[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 22 June 16 issued 2330 UT on 22 Jun 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Jun 23 09:30:23 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/22 JUNE 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 22 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 23 JUNE - 25 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 22 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 22 Jun:  78/17


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             23 Jun             24 Jun             25 Jun
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    75/13              70/5               70/5

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low during the UT day 22 June. 
Expect solar activity to remain Very Low during the next three 
days. A 23 degree disappearing solar filament was observed in 
GONG H-alpha between 0530UT and 1400UT at N45W42. C2 imagery 
showed some associated wispy ejecta to the NW which is not expected 
to be geoeffective. During the UT day, 22 June, the solar wind 
speed initially declined from 370 km/s to 340 km/s then at ~0500UT 
there was a solar sector boundary (SSB) crossing and a gradual 
increase in solar wind speed to the current ~400km/s. The total 
IMF strength increased from 2nT to ~13nT after the SSB crossing. 
The Bz component of the IMF was mostly near zero prior to the 
SSB and then fluctuated between +8/-6 nT for the remainder of 
the UT day. Expect a continued rise to near 500km/s in the solar 
wind speed with variance in the IMF due to the northern coronal 
hole becoming geoeffective for the next several days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 22 Jun: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 22 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   01012232
      Cocos Island         5   01011233
      Darwin               7   --211232
      Townsville           6   11122232
      Learmonth            5   00011332
      Alice Springs        5   01111232
      Norfolk Island       7   ---12232
      Gingin               5   01011332
      Camden               5   11112222
      Canberra             5   01012232
      Melbourne            6   01012332
      Launceston           6   11012332
      Hobart               5   01012322    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 22 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     3   00022221
      Casey                5   11221222
      Mawson              15   33121335

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 22 Jun : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Melbourne            0   (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 22 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg        11
           Planetary             16                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 21 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4   1110 1121     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
23 Jun    16    Active
24 Jun    14    Unsettled to Active
25 Jun     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic went from Quiet to Unsettled conditions 
across the Australian region for the UT day, 22 June as the solar 
wind intensifies. Expect Unsettled conditions to prevail today 
and tomorrow with isolated periods of Active levels in the higher 
latitudes. Expect a gradual decrease in activity on 25 June.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
22 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
23 Jun      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
24 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
25 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Due to lower then predicted solar activity in this period 
of the solar cycle, expect MUFS to be mildly depressed relative 
to monthly predicted values.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
22 Jun    23

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% 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):
      Enhanced by 15% 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
23 Jun    25    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
24 Jun    25    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
25 Jun    25    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%

COMMENT: Mild depressions were observed in the Australian region 
during the UT day 22 June. MUFs were near predicted monthly values 
for the Antarctic region with some enhancements noted and periods 
of little to no ionospheric support for HF communications. Expect 
similar conditions during the next three days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 21 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.1E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 7%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A8.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 21 Jun
Speed: 388 km/sec  Density:    3.1 p/cc  Temp:    56600 K  Bz:   0 nT

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