[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 10 February 20 issued 2331 UT on 10 Feb 2020

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue Feb 11 10:31:21 EST 2020


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/10 FEBRUARY 2020 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 10 FEBRUARY AND FORECAST FOR 11 FEBRUARY - 13 FEBRUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 10 Feb:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 10 Feb:  70/5


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Feb             12 Feb             13 Feb
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    70/5               70/5               70/5

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for UT day 10 February. 
No Earth directed CMEs were observed in the available coronagraph 
imagery. There are currently no sunspots on the visible disc. 
Very Low levels of solar activity are expected for the next three 
UT days, 11-13 February. During UT day 10 February, the solar 
wind speed varied between 450-350 Km/s. The total IMF (Bt) was 
steady near 5 nT and the north-south component of the IMF (Bz) 
varied between +3 nT and -3 nT. The solar wind is expected to 
enhance from today, 11 February in response to high-speed streams 
associated with a coronal hole in the northern hemisphere.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 10 Feb: Quiet

Estimated Indices 10 Feb : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   11111122
      Cocos Island         2   11100121
      Darwin               4   11111122
      Townsville           5   11221122
      Learmonth            4   11111122
      Alice Springs        3   10111122
      Gingin               4   20111122
      Canberra             1   10110000
      Hobart               4   11221112    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 10 Feb :
      Macquarie Island     3   11221011
      Casey               12   34421122
      Mawson              10   43222122

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 10 Feb : 
      Darwin              24   (Quiet to unsettled)
      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 10 Feb : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 09 Feb :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              4   2111 1101     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
11 Feb    12    Quiet to Unsettled with possible isolated Active 
                periods.
12 Feb    10    Quiet to Unsettled
13 Feb     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions for UT day 10 February were mostly 
at Quiet levels for the Australian region. Antarctic regions 
experienced Quiet to Active conditions. Global geomagnetic activity 
is expected to be mostly at Quiet to Unsettled levels for the 
next three days, 11-13 February due to coronal hole effects. 
Isolated active periods are possible for 11 February.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal
12 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal
13 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
for the next three UT days, 11-13 February.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
10 Feb   -13

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced 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
Jan      -20
Feb      -16
Mar      -16

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
11 Feb   -15    Near predicted monthly values
12 Feb   -15    Near predicted monthly values
13 Feb   -15    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) for UT day 10 February 
were mainly near predicted monthly values for the Australian 
regions. Minor MUFs depressions were observed at Niue Island 
region. Sporadic-E occurrences were observed at some sites. Similar 
levels of ionospheric support are expected for the next three 
days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 09 Feb
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   6.0E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.20E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: <A1.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 09 Feb
Speed: 428 km/sec  Density:    3.6 p/cc  Temp:    66300 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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