[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 28 May 14 issued 2330 UT on 28 May 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu May 29 09:30:17 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/28 MAY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 29 MAY - 31 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 May:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 May:  99/46


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 May             30 May             31 May
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    98/45              95/41              95/41

COMMENT: Solar activity was Low for the UT day, 28 May. Active 
region 2065 produced a C1.7 X-ray flare just around the west 
limb. This activity is not expected to be geo-effective. Note 
minor flaring occurred from emerging flux region 2076. Expect 
solar activity to be Very Low to Low over the next three days. 
The solar wind ranged between 300 and 400 km/s over the last 
24 hours and is currently around 350 km/s. The Bz component of 
the IMF ranged between +5/-5 nT during this period. Expect the 
solar wind to remain between 300-400 km/s over the next 24 hours.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 May: Quiet

Estimated Indices 28 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11010011
      Cocos Island         1   11010000
      Darwin               2   21110011
      Townsville           2   21010011
      Learmonth            2   21110010
      Alice Springs        1   11010011
      Norfolk Island       0   11000000
      Culgoora             2   11110011
      Gingin               1   11000011
      Camden               1   11010011
      Canberra             1   11000010
      Launceston           1   11011010
      Hobart               1   11000010    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 28 May :
      Macquarie Island     0   00001000
      Casey                2   22110010
      Mawson               5   32110022

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 May : 
      Darwin               6   (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 28 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         0
           Planetary              0   1000 1212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 May     4    Quiet
30 May     4    Quiet
31 May     4    Quiet

COMMENT: The geomagnetic field was Quiet in the Australian region 
during the UT day, 28 May. Expect mostly Quiet conditions for 
the next three days.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
28 May      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
30 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
31 May      Normal         Normal         Normal


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
28 May    62

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Apr      115
May      91
Jun      90

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
29 May    60    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
30 May    60    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
31 May    60    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%

COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 25 was issued on 27 May 
and is current for 28-30 May. Variable depressions to 35% observed 
in the Australian region as EUV levels decline due to a decrease 
in sunspot numbers. Expect similar conditions over the next three 
days. Note MUFs are expected to remain lower than predicted due 
to this decrease in EUV.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   6.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 May
Speed: 320 km/sec  Density:    1.4 p/cc  Temp:    33400 K  Bz:   0 nT

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