[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 26 July 14 issued 2330 UT on 26 Jul 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Jul 27 09:30:17 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/26 JULY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 26 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 27 JULY - 29 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 26 Jul:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 26 Jul: 117/69


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             27 Jul             28 Jul             29 Jul
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   125/78             130/84             135/89

COMMENT: Solar activity was low over the last 24 hours, with 
C1 flares from regions 2123 (S08E22) and 2125 (S11E85). No Earth-directed 
CMEs were observed. Activity for the next 3 days is expected 
to be low, with a chance of M-class events. The solar wind varied 
between around 320-420 km/s and the IMF Bz component between 
+/-7 nT, with a 6-hour negative period after 03 UT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 26 Jul: Quiet

Estimated Indices 26 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   11221111
      Cocos Island         2   11211100
      Darwin               4   21221111
      Townsville           5   22221112
      Learmonth            4   12221111
      Alice Springs        4   11221111
      Norfolk Island       2   11211010
      Culgoora             4   12221111
      Gingin               4   11221111
      Camden               4   12221111
      Canberra             3   11221110
      Launceston           5   12231111
      Hobart               4   11231110    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 26 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     5   01331110
      Casey                6   22222221
      Mawson              17   34332441

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 26 Jul : 
      Darwin              40   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             4   (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 26 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 25 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary              7   3121 2212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
27 Jul     6    Quiet
28 Jul     6    Quiet
29 Jul     6    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were quiet across the Australian 
region over the last 24 hours, with brief periods of active to 
minor storm levels observed in Antarctica. Conditions are expected 
to be mostly quiet for the next 3 days.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
26 Jul    52

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 40% during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jun      65
Jul      92
Aug      90

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
27 Jul    55    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values
28 Jul    60    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values
29 Jul    60    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 36 was issued on 26 July 
and is current for 27-29 Jul. MUFs were depressed over much of 
the Australian region over the last 24 hours, more so in the 
north. An ionospheric scintillation event was detected at Niue 
Island at 26/1618 UT. Mildly depressed MUFs are likely for the 
next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 25 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   6.9E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.30E+04   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.8

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 25 Jul
Speed: 350 km/sec  Density:    3.3 p/cc  Temp:    52600 K  Bz:   0 nT

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