[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 05 February 14 issued 2330 UT on 05 Feb 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Feb 6 10:30:40 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/05 FEBRUARY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 05 FEBRUARY AND FORECAST FOR 06 FEBRUARY - 08 FEBRUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 05 Feb:  Moderate

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.3    1621UT  possible   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 05 Feb: 194/146


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             06 Feb             07 Feb             08 Feb
Activity     Moderate           Moderate           Moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   198/150            195/147            190/143

COMMENT: Solar activity remains Moderate with an M1 flare produced 
by region 1967(S12W38) along with numerous C class flare from 
this region and 1968. No significant CME were observed. Updating 
yesterdays report with now available data and modelling the CME 
observed at 20UT on the 4th is a backside event. The two front 
side events observed around 01UT and 17UT are expected to arrive 
at Earth late on the 7th or early on the 8th of Feb. Solar wind 
conditions are ambient. A small coronal hole may elevate wind 
speeds from the 7th of Feb in conjunction with the expected CME 
impacts. Solar activity is likely to remain at Moderate levels 
for the next few days with a small chance of X class flare activity.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 05 Feb: Quiet

Estimated Indices 05 Feb : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   22202112
      Cocos Island         2   11102001
      Darwin               4   12202112
      Townsville           6   22202123
      Learmonth            5   22202112
      Alice Springs        5   22202022
      Norfolk Island       3   11202012
      Culgoora             4   ---02--2
      Gingin               4   21212012
      Camden               -   --------
      Canberra             4   12202022
      Launceston           6   22202123
      Hobart               5   12202122    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 05 Feb :
      Macquarie Island     2   11101011
      Casey               14   44422032
      Mawson               7   23102123
      Davis                -   --------

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 05 Feb : 
      Darwin               2   (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 05 Feb : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 04 Feb :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              3   1110 0111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
06 Feb     5    Quiet
07 Feb    10    Quiet to Unsettled
08 Feb    10    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions are Quiet and are expected to remain 
Quiet for the next day. Some unsettled conditions with possible 
isolated Active periods may be experienced on the 7th and 8th 
of February.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
05 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
06 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal
07 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
08 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
05 Feb   146

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
      Enhanced by 25% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Enhanced by 30% during local day.
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
      Enhanced by 35% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 15% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jan      119
Feb      75
Mar      75

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
06 Feb   140    Near to 30% above predicted monthly values
07 Feb   140    Near to 30% above predicted monthly values
08 Feb   140    Near to 30% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Propagation conditions remain good with enhanced MUFs 
observed across the Australian region. These conditions are expected 
for the next 3 days. Some disturbance and reduce MUFs may be 
experience in southern regions on the 8th and 9th of Feb however 
this disturbance, if it occurs, is expected to be minor.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 04 Feb
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.20E+05   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C2.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 04 Feb
Speed: 347 km/sec  Density:    4.0 p/cc  Temp:    50500 K  Bz:   4 nT

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