[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 19 June 16 issued 2330 UT on 19 Jun 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Jun 20 09:30:19 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/19 JUNE 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 19 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 20 JUNE - 22 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 19 Jun:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 19 Jun:  85/27


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             20 Jun             21 Jun             22 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 activity was low over the last 24 hours, with 
a C1 X-ray flare from region 2558 (N13W37). No Earth-directed 
CMEs were observed. Solar activity is expected to be very low 
to low over the next 3 days. The solar wind speed declined from 
620 km/s to 490 km/s. The total IMF strength climbed slightly 
to around 5 nT. The Bz component varied between +/-4 nT. The 
solar wind speed is likely to increase late on 21-Jun due to 
a southern hemisphere coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 19 Jun: Quiet

Estimated Indices 19 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   12111200
      Cocos Island         2   12110100
      Darwin               3   12111200
      Townsville           5   22212201
      Learmonth            2   12101200
      Alice Springs        3   12202200
      Norfolk Island       2   11101200
      Gingin               4   22201210
      Camden               3   12112200
      Canberra             2   21101200
      Melbourne            4   12112210
      Launceston           6   22212310
      Hobart               4   22111210    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 19 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     3   12012200
      Casey                8   33221310
      Mawson              18   45522211

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 19 Jun : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            4   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              38   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra            33   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Melbourne           64   (Active)

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 19 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 18 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary              8   2332 2112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
20 Jun     5    Quiet
21 Jun    12    Quiet to active
22 Jun    15    Unsettled to Active

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions were quiet across the Australian 
region on 19-Jun. Similar conditions are expected on 20-Jun, 
with active periods possible from late 21-Jun due to a likely 
increase in solar wind speed.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
20 Jun      Normal-fair    Normal         Normal-fair
21 Jun      Normal-fair    Normal         Normal-fair
22 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Periods of poor ionospheric support observed at high 
latitudes over the last 24 hours. Mostly normal HF conditions 
for mid latitudes, with depressed MUFs at times for low latitudes. 
Similar conditions are expected for 21-22 Jun, with some improvement 
possible on 22-Jun.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
19 Jun    33

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      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
May      32
Jun      44
Jul      43

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
20 Jun    35    Near predicted monthly values, with moderate 
                northern depressions.
21 Jun    35    Near predicted monthly values, with moderate 
                northern depressions.
22 Jun    40    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Significant MUF depressions were observed in northern 
Australia and equatorial regions over the last 24 hours, though 
Cocos Island had enhanced MUFs during local daytime. MUFs were 
near predicted monthly values for southern Australia, with periods 
of disturbed ionospheric support observed for Antarctic regions. 
Similar conditions are expected for 20-21 Jun with some improvement 
possible on 22-Jun.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 18 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.30E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 4%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 18 Jun
Speed: 593 km/sec  Density:    2.1 p/cc  Temp:   171000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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