[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 24 January 14 issued 2330 UT on 24 Jan 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sat Jan 25 10:30:19 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/24 JANUARY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 24 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 25 JANUARY - 27 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 24 Jan:  Very low

Flares: B class flares.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 24 Jan: 136/90


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             25 Jan             26 Jan             27 Jan
Activity     Very low to low    Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   130/84             130/84             130/84

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low during 24 Jan UT. There 
were only B-class solar X-ray flares, the largest a B9.2 event 
peaking at 10:37 UT. A C-class flare is possible today. The chance 
of an M class flare is small today. SOHO LASCO coronographs recorded 
a bright CME leaving the solar limb toward the SSE commencing 
during 07 UT on 24 Jan. This event will not be geoeffective. 
A major H alpha solar filament has rotated into a geoeffective 
position. The magnitude of the IMF was mostly less than 6 nT 
during 24 Jan. The Bz component was predominantly negative in 
the range -5 to -2 nT up until 04 UT. Since then it has been 
predominantly positive in the range +2 to +5 nT. The solar wind 
speed has been essentially level in the range 350-400 km/s.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 24 Jan: Quiet

Estimated Indices 24 Jan : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   22111011
      Cocos Island         4   12-31000
      Darwin               3   22001002
      Townsville           4   22101112
      Learmonth            2   22001110
      Alice Springs        3   22101002
      Norfolk Island       1   1-0-----
      Culgoora             3   22111011
      Gingin               2   22001010
      Camden               3   12111011
      Canberra             2   12100001
      Launceston           5   22211112
      Hobart               3   22111001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 24 Jan :
      Macquarie Island     1   12000010
      Casey               15   35432111
      Mawson              10   44222210
      Davis                9   34222210

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 24 Jan : 
      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 24 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 23 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   2121 1121     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
25 Jan     4    Quiet
26 Jan     4    Quiet
27 Jan     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were quiet during 24 Jan UT. 
Geomagnetic conditions are expected to remain quiet during the 
next 48 hours.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
24 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
25 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal
26 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal
27 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
24 Jan   114

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

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

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
25 Jan   125    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
26 Jan   115    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
27 Jan   115    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: The ionospheric propagation support was enhanced throughout 
the northern Australian region and near normal to enhanced at 
Australian midlatitude and Antarctic stations during 24 Jan 
UT. Propagation conditions are expected to be enhanced to strongly 
enhanced throughout most of the region today.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 23 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.8E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.50E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 23 Jan
Speed: 443 km/sec  Density:    1.1 p/cc  Temp:   194000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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