[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 07 April 21 issued 2330 UT on 07 Apr 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Apr 8 09:30:08 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/07 APRIL 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 07 APRIL AND FORECAST FOR 08 APRIL - 10 APRIL
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 07 Apr:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 07 Apr:  76/14


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             08 Apr             09 Apr             10 Apr
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    74/11              72/8               72/8

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low on UT day 07 April. Solar 
activity is expected to be very low for the next three UT days, 
08-10 April. No Earth directed CMEs were observed. On 07 April, 
the solar wind speed range was initially near its background 
level till 07/1200 UT and then gradually increased to 520 km/s. 
The current solar wind speed is near 440 km/s. This mild enhancement 
was caused by a small coronal hole. The peak total IMF (Bt) of 
15 nT, and a north-south IMF (Bz) range of +9/-9 nT was observed 
during the last 24 hours. The outlook for today (UT day 08 April) 
is for the solar wind speed to gradually decline towards its 
background level as the coronal hole effect wanes. The solar 
wind speed is expected to be mostly near its background levels 
on UT day 09 and 10 April, with mild enhancements possible due 
to small patchy coronal holes.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 07 Apr: Quiet to Active

Estimated Indices 07 Apr : A   K           
   Australian Region      13   12234431
      Cocos Island         9   12233330
      Darwin              12   12234421
      Townsville          13   12334422
      Learmonth           18   12235531
      Alice Springs       15   12235431
      Gingin              19   11235541
      Canberra            12   12234422
      Hobart              12   12234422    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 07 Apr :
      Macquarie Island    25   01355621
      Casey               15   33333432
      Mawson              18   33244441

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 07 Apr : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             6   (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 07 Apr : A 
           Fredericksburg        12
           Planetary             18                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 06 Apr :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              3   0100 1111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
08 Apr     8    Quiet to Unsettled
09 Apr     5    Quiet
10 Apr     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Mostly quiet to active conditions were observed in the 
Australian and southern high latitude regions on UT day 07 April 
in response to the formation of corotation interaction region 
associated with the small coronal hole. Quiet to unsettled conditions 
are expected for today, 08 April, due to coronal hole effects. 
If there is embedded southward IMF in the solar wind, active 
conditions may ensue. Mostly quiet conditions are expected for 
the subsequent two UT days (09-10 April).

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
07 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
08 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
09 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
10 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal conditions are expected on 08-10 April.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
07 Apr     6

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   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
Mar      9
Apr      19
May      23

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
08 Apr     5    Near predicted monthly values
09 Apr     5    Near predicted monthly values
10 Apr     5    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs over the Australian regions varied mostly between 
near predicted monthly levels and mildly depressed levels on 
UT day 07 April. Similar MUF conditions are expected for the 
next three UT days, 08-10 April.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 06 Apr
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.7E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.90E+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 06 Apr
Speed: 315 km/sec  Density:   10.4 p/cc  Temp:    38500 K  Bz:   4 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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