[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 10 January 14 issued 2330 UT on 10 Jan 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sat Jan 11 10:30:22 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/10 JANUARY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 10 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 11 JANUARY - 13 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 10 Jan:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 10 Jan: 175/129


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Jan             12 Jan             13 Jan
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   175/129            170/124            175/129

COMMENT: Solar activity was low over the last 24 hours, with 
C-class flares from regions 1944, 1946 and 1950. No Earth-directed 
CMEs were observed. Solar activity is expected to be low to moderate 
for the next 3 days, with a chance of X-class flares. The solar 
wind speed varied mostly in the range 350-450 km/s. The IMF Bz 
component varied between -4 to +8 nT, predominantly positive. 
The wind speed is likely to be elevated on 12-Jan with the effects 
of an equatorial coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 10 Jan: Quiet

Estimated Indices 10 Jan : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   11221212
      Darwin               5   21221212
      Townsville           6   22221212
      Learmonth            5   12221212
      Alice Springs        3   1112020-
      Culgoora             4   11221211
      Gingin               5   2212121-
      Camden               4   11221211
      Canberra             1   00111101
      Launceston           6   12222212
      Hobart               4   12212201    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 10 Jan :
      Macquarie Island     2   1100220-
      Casey               22   4633221-
      Mawson              12   4422222-
      Davis               10   33332221

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 10 Jan : 
      Darwin               0   (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 10 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 09 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7   3112 2132     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
11 Jan    15    Unsettled to Active
12 Jan    10    Quiet to Unsettled
13 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were quiet across the Australian 
region over the last 24 hours. These conditions are expected 
to continue into 11-Jan, becoming unsettled to active late in 
the UT day with the onset of coronal hole effects. Quiet to unsettled 
conditions are likely for 12-13 Jan.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Jan      Normal         Normal         Poor(PCA)      

PCA Event : 10MeV Proton/PCA Event Began 06 01 2014 2000UT and is in progress

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 Jan      Normal         Normal         Poor(PCA)
12 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal-poor
13 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal-poor

COMMENT: There is a chance of short-wave fadeouts for the next 
3 days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
10 Jan   124

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 45% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Proton event in progress, increased absorption observed.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Dec      130
Jan      73
Feb      71

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
11 Jan   120    Near to 20% above predicted monthly values
12 Jan   110    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
13 Jan   110    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS SWF HF Communications Warning 3 was issued on 9 
January and is current for 10-12 Jan. MUFs were near predicted 
values to enhanced across the Aus/NZ region over the last 24 
hours. Similar conditions are expected for the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 09 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.7E+08
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.0E+07
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.90E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B7.8

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 09 Jan
Speed: 395 km/sec  Density:    2.5 p/cc  Temp:   123000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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