[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 03 May 15 issued 2348 UT on 03 May 2015

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Mon May 4 09:48:36 EST 2015


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/03 MAY 2015 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 03 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 04 MAY - 06 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 03 May:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 03 May: 111/62


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             04 May             05 May             06 May
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   115/66             115/66             120/72

COMMENT: Solar activity was Low over the last 24 hours with region 
2335 (S16E43) the source of two C1.8 flares, one at 0605UT and 
another at 0934UT. The solar wind speed ranged between 350km/s-450km/s 
over the UT day. The Bz component of the IMF fluctuated between 
+/-5nT. Very Low to Low levels of solar activity are expected 
for the next three days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 03 May: Quiet

Estimated Indices 03 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   22211111
      Cocos Island         3   12111110
      Darwin               4   12211111
      Townsville           4   22211111
      Learmonth            5   22221111
      Alice Springs        4   12211111
      Norfolk Island       3   22210011
      Culgoora             4   22211111
      Gingin               4   22211111
      Camden               5   22221111
      Canberra             3   12210110
      Launceston           4   12221111
      Hobart               3   1212-110    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 03 May :
      Macquarie Island     1   01120000
      Casey                7   23321210
      Mawson              16   44432231
      Davis               10   23432120

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 03 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Melbourne            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 03 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 02 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary              7   2111 1233     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
04 May     5    Quiet
05 May     5    Quiet
06 May     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Quiet conditions observed over the last 24 hours. Mostly 
Quiet conditions expected for the next 3 days.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
04 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
05 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
06 May      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal to slightly depressed HF conditions observed 
at low to mid latitudes during the past 24 hours. HF conditions 
are expected to be mostly normal for the next three days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
03 May    81

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Apr      101
May      90
Jun      88

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
04 May    80    Near predicted monthly values
05 May    80    Near predicted monthly values
06 May    80    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions were observed today over 
AUS/NZ regions with occasional MUF depressions for Northern AUS 
and Equatorial regions. Similar levels of ionospheric support 
and near monthly predicted MUF values expected for the next 3 
days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 02 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.8E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.60E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.7

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 02 May
Speed: 411 km/sec  Density:    4.1 p/cc  Temp:   115000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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