[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 12 April 17 issued 2330 UT on 12 Apr 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at sws.bom.gov.au
Thu Apr 13 09:30:18 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/12 APRIL 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 12 APRIL AND FORECAST FOR 13 APRIL - 15 APRIL
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 12 Apr:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 12 Apr:  71/6


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             13 Apr             14 Apr             15 Apr
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    70/5               70/5               75/13

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 12 April. 
Expect Very Low solar activity for the next 3 days with a slight 
chance of C-class flares. No Earthward bound CMEs observed today 
based on LASCO imagery up to 12/1936UT. The solar wind speed 
ranged between 500 to 400 km/s and is currently 420 km/s. The 
IMF Btotal varied between 1 to 5 nT, currently 4nT. The Bz component 
of the IMF varied between -5/+3 nT during the last 24 hours. 
Expect the solar wind speed to remain at nominal levels today.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 12 Apr: Quiet

Estimated Indices 12 Apr : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   21110000
      Cocos Island         1   21100000
      Darwin               2   21110001
      Townsville           3   22220001
      Learmonth            2   21110000
      Alice Springs        2   21110000
      Norfolk Island       4   22220011
      Culgoora             3   22120000
      Gingin               2   12110000
      Camden               3   21220000
      Canberra             1   11110000
      Launceston           3   22221000
      Hobart               3   11220002    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 12 Apr :
      Macquarie Island     4   12320000
      Casey                8   43321000
      Mawson               9   43321102

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 12 Apr : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (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 12 Apr : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary              9                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 11 Apr :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             10   1123 3232     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
13 Apr     4    Quiet
14 Apr     4    Quiet
15 Apr     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions were Quiet across the Australian 
region during the UT day, 12 April. Expect Mostly Quiet conditions 
to prevail over the next three days.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
13 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
14 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
15 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
12 Apr    10

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:
      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
Mar      11
Apr      14
May      14

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
13 Apr    15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
14 Apr    15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
15 Apr    15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%

COMMENT: Mostly near predicted MUFs observed over the Australian 
region with only Minor MUF depressions observed during local 
night in the Northern Australian region during the UT day 12 
April. Near predicted MUFs to Minor depressed MUFs expected to 
continue for the next three days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 11 Apr
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.5E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.10E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 6%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A4.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 11 Apr
Speed: 438 km/sec  Density:    7.4 p/cc  Temp:   166000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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