[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 30 May 16 issued 2351 UT on 30 May 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Tue May 31 09:51:25 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/30 MAY 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 31 MAY - 02 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 May:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 May:  86/29


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 May             01 Jun             02 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              85/27

COMMENT: Solar flare activity was Low over the past 24 hours 
with the largest event being a C1.4 flare from region 2550 (N13W21) 
at 0737UT. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in the available 
LASCO imagery. Solar wind speed ranged between 450-550 km/s and 
is currently ~500km/s at the time of this report. A gradual decrease 
in solar wind speed is expected over the next 24 hours as the 
influence of the recent coronal hole high speed solar wind stream 
diminishes. The north south component of the Interplanetary Magnetic 
Field (IMF) fluctuated between +/-5nT with no 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 30 May: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 30 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   22321311
      Cocos Island         4   21220201
      Darwin               3   11111111
      Townsville           7   22321311
      Learmonth            9   32331311
      Alice Springs        7   22321301
      Norfolk Island       6   22321201
      Gingin               9   32321312
      Camden               7   22321311
      Canberra             7   22321311
      Melbourne            8   22331311
      Launceston          10   22431312
      Hobart               8   22331311    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 30 May :
      Macquarie Island    13   22441421
      Casey               10   33322222
      Mawson              29   64443225

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 May : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              29   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra            30   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Melbourne           33   (Quiet to unsettled)

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 May : A 
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             13                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   2212 1223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
31 May     8    Quiet to Unsettled
01 Jun     6    Quiet
02 Jun     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Quiet to Unsettled conditions observed over the last 
24 hours. Similar conditions are expected for 31May with chance 
of isolated Active periods. Mostly Quiet conditions expected 
for 01Jun-02Jun.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 May    40

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% 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
Apr      30
May      47
Jun      46

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
31 May    35    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
01 Jun    35    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
02 Jun    35    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%

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 occasional 
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 29 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.60E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.3

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 29 May
Speed: 455 km/sec  Density:    2.3 p/cc  Temp:   123000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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