[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 29 May 13 issued 2351 UT on 29 May 2013

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Thu May 30 09:51:52 EST 2013


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/29 MAY 2013 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 29 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 30 MAY - 01 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 29 May:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 29 May: 107/57


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             30 May             31 May             01 Jun
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             105/54

COMMENT: Low level C-class flare activity was observed during 
29 May. Solar activity is expected to be predominantly Very Low 
for 30 May with the chance of C-class flares. No Earth directed 
CMEs were observed during 29 May. Solar wind speeds continued 
to decline during 29 May from approximately 600 km/s down to 
400 km/s. The IMF Bz remained predominantly northward during 
29 May. Solar wind speeds are expected to increase during the 
latter half of 31 May and into 1 June as a coronal hole rotates 
into a geoeffective position.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 29 May: Quiet

Estimated Indices 29 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11100000
      Cocos Island         1   11110000
      Darwin               1   11100001
      Townsville           4   12211112
      Learmonth            0   11000000
      Alice Springs        0   10000000
      Culgoora             1   11100001
      Gingin               0   11000000
      Camden               0   --000000
      Canberra             0   00000000
      Hobart               0   11000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 29 May :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                3   12211011
      Mawson               4   22100003

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 29 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           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 29 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 28 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   3322 1201     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
30 May     4    Quiet
31 May    15    Mostly Unsettled to Active with the chance of 
                Minor Storm periods at high latitudes in the
                latter half of the UT day 
01 Jun    12    Mostly Unsettled with the chance of Active periods

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity is expected to be predominantly 
Quiet for 30 May, then increase during the latter half of 31 
May as a coronal hole rotates into a geoeffective position. There 
is the possibility of Minor Storm periods at high latitudes during 
the latter half of 31 May and into 1 June.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 May      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
30 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
31 May      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair
01 Jun      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions are expected for 30 and 
31 May with slightly degraded conditions at times particularly 
during the latter half of 31 May UT. More significantly degraded 
conditions are expected for 1 June.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
29 May    63

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 30% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% 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 during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for May:  69

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
30 May    65    Near predicted monthly values
31 May    60    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
01 Jun    55    Depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions are expected for 30 and 
31 May with isolated slight depression at times, particularly 
in the latter half of 31 May UT. More significant depressions 
are possible for 1 June.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 28 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.4E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.10E+09   (very high fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:38%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 28 May
Speed: 715 km/sec  Density:    0.5 p/cc  Temp:   236000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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