[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 09 April 17 issued 2336 UT on 09 Apr 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Mon Apr 10 09:36:06 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/09 APRIL 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 APRIL AND FORECAST FOR 10 APRIL - 12 APRIL
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Apr:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Apr:  74/11


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Apr             11 Apr             12 Apr
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    72/8               72/8               72/8

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours. 
Very low activity is expected for the next 3 days. The solar 
wind speed declined to ~460 km/s as coronal hole effects waned. 
The total IMF strength is rising, currently 9 nT, while the Bz 
component was southward down to -6 nT until around 15 UT, currently 
+5 nT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Apr: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 09 Apr : A   K           
   Australian Region       8   23233201
      Darwin               9   23233301
      Townsville           9   23233301
      Learmonth            6   22223200
      Alice Springs        9   23233301
      Norfolk Island       8   23233201
      Culgoora             8   23233201
      Gingin              11   32234310
      Camden               9   23333201
      Canberra             7   23223200
      Launceston          14   34334211
      Hobart              11   24333201    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 Apr :
      Macquarie Island    27   45455310
      Casey               11   33333211
      Mawson              29   56343324

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Apr : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               8   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      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 09 Apr : A 
           Fredericksburg        14
           Planetary             20                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Apr :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        14
           Planetary             15   3343 2324     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Apr    15    Unsettled to Active
11 Apr     8    Quiet to Unsettled
12 Apr     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions were mostly quiet to unsettled across 
Australia on 9-Apr, with brief isolated active periods. Quiet 
to unsettled conditions are expected in Australia for the next 
3 days.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Apr      Normal-poor    Normal-fair    Normal-poor    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal-poor
11 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal-poor
12 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal-poor


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Apr     9

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% 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):
      Depressed by 20% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Mar      11
Apr      14
May      14

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Apr    10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 0 to 
                20%
11 Apr    10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 0 to 
                20%
12 Apr    10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 0 to 
                20-%

COMMENT: Minor MUF depressions were observed across Australia 
at times on 9-Apr. Sporadic-E was observed at Cocos Island 21-23 
UT. Minor MUF depressions are expected at times for the next 
3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Apr
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   6.0E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.20E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 2%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Apr
Speed: 554 km/sec  Density:    7.6 p/cc  Temp:   230000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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