[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 30 July 14 issued 2348 UT on 30 Jul 2014

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Thu Jul 31 09:48:40 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/30 JULY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 31 JULY - 02 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 Jul:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 Jul: 152/107


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 Jul             01 Aug             02 Aug
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   155/109            160/114            160/114

COMMENT: Solar activity was Low over the last 24 hours with region 
2127 (S08E36) being the source of the largest event with a C9.0 
flare at 1617UT. Region 2127 along with regions 2130 (S07E57) 
and 2125 (S13E18) each produced smaller C-class events. A long 
NE quadrant filament erupted between 0430UT-0530UT (as seen on 
the Learmonth H-alpha imagery) with an associated northerly directed 
partial halo CME that may provide a glancing blow on 02Aug. There 
are currently 7 numbered regions on the visible disk with no 
observed change in magnetic complexity or increase in size over 
the last 24 hours. The solar wind gradually declined from 340km/s 
at 00UT to be ~300km/s at the time of this report. Solar wind 
speed is expected to remain <400km/s for the next 24hrs. The 
IMF Bz component ranged between +5 and -3nT over the UT day. 
Solar activity for the next 3 days is expected to be Low, with 
a chance of M-class events.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 30 Jul: Quiet

Estimated Indices 30 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11000001
      Cocos Island         0   11000000
      Darwin               2   21100001
      Townsville           3   22100002
      Learmonth            1   21000000
      Alice Springs        1   11000001
      Norfolk Island       0   10000001
      Culgoora             1   11100001
      Gingin               0   11000000
      Camden               2   21100001
      Canberra             1   11000001
      Launceston           1   12010000
      Hobart               1   11010000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 30 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     0   00010000
      Casey                3   22201000
      Mawson               8   43301002

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 Jul : 
      Darwin              24   (Quiet to unsettled)
      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 30 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              4   1100 1211     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
31 Jul     4    Quiet
01 Aug     4    Quiet
02 Aug     9    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Quiet conditions observed over the last 24 hours. Quiet 
conditions are expected for the next 2 days with possible isolated 
Active periods on 02Aug from a glancing blow CME.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
30 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
31 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
01 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
02 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 Jul    60

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Depressed by 20% 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
31 Jul    65    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values
01 Aug    65    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values
02 Aug    60    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 37 was issued on 29 July 
and is current for 30-31 Jul. Depressed MUFs observed for Equatorial, 
Northern AUS and Southern AUS/NZ regions over the last 24 hours, 
mostly during local day. Normal to disturbed ionospheric support 
for Antarctic regions. Similar conditions are expected for the 
next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 29 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.9E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.50E+04   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B5.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 29 Jul
Speed: 353 km/sec  Density:    3.8 p/cc  Temp:    42400 K  Bz:   1 nT

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