[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 28 December 19 issued 2331 UT on 28 Dec 2019

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Dec 29 10:31:25 EST 2019


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/28 DECEMBER 2019 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 DECEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 29 DECEMBER - 31 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 Dec:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 Dec:  72/8


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 Dec             30 Dec             31 Dec
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    71/6               71/6               71/6

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low for UT day 28 Dec. There 
are currently two active regions on the visible disk, Region 
2753 located at S29W07 and Region 2754 located at N24W57. No 
Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available coronagraph imagery. 
Very low levels of solar activity are expected for the next three 
UT days, 29-31 Dec. During 28 Dec, the solar wind speed was at 
its background levels, varying in the range 320-380 km/s. The 
total IMF (Bt) varied between 1 nT and 4 nT. The north-south 
component of IMF, Bz, varied between +4/-2 nT. The solar wind 
speed is expected to remain mostly near its background levels 
for the next three UT days, 29-31 Dec.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 Dec: Quiet

Estimated Indices 28 Dec : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11100001
      Cocos Island         0   01010000
      Darwin               1   10100001
      Townsville           1   11000011
      Learmonth            1   11110000
      Alice Springs        1   10100001
      Gingin               0   10000001
      Canberra             0   10000001
      Hobart               1   11100001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 28 Dec :
      Casey               10   34321112
      Mawson               6   22111123

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 Dec : 
      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 28 Dec : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 Dec :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              2   1010 0000     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 Dec     5    Quiet
30 Dec     5    Quiet
31 Dec     5    Quiet

COMMENT: On UT day 28 Dec, geomagnetic activity was at quiet 
levels in the Australian region. The Antarctic region observed 
quiet to unsettled conditions. Global geomagnetic activity is 
expected to be mostly at quiet levels for the next three UT days, 
29-31 Dec.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
28 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal
30 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal
31 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
for the next three UT days, 29-31 Dec.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
28 Dec   -28

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Nov      -30
Dec      -16
Jan      -17

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
29 Dec   -25    Near predicted monthly values
30 Dec   -25    Near predicted monthly values
31 Dec   -25    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) were mostly from near 
predicted monthly to moderated depressed level for the Australian 
region on UT day 28 Dec. Sporadic-E occurrences were seen over 
all Australian sites. Similar MUF conditions are expected for 
the next three UT days, 29-31 Dec.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 Dec
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.00E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: <A1.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 Dec
Speed: 373 km/sec  Density:    4.0 p/cc  Temp:    45400 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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