[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 27 August 14 issued 2345 UT on 27 Aug 2014

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Thu Aug 28 09:45:13 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/27 AUGUST 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 27 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 28 AUGUST - 30 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 27 Aug:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 27 Aug: 123/76


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             28 Aug             29 Aug             30 Aug
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   125/78             125/78             120/72

COMMENT: Minor flaring occurred from active regions 2146(N07W58) 
and 2149(N10E21). All regions are mostly stable. Expect solar 
activity to be Low with the chance of M-class events from regions 
2146 and 2149. No Earth directed CMEs observed. ACE data indicate 
the arrival of the anticipated CME, the solar wind speed rose 
slightly from near 300km/s to 350km/s. The IMF Bz component went 
negative up to -14 nT since 00UT and is continuing south at 2300UT. 
Density and temperature didn't change much. Elevated solar wind 
speed from a coronal hole may take effect late 29 Aug.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 27 Aug: Quiet to Unsettled 
with isolated Active periods.

Estimated Indices 27 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       9   12232332
      Cocos Island         6   1222----
      Darwin              10   23232232
      Townsville          11   13241---
      Learmonth            9   02232332
      Alice Springs        7   0223----
      Norfolk Island       8   12332221
      Culgoora            10   12233331
      Gingin              10   1233----
      Camden              12   12243332
      Canberra             7   02232231
      Launceston          15   13343342
      Hobart              14   12343342    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 27 Aug :
      Macquarie Island    25   0255----
      Casey                9   2322----
      Mawson              13   14332---
      Davis                7   12222232

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 27 Aug : 
      Darwin              17   (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 27 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg        16
           Planetary             21                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 26 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              4   1001 1212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
28 Aug    16    Unsettled to Active
29 Aug    12    Unsettled
30 Aug    10    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were Quiet to Unsettled with 
isolated Active periods during 27Aug. Unsettled to Active conditions 
were due to some minor solar wind disturbance and extended southward 
IMF Bz, from Aug 22th CME. The Australian region Dst index decreased 
to - 110nT ~1000 UT. Possible Active levels today due to extended 
southward IMF Bz. Unsettled conditions may accompany the influence 
of a coronal hole high speed stream 29 Aug.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
28 Aug      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
29 Aug      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
30 Aug      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
27 Aug    85

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jul      68
Aug      91
Sep      87

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
28 Aug    75    Near predicted monthly values
29 Aug    75    Near predicted monthly values
30 Aug    75    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS SWF HF Communications Warning 43 was issued on 26 
August and is current for 27-29 Aug. Possible MUF depressions 
for the next few days. Chance of sudden ionospheric disturbance 
(SWF) for the next few days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 26 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.4E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.70E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.8

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 26 Aug
Speed: 282 km/sec  Density:    5.2 p/cc  Temp:    17400 K  Bz:   1 nT

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