[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 11 January 17 issued 2332 UT on 11 Jan 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at sws.bom.gov.au
Thu Jan 12 10:32:02 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/11 JANUARY 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 11 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 12 JANUARY - 14 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 11 Jan:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 11 Jan:  75/13


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             12 Jan             13 Jan             14 Jan
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    74/11              73/9               75/13

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours. 
No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. Low activity is expected 
for 12-14 Jan, with a new region about to rotate onto the disk. 
The solar wind speed continued its decline, currently at 420 
km/s. The total IMF strength peaked around 6 nT, currently 3 
nT. The Bz component varied between -4 and +3 nT. The solar wind 
speed is expected to slow further over the next day or two.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 11 Jan: Quiet

Estimated Indices 11 Jan : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   12112222
      Cocos Island         4   11111221
      Darwin               3   11111112
      Townsville           5   11212222
      Alice Springs        6   12212222
      Norfolk Island       4   22111121
      Gingin               7   21102332
      Camden               7   12212232
      Canberra             3   12101111
      Launceston           7   23212222    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 11 Jan :
      Macquarie Island     4   12202211
      Casey               24   35632232
      Mawson              18   33312345

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 11 Jan : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              15   (Quiet)
      Canberra            11   (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 11 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 10 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              8   2220 1332     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
12 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled
13 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled
14 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Mostly quiet conditions were observed across the Australian 
region on 11-Jan, with a brief unsettled period in the south 
03-06 UT. Mostly quiet conditions are expected in Australia for 
12-14 Jan.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 Jan      Poor-normal    Poor-normal    Poor-normal    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
12 Jan      Poor-normal    Poor-normal    Poor-normal
13 Jan      Poor-normal    Poor-normal    Poor-normal
14 Jan      Poor-normal    Poor-normal    Poor-normal

COMMENT: Continuing moderate MUF depressions are likely over 
the next 3 days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
11 Jan   -20

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 40% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Dec      2
Jan      21
Feb      20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
12 Jan   -10    15 to 25% below predicted monthly values
13 Jan   -10    15 to 25% below predicted monthly values
14 Jan   -10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                25%

COMMENT: SWS HF Communications Warning 4 was issued on 9 January 
and is current for 10-12 Jan. MUFs were moderately depressed 
across the Australian region on 11-Jan, with severe depressions 
overnight in the north. Extended periods of sporadic-E were observed 
in many locations. MUF depressions are expected to continue due 
to low background EUV flux.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 10 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.2E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.40E+08   (high fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:29%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A6.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 10 Jan
Speed: 567 km/sec  Density:    3.5 p/cc  Temp:    80000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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