[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 27 May 15 issued 2330 UT on 27 May 2015

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu May 28 09:30:27 EST 2015


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/27 MAY 2015 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 27 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 28 MAY - 30 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 27 May:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 27 May:  95/41


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             28 May             29 May             30 May
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    95/41              95/41             100/48

COMMENT: Solar activity has been very low over the last 24 hours. 
Solar wind speed stayed around 350 km/s and Bz mostly stayed 
between +/-4 nT during this period. Solar activity is expected 
to remain at very low levels for the next three days with the 
possibility of strengthening of solar wind stream from 28 May 
due to the effect of a coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 27 May: Quiet

Estimated Indices 27 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   01102201
      Darwin               2   01102111
      Townsville           4   12202201
      Learmonth            3   01202102
      Alice Springs        2   01202100
      Norfolk Island       2   01002101
      Culgoora             3   02112201
      Gingin               3   00102212
      Camden               2   01012201
      Canberra             -   --------
      Launceston           3   01112211    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 27 May :
      Macquarie Island     2   00012200
      Casey                4   12212111
      Mawson              14   11102236
      Davis                8   01211342

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 27 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 27 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 26 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              8   2212 2332     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
28 May     8    Quiet to Unsettled
29 May    12    Quiet to Active
30 May    12    Quiet to Active

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity stayed at quiet levels today. Geomagnetic 
conditions may rise to unsettled levels on 28 May and up to active 
levels on 29 and 30 May due to an expected arrival of high speed 
solar wind stream from a coronal hole.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
28 May      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
29 May      Normal-fair    Fair           Fair-poor
30 May      Normal-fair    Fair           Fair-poor

COMMENT: Minor to moderate MUF depressions were observed during 
the last 24 hours due to low levels of ionising solar flux. Mild 
to moderate MUF depressions may be expected for the next three 
days. Periods of poor HF conditions may be observed on high latitudes 
on 29 and 30 May.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
27 May    65

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
   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      101
May      90
Jun      88

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
28 May    55    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
29 May    50    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 20 to 
                40%
30 May    50    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 20 to 
                40%

COMMENT: Minor to moderate MUF depressions were observed in Aus/NZ 
regions during the last 24 hours due to low levels of ionising 
solar flux. Mild to moderate MUF depressions may be expected 
in this region for the next three days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 26 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.6E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.80E+05   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 26 May
Speed: 317 km/sec  Density:    5.7 p/cc  Temp:    43600 K  Bz:   1 nT

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