[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 25 July 16 issued 2353 UT on 25 Jul 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Tue Jul 26 09:53:32 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/25 JULY 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 25 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 26 JULY - 28 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 25 Jul:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 25 Jul:  74/11


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             26 Jul             27 Jul             28 Jul
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    70/5               70/5               70/5

COMMENT: Solar activity was Low over the last 24 hours with active 
region 2567 (located on the west limb) the source of a C1.8 flare 
at 0909UT. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in the available 
SOHO LASCO imagery. The solar wind has been influenced by minor 
coronal hole effects over the last 2 days. Solar wind velocity 
ranged between 400-500km/s between 00UT and 17UT, declining to 
be ~390km/s at the time of this report. Bz underwent a sustained 
southward period of -4nT between 00UT-14UT and is currently fluctuating 
between +/-2nT. Solar wind speed is expected to remain at these 
levels over the next 3 days as recent coronal hole influence 
diminishes. Solar activity is expected to be Very Low to Low 
for 26July-28July.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 25 Jul: Quiet to Active

Estimated Indices 25 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region      15   33344222
      Cocos Island         9   33223211
      Darwin              14   33344211
      Townsville          17   33444322
      Learmonth           16   23345222
      Alice Springs       15   33344222
      Norfolk Island      14   33443211
      Culgoora            12   32334222
      Gingin              17   32345223
      Canberra            19   33454222
      Launceston          25   33555322
      Hobart              21   33455222    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 25 Jul :
      Macquarie Island    54   24776422
      Casey               10   32332222
      Mawson              45   65433366

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 25 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              29   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra            19   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           NA

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 25 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg        15
           Planetary             18                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 24 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        12
           Planetary             17   3111 2454     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
26 Jul    13    Unsettled to Active
27 Jul    10    Quiet to Unsettled
28 Jul     6    Quiet

COMMENT: Quiet to Active conditions observed over the last 24 
hours due to coronal hole effects. Unsettled to Active conditions 
expected for 26Jul, Quiet to Unsettled conditions for 27-28Jul.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
25 Jul      Normal         Normal-fair    Poor-fair      

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
26 Jul      Normal         Normal         Fair-normal
27 Jul      Normal         Normal         Fair-normal
28 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Conditions for HF radio wave propagation were mostly 
normal for low to mid latitudes with occasional slight enhancements. 
Depressed to disturbed ionospheric conditions for high latitudes. 
Conditions are expected to be mostly normal for mid to low latitudes, 
disturbed ionospheric support for high latitudes for the next 
3 days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
25 Jul    39

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Mostly 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
Jun      31
Jul      42
Aug      40

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
26 Jul    35    Near predicted monthly values
27 Jul    35    Near predicted monthly values
28 Jul    35    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Notable depressed periods for Northern AUS and Equatorial 
regions over the last 24 hours. Mostly normal conditions for 
Southern AUS and NZ regions and disturbed ionospheric support 
for Antarctic regions. Similar conditions are expected for the 
next 3 days with improving ionospheric support for Northern AUS 
and Equatorial regions.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 24 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.60E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 24 Jul
Speed: 398 km/sec  Density:    4.0 p/cc  Temp:    59500 K  Bz:   3 nT

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