[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 31 October 20 issued 2331 UT on 31 Oct 2020

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Nov 1 10:31:34 EST 2020


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/31 OCTOBER 2020 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 31 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 01 NOVEMBER - 03 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 31 Oct:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 31 Oct:  77/16


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             01 Nov             02 Nov             03 Nov
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    78/17              75/13              72/8

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low on UT day 31 October. There 
are currently two numbered regions on the visible disk, AR2778(S18W78) 
and AR2779(S15W69). Both regions decayed and remained relatively 
quiet. No earthbound CMEs were observed in the available imagery. 
Solar activity is expected to remain very low for the next three 
UT days, 01- 03 November with possible C-class flares. On UT 
day 31 October, the solar wind speed decreased further, currently 
around 380 Km/s. The total IMF (Bt) varied between 2-6 nT and 
the north-south component of the IMF (Bz) range was +/-5 nT. 
The solar wind speed is expected to be near its nominal levels 
for the next three UT days, 01-03 November.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 31 Oct: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 31 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       6   11232300
      Cocos Island         4   11122300
      Darwin               7   21232301
      Townsville           7   21232301
      Learmonth            7   12232301
      Alice Springs        6   11232300
      Gingin               4   11122300
      Canberra             4   11222200
      Hobart               7   11233300    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 31 Oct :
      Macquarie Island    10   11244300
      Casey               16   45332311
      Mawson              10   23233321

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 31 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             4   (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 31 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 30 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              4   2202 0112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
01 Nov     5    Quiet
02 Nov     5    Quiet
03 Nov     5    Quiet

COMMENT: On UT day 31 October, quiet to unsettled geomagnetic 
conditions were observed in the Australian region. Quiet to minor 
storm levels were observed in the Antarctic region. Global conditions 
are expected to be mostly quiet on UT days 01-03 November.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
02 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
03 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
during the next three UT days, 01-03 November.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
31 Oct   -19

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available during.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 30% 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
Sep      -2
Oct      -13
Nov      -14

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
01 Nov   -15    Near predicted monthly values
02 Nov   -15    Near predicted monthly values
03 Nov   -15    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: On UT day 31 October, MUFs in the Australian region 
were mostly near predicted monthly values. Sporadic E observed 
at several sites. MUFs in the Australian region are expected 
to be mostly near predicted monthly values during UT days 01-03 
November.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 30 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.3E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.30E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:22%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.2

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 30 Oct
Speed: 426 km/sec  Density:    5.3 p/cc  Temp:   124000 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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