[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 30 May 15 issued 2330 UT on 30 May 2015

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun May 31 09:30:28 EST 2015


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/30 MAY 2015 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 31 MAY - 02 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 May:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 May:  95/41


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 May             01 Jun             02 Jun
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    95/41             100/48             105/54

COMMENT: Solar activity has been very low over the last 24 hours. 
The currently in progress coronal hole effect has been weaker 
than anticipated. The solar wind speed remained mostly around 
400 km/s and the Bz component of IMF varied between +5/-4 nT 
during this period. Solar activity is expected to remain at very 
low levels for the next three days with some possibility of C-class 
activity. Solar wind stream is expected to gradually further 
weaken on 31 May and stay at normal levels on 1 and 2 June.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 30 May: Quiet

Estimated Indices 30 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11101001
      Darwin               2   11111001
      Townsville           3   12111011
      Learmonth            2   12111000
      Alice Springs        1   01101001
      Norfolk Island       2   12201001
      Culgoora             2   11111001
      Gingin               1   11100000
      Camden               1   11101001
      Canberra             0   0000000-
      Launceston           2   12101001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 30 May :
      Macquarie Island     0   00011000
      Casey                4   23112000
      Mawson               8   22312014
      Davis                5   12322010

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              23   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra             6   (Quiet)
      Melbourne            2   (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 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6   1111 2222     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
31 May     6    Quiet
01 Jun     5    Quiet
02 Jun     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity stayed at quiet levels today. The 
coronal hole effect has been weaker than anticipated. Geomagnetic 
conditions are expected to stay mostly at quiet levels from 31 
May to 2 June.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Minor to moderate MUF depressions were observed during 
the last 24 hours due to low levels of ionising solar flux. Nearly 
similar conditions may be expected for the next three days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 May    55

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 30% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% 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
Apr      101
May      90
Jun      88

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

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. Nearly similar HF conditions may be expected in this 
region for the next three days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 29 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.1E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.30E+05   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 29 May
Speed: 389 km/sec  Density:    7.3 p/cc  Temp:   104000 K  Bz:   2 nT

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