[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 14 November 16 issued 2330 UT on 14 Nov 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue Nov 15 10:30:35 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/14 NOVEMBER 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 14 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 15 NOVEMBER - 17 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 14 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 14 Nov:  77/16


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             15 Nov             16 Nov             17 Nov
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    75/13              75/13              75/13

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low during the UT day, 14 November. 
Expect Very Low to Low solar activity for the next three days 
with a possible C-class flare from active region 2610. SOHO LASCO 
C2 imagery shows no earthward directed CMEs based on available 
imagery ending at 14/1958UT. Solar wind speed ranged between 
675km/s to 575km/s over the last 24 hours and is currently ~600km/s. 
The Bz component of the IMF fluctuated between +5/-4nT during 
this period with the total B field near steady ranging from 4-6nT. 
Solar wind speed is expected to gradually decline over the next 
24 hours due to diminishing effects of the recent high speed 
solar wind stream from the negative polarity coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 14 Nov: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 14 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   21223212
      Cocos Island         7   21222322
      Darwin               6   11223212
      Townsville           8   11233222
      Learmonth            9   21223323
      Alice Springs        6   11223212
      Norfolk Island       7   21232212
      Gingin               8   21223322
      Camden               8   21233212
      Canberra             5   11122212
      Launceston          10   22233223
      Hobart               7   11233013    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 14 Nov :
      Macquarie Island    14   21245312
      Casey               31   55643323
      Mawson              30   23344456

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 14 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            4   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              56   (Unsettled)
      Canberra            45   (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 14 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg        11
           Planetary             12                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 13 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        19
           Planetary             23   4434 2253     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
15 Nov    10    Quiet to Unsettled
16 Nov     6    Quiet
17 Nov     4    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were Quiet to Unsettled for the 
UT day, 14 November. Expect the geomagnetic conditions to gradually 
return to Quiet levels over the next three days.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
14 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-poor    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
15 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
16 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
17 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Variable MUFs were observed over the last 24 hours ranging 
from notable depressions to near predicted monthly values. The 
northern hemisphere currently shows mostly near predicted monthly 
MUFs. The southern hemisphere varies from near predicted MUFs 
to depressed MUFs. Expect similar conditions to prevail for the 
UT day, 15 November. Note it is unclear why the southern hemisphere 
MUFs are depressed, other than weak geomagnetic activity and 
low ionising levels due to low sunspot numbers.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
14 Nov   -33

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 30% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 20% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      10
Nov      26
Dec      25

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
15 Nov   -10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
16 Nov    10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
17 Nov    10    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS HF Communications Warning 57 was issued on 14 November 
and is current for 15 Nov only. Depressed HF conditions observed 
for all regions over the last 24 hours. Continued MUF depressions 
of ~10-30% expected for Equatorial, Northern AUS and Southern 
AUS/NZ regions for the UT day, 15 November. Periods of disturbed 
ionospheric support for Antarctic regions may occur due to weak 
geomagnetic activity. Improving ionospheric support expected 
for 16-17 November. Noted isolated cases of sporadic E throughout 
the Australian region.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 13 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.3E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.10E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:19%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A8.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 13 Nov
Speed: 681 km/sec  Density:    3.4 p/cc  Temp:   222000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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