[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 11 February 14 issued 2330 UT on 11 Feb 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Feb 12 10:30:35 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/11 FEBRUARY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 11 FEBRUARY AND FORECAST FOR 12 FEBRUARY - 14 FEBRUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 11 Feb:  Moderate

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.7    0332UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.
  M1.8    1654UT  possible   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 11 Feb: 172/126


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             12 Feb             13 Feb             14 Feb
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   170/124            165/119            160/114

COMMENT: Moderate levels of solar activity were observed over 
the last 24 hours. Region 1974(S13E04) produced one M1.7, an 
M1.8 flares and a C8 flare. The M1.7 flare that peaked at 0331UT 
has been associated with type II and type IV radio bursts and 
a faint and slow CME that is expected to arrive late on 16 February. 
The M1.8 flare peaked at 1651UT. Solar wind speed gradually decreased 
from 520 km/s to 450 km/s and the Bz component of IMF mostly 
varied between +/-5nT during this period. Low levels of solar 
activity may be expected for the next three days with the possibility 
of M level and low possibility X-level activity.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 11 Feb: Quiet to unsettled

Estimated Indices 11 Feb : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   12211112
      Cocos Island         4   21211012
      Darwin               4   12211112
      Townsville           5   12211113
      Learmonth            6   22212122
      Alice Springs        4   12201112
      Norfolk Island       3   01200022
      Culgoora             3   1-------
      Gingin               5   22211112
      Camden               4   12211112
      Canberra             3   12211002
      Launceston           6   12312112
      Hobart               5   12311102    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 11 Feb :
      Macquarie Island     3   12200002
      Casey               19   35532123
      Mawson              15   33312135
      Davis                -   --------

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 11 Feb : 
      Darwin               4   (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 11 Feb : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 10 Feb :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary              9   2111 1143     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
12 Feb     6    Quiet
13 Feb     4    Quiet
14 Feb     4    Quiet

COMMENT: Quiet to unsettled levels of geomagnetic activity were 
observed today. Mostly quiet conditions may be expected for the 
next 3 days.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
12 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal
13 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal
14 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: The ionosphere was mostly normal to enhanced over the 
last 24 hours. MUFs were generally above predicted monthly values 
at most locations. Mostly normal HF conditions may be expected 
for the next 3 days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
11 Feb   108

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Enhanced 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
Jan      119
Feb      75
Mar      75

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
12 Feb   110    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
13 Feb   110    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
14 Feb   110    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: The ionosphere in the Australian region was mostly normal 
to enhanced over the last 24 hours. MUFs were generally above 
predicted monthly values at most locations. Mostly normal HF 
conditions may be expected in this region for the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 10 Feb
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.60E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 5%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 10 Feb
Speed: 465 km/sec  Density:    2.1 p/cc  Temp:    72700 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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