[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 14 November 17 issued 2330 UT on 14 Nov 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Nov 15 10:30:24 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/14 NOVEMBER 2017 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: GREEN
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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:  74/11


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             15 Nov             16 Nov             17 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    76/14              76/14              76/14

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low on UT day 14 November. There 
is currently one numbered solar region, 2687, on the visible 
disk. Very low solar flare activity is expected for the next 
three UT days, 15-17 November, with a chance of C-class flares. 
No earthward directed CMEs were observed in the available LASCO 
imagery on UT day 14 November. The solar wind increased to around 
400 km/s at 14/0051 UT then decreased back to around 380 km/s 
after a short period. It became enhanced again, starting at 14/1200 
UT, reaching a peak of 436 km/s at 14/1525 UT. The solar wind 
speed is currently around 400 km/s. The IMF Bt reached a maximum 
of around 9 nT at 14/0940 UT, and is currently around 3 nT. The 
Bz component of the IMF fluctuated between -8 nT and +7 nT over 
the first half of the UT day, then after 14/1320 UT went southward 
reaching a minimum of around -7 nT. It is currently fluctuating 
between -3 nT and 0 nT. The solar wind stream is expected to 
continue to be moderately enhanced on 15 November due to the 
influence of a recurrent positive polarity northern hemisphere 
coronal hole. The solar wind is expected to start returning to 
nominal values on 16 November then become enhanced again due 
to the influence of a recurrent negative polarity southern hemisphere 
coronal hole either late on 16 November or early on 17 November.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 14 Nov: Quiet

Estimated Indices 14 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   22222222
      Cocos Island         4   21112220
      Darwin               5   21212112
      Townsville           7   22222222
      Learmonth            7   22222222
      Alice Springs        7   22222222
      Norfolk Island       6   22221222
      Culgoora             6   22221222
      Gingin               7   22212312
      Camden               6   22221222
      Canberra             6   22221212
      Launceston           8   22321322
      Hobart               7   22321212    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 14 Nov :
      Macquarie Island    11   22332421
      Casey               20   45522223
      Mawson              35   53333565
      Davis               18   53333323

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 14 Nov : 
      Darwin               4   (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 14 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg        11
           Planetary             12                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 13 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              5   2212 1100     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
15 Nov    14    Quiet to Unsettled, with chance of Active periods
16 Nov    12    Quiet to Unsettled, with chance of Active periods
17 Nov    14    Unsettled to Active

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were mainly Quiet, with some 
isolated Unsettled conditions, across the Australian region during 
the UT day, 14 November. Quiet to Unsettled conditions are expected 
for today, 15 November, with the chance of Active periods. This 
is in response to the effects of the high speed solar wind streams 
associated with a recurrent northern hemisphere coronal hole. 
Quiet to Unsettled conditions are expected on 16 November, then 
increasing to Unsettled to Active either late on 16 November 
or early on 17 November due a recurrent southern hemisphere coronal 
hole.

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

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-fair
17 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
14 Nov     1

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      4
Nov      5
Dec      4

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
15 Nov   -10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                20%
16 Nov   -10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                20%
17 Nov   -10    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                20%

COMMENT: Over the last 24 hours in the Australian/NZ region MUFs 
were near predicted monthly values or depressed by 15%-20% as 
a consequence of the recent increased geomagnetic activity. Sporadic 
E was observed throughout the Australian region. Similar HF conditions 
are expected for 15 Nov.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 13 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.1E+07
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.00E+09   (high fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:30%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A6.9

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 13 Nov
Speed: 405 km/sec  Density:    5.4 p/cc  Temp:   138000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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