[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 30 July 16 issued 2343 UT on 30 Jul 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/30 JULY 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 31 JULY - 02 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 Jul:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 Jul:  71/6


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 Jul             01 Aug             02 Aug
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    71/6               71/6               71/6

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low over the last 24 hours with 
no flare activity to report. Small region 2570 located at N10E41 
is the only numbered sun spot region currently on the visible 
disc and appears quiet and stable. Solar wind speed (Vsw) has 
gradually declined over the last 24 hours, from 520km/s at 00UT 
to be ~420km/s at the time of this report. Bz, the north-south 
component of the interplanetary magnetic field fluctuated between 
+/-3nT over the UT day. The solar wind speed is expected to return 
to ambient levels for the next 2 days. An increase in solar wind 
parameters is likely on 02Aug due to a glancing blow from the 
CME associated with the equatorial located disappearing solar 
filament from 28Jul. Solar activity is expected to be Very Low 
for the next 3 days with only slight chance of a C-class flare. 
ACE EPAM data indicates an energetic ion enhancement event beginning 
30/1030UT, which can be a precursor to increased geomagnetic 
activity over next 24-36 hours.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 30 Jul: Quiet

Estimated Indices 30 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   22110000
      Cocos Island         2   2111010-
      Darwin               2   22110000
      Townsville           4   32111010
      Learmonth            3   32100000
      Alice Springs        2   22110000
      Norfolk Island       2   21110001
      Culgoora             8   3222222-
      Gingin               3   32110010
      Canberra             2   22110000
      Launceston           4   22121011
      Hobart               3   22120001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 30 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     2   21020000
      Casey                6   33211110
      Mawson              21   64422132

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              43   (Unsettled)
      Canberra            29   (Quiet to unsettled)
      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 30 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        16
           Planetary             15   4433 2232     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
31 Jul     7    Quiet
01 Aug     5    Quiet
02 Aug    20    Active

COMMENT: Quiet conditions observed on 30Jul. Quiet conditions 
are expected for 31Jul-01Aug. Active conditions with possible 
Minor Storm periods possible for 02Aug due to glancing blow effects 
of a CME associated with a disappearing solar filament that lifted 
off the sun 28Jul.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
31 Jul      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair-poor
01 Aug      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair-normal
02 Aug      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair-poor

COMMENT: Depressed HF conditions observed across all latitudes 
for 29Jul with occasional enhancements at mid latitudes. Continued 
MUF depressions are expected across all latitudes for 31Jul-02Aug.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 Jul    17

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
      Depressed by 35% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available during.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% 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
31 Jul    25    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values
01 Aug    25    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values
02 Aug    15    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Depressed MUF's observed over all regions during the 
last 24 hours with isolated enhancements for some Equatorial 
regions. Disturbed ionospheric support for Antarctic regions. 
Continued MUF depressions are expected over the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 29 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.20E+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 29 Jul
Speed: 553 km/sec  Density:    1.6 p/cc  Temp:   162000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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