[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 10 September 15 issued 2335 UT on 10 Sep 2015

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Fri Sep 11 09:35:13 EST 2015


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/10 SEPTEMBER 2015 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 10 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 11 SEPTEMBER - 13 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: ** RED **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 10 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 10 Sep:  84/26


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Sep             12 Sep             13 Sep
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    90/34              95/41             100/48

COMMENT: Solar activity remained at Very Low levels over the 
last 24 hours. Solar wind speed ranged between 400km/s to 450km/s 
over the UT day. The north-south component of the IMF (Bz) mostly 
varied between +/-6 nT. Bz stayed negative up to around -8 nT 
late in the day. Solar wind speed is expected to remain at moderate 
levels over the next 24 hours. An equatorial positioned coronal 
hole high speed solar wind stream is expected to arrive in the 
next 12 hours. Very Low solar activity expected for the next 
three days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 10 Sep: Quiet to Active

Estimated Indices 10 Sep : A   K           
   Australian Region       8   21212332
      Cocos Island         8   21212332
      Darwin               8   21212332
      Townsville           9   21212333
      Learmonth            7   20202332
      Alice Springs        7   20212332
      Norfolk Island       5   21211222
      Culgoora             8   21212332
      Camden               7   21211332
      Gingin              13   20212452
      Canberra             7   20211332
      Melbourne            8   21221332
      Launceston          10   21212433
      Hobart               -   --------    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 10 Sep :
      Macquarie Island    14   31332442
      Casey               15   43422332
      Mawson              24   43423445
      Davis                -   --------

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 10 Sep : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            2   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              12   (Quiet)
      Canberra            12   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           24   (Quiet to unsettled)

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 10 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg        11
           Planetary             15                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 09 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         0
           Planetary              0   5566 6554     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
11 Sep    20    Initially Quiet to Unsettled, then Unsettled 
                to Minor Storm
12 Sep    25    Active to Minor Storm
13 Sep    17    Unsettled to Active

COMMENT: Mostly Quiet to Active levels observed over the last 
24 hours due to southward Bz and moderate solar wind speed. Due 
to anticipated arrival of a coronal hole high speed solar wind 
stream, geomagnetic conditions may rise from Unsettled to Active 
levels with the possibility of Minor Storm periods in the second 
half of the day on 11 September. Due to the same effect conditions 
may remain high at Active to Minor Storm levels on 12 September 
and then gradually decline to Active down to Unsettled levels 
on 13 September.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Sep      Fair           Fair           Fair-poor      

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 Sep      Fair           Fair           Fair-poor
12 Sep      Fair           Fair           Fair-poor
13 Sep      Fair           Fair           Fair-poor

COMMENT: Mild to significant MUF depressions and degradations 
in HF conditions observed over the last 24 hours due to very 
low levels of ionising radiation and increased geomagnetic activity. 
Poor ionospheric support for Antarctic regions. Nearly similar 
HF conditions expected from 11 to 13 September due to expected 
enhancements in geomagnetic activity levels during this period.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
10 Sep    -3

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 55% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 40% during local day.
      Depressed by 45% during local night.
      Depressed by 40% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 50% during local day.
      Depressed by 55% during local night.
      Depressed by 40% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 30% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Aug      46
Sep      75
Oct      73

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
11 Sep     5    20 to 40% below predicted monthly values
12 Sep     0    20 to 50% below predicted monthly values
13 Sep    10    20 to 30% below predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Mild to significant MUF depressions and degradations 
in HF conditions observed over the last 24 hours in AUS/NZ regions 
due to very low levels of ionising radiation and increased geomagnetic 
activity. Nearly similar HF conditions expected from 11 to 
13 September due to expected enhancements in geomagnetic 
activity levels during this period.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 09 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   7.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.20E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 2%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A5.9

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 09 Sep
Speed: 420 km/sec  Density:    9.7 p/cc  Temp:    28300 K  Bz:  -8 nT

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