[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 31 May 16 issued 2330 UT on 31 May 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Jun 1 09:30:18 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/31 MAY 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 31 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 01 JUNE - 03 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 31 May:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 31 May:  87/30


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             01 Jun             02 Jun             03 Jun
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    85/27              85/27              80/20

COMMENT: Solar flare activity was Very Low over the past 24 hours 
with no significant flare events. There are currently 4 numbered 
regions on the visible disc. Regions 2550 (N15W42) and 2551 (N04W56) 
both had a slight increase in spot size over the last 24 hours, 
but both remain <100 millionths. Solar wind speed ranged between 
540-440 km/s and is currently 475km/s at the time of this report. 
Solar wind speed is expected to remain at these levels over the 
next 24 hours. The north south component of the Interplanetary 
Magnetic Field (IMF) fluctuated between +/-6nT with no lengthy 
sustained southward periods. Expect Very Low to Low solar activity 
due to a chance for C-class flares.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 31 May: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 31 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       9   11322323
      Cocos Island         4   11211122
      Darwin               2   11101111
      Townsville           9   21322323
      Learmonth            8   11221333
      Alice Springs        8   11222323
      Norfolk Island       6   11321222
      Gingin              10   12321333
      Camden               9   11322323
      Canberra             8   11321323
      Melbourne            9   11322323
      Launceston           9   11322323
      Hobart               9   11322323    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 31 May :
      Macquarie Island     8   10322412
      Casey               14   33322334
      Mawson              30   35333256

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 31 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              14   (Quiet)
      Canberra            15   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           17   (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 31 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              9                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 30 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             12   4332 1213     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
01 Jun     9    Quiet to Unsettled
02 Jun     9    Quiet to Unsettled
03 Jun     9    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Quiet to Unsettled conditions observed over the last 
24 hours. Similar conditions are expected for 01Jun-03Jun with 
chance of isolated Active periods.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions over the next 
3 days with mildly depressed ionospheric support at times for 
low to mid latitudes. Periods of disturbed ionospheric support 
for high latitudes.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
31 May    33

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% 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      30
May      47
Jun      46

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
01 Jun    30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
02 Jun    30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
03 Jun    30    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Notable MUF depressions for Equatorial and Northern 
AUS regions over the last 24 hours. MUFs near predicted monthly 
values for Southern AUS/NZ and Antarctic regions, with notable 
disturbed periods for Antarctic regions. Similar conditions are 
expected for the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 30 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.1E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 5%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.4

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 30 May
Speed: 498 km/sec  Density:    3.4 p/cc  Temp:   144000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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