[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 13 April 17 issued 2330 UT on 13 Apr 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at sws.bom.gov.au
Fri Apr 14 09:30:17 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/13 APRIL 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 13 APRIL AND FORECAST FOR 14 APRIL - 16 APRIL
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 13 Apr:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 13 Apr:  74/11


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             14 Apr             15 Apr             16 Apr
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    75/13              75/13              85/27

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 13 April. 
Expect Very Low solar activity for the next 3 days with a slight 
chance of C-class flares. No Earthward directed CMEs observed 
today based on LASCO imagery up to 13/1536UT. The solar wind 
speed varied between 455 to 400 km/s and is currently 455 km/s. 
The IMF Btotal was near 5 nT for most of the UT day. The Bz component 
of the IMF varied between -/+5nT 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 13 Apr: Quiet

Estimated Indices 13 Apr : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11002221
      Cocos Island         2   11-01120
      Darwin               3   11102211
      Townsville           4   11102221
      Learmonth            2   01002120
      Alice Springs        3   11002221
      Norfolk Island       2   01002111
      Culgoora             5   3-002211
      Gingin               4   01002230
      Camden               3   11002221
      Canberra             1   00002110
      Launceston           3   11002221
      Hobart               3   01002221    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 13 Apr :
      Macquarie Island     1   00002110
      Casey                6   23202121
      Mawson              25   23312173

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 13 Apr : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               2   (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 13 Apr : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 12 Apr :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              7   3322 0211     


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

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions were Mostly Quiet across the Australian 
region during the UT day, 13 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 
13 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

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


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
13 Apr     8

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% 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
14 Apr    15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
15 Apr    15    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%
16 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 in the Northern 
Australian region during the UT day 13 April. Near predicted 
MUFs to Minor depressed MUFs expected to continue for the next 
three days. Observed periods of sporadic E over Darwin.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 12 Apr
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   7.3E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.90E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 9%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A4.7

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 12 Apr
Speed: 455 km/sec  Density:    4.7 p/cc  Temp:   199000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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