[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 05 August 21 issued 2330 UT on 05 Aug 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Fri Aug 6 09:30:07 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/05 AUGUST 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 05 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 06 AUGUST - 08 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 05 Aug:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 05 Aug:  74/11


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             06 Aug             07 Aug             08 Aug
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    74/11              73/9               75/13

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low on UT day 05 August. Currently 
there are three numbered regions on the visible solar disk. Solar 
activity is expected to be very low for 06-08 August, with a 
chance of isolated C-class flares. A possible CME source was 
noticed on SDO AIA304 starting at ~05/1420 UT from near N20E30. 
The LASCO coronagraph images were unavailable around this event. 
The STEREO A coronagraph images show some evidence of a CME being 
triggered. More updates on this event will be provided later. 
No other CMEs were observed in the coronagraph images during 
the last 24 hours. On UT day 05 August, the solar wind speed 
remained near its background levels; range was 290-320 km/s. 
The IMF Bt component peaked at 7 nT. The IMF Bz range was -4/+4 
nT. The solar wind speed is expected to increase later today 
in response to the arrival of high-speed streams (HSS) from a 
Northern Polar coronal hole with extensions into the low latitude 
regions.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 05 Aug: Quiet

Estimated Indices 05 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       0   00000000
      Cocos Island         0   10000000
      Darwin               1   11000001
      Townsville           0   00000001
      Learmonth            0   10000010
      Alice Springs        0   00000000
      Gingin               0   00000010
      Canberra             0   00000000
      Hobart               0   00000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 05 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                1   01200010
      Mawson               1   00000022

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 05 Aug : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               0   (Quiet)

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 05 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 04 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   2221 0111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
06 Aug    15    Unsettled to Active
07 Aug     8    Quiet to Unsettled
08 Aug     7    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions in the Australian and Antarctic 
regions were at quiet levels on UT day 05 August. Global geomagnetic 
conditions are expected to be unsettled to active today, with 
a chance of minor storms. The forecasted disturbed conditions 
are due to possible arrival of the corotating interaction region 
and subsequent high speed streams associated with the Northern 
Polar coronal hole with extensions into low latitude regions. 
Unsettled conditions are expected to continue on UT day 07 Aug.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
05 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
06 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
07 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
08 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Some degraded propagation conditions are possible on 
UT day 06 August due to the forecasted disturbed conditions.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
05 Aug    12

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% 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):
      Enhanced by 25% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jul      17
Aug      25
Sep      28

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
06 Aug    15    Near predicted monthly values
07 Aug    10    Near predicted monthly values
08 Aug    15    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs in the Australian region on UT day 05 August were 
mostly near predicted monthly values. Mild depressions were observed 
over the low latitude regions. MUFs in the Australian region 
are expected to be mostly near predicted monthly values on UT 
days 06 to 08 August. Some mild depressions are possible on UT 
day 07 August due to the forecasted disturbed period.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 04 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.2E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 5%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A5.6

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 04 Aug
Speed: 331 km/sec  Density:    9.4 p/cc  Temp:    28800 K  Bz:   1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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