[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 05 December 21 issued 2331 UT on 05 Dec 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Dec 6 10:31:21 EST 2021


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

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M1/--    0719UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 05 Dec:  83/24


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             06 Dec             07 Dec             08 Dec
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    82/23              80/20              80/20

COMMENT: On UT day 05 December, solar activity was moderate. 
Several C-class and one M1.4 flare were observed from region 
2898. This region is behind the limb now and can produce C-class 
flares with a small possibility of isolated M-class flare on 
UT day 06 December. At 05/21:45UT, there are four numbered sunspot 
groups visible from the Earth side. Solar activity is expected 
to be very low to low on UT days 06 to 08 December with the possibility 
of C-class flares on these days and small possibility of isolated 
M-class activity on UT day 06 December. A filament has disappeared 
from the south, extending from E20 to W30. There seems to be 
a very faint CME associated with the filament disappearance. 
Further analysis will be done about its possibility to be geoeffective. 
On UT day 05 December, the solar wind speed range was 410 km/s 
to 490 km/s, the peak total IMF (Bt) was 7 nT and the north-south 
IMF (Bz) range was +4/-5 nT. The solar wind parameters are expected 
to be moderately disturbed on 06 December due to continuing coronal 
hole effects and then gradually return to normal values through 
UT day 07 December and stay close to normal values on 08 December.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 05 Dec: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 05 Dec : A   K           
   Australian Region       6   11022322
      Cocos Island         3   11012220
      Darwin               6   11112322
      Townsville           6   11022322
      Learmonth            6   21022322
      Alice Springs        6   11022322
      Gingin               -   --------
      Canberra             5   11022222
      Hobart               6   11122322    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 05 Dec :
      Macquarie Island     6   02032231
      Casey               16   35322332
      Mawson              19   33222544

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 05 Dec : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              NA
      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 Dec : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 04 Dec :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              6   3230 0101     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
06 Dec    10    Quiet to unsettled
07 Dec     7    Quiet with isolated unsettled periods
08 Dec     5    Quiet

COMMENT: On UT day 05 December, geomagnetic conditions in the 
Australian region were quiet to unsettled. Quiet to active conditions 
with one storm level period were observed in the Antarctic region. 
Geomagnetic conditions are expected to be quiet to unsettled 
on 06 December, quiet with the possibility of isolated unsettled 
periods on 07 December and predominantly quiet on 08 December.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Near predicted monthly values to moderate depressions 
are expected on UT day 06 December. Mostly normal HF conditions, 
with the possibility of minor MUF depression periods, may be 
expected on UT day 07 December and mostly normal condition on 
08 December.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
05 Dec    17

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Nov      3
Dec      33
Jan      36

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
06 Dec    15    Near Depressed 30%/near predicted monthly values
07 Dec    18    Near Depressed 20%/near predicted monthly values
08 Dec    20    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs in the Australian region on UT day 05 December 
were generally near predicted monthly values to mildly depressed. 
Some periods of minor enhancements were also observed. An M-class 
flare also resulted in a shortwave fadeout event between Australian 
and African regions. Near predicted monthly values to moderate 
depressions are expected on 06 December in the Australian region. 
Mostly normal HF conditions, with the possibility of minor MUF 
depression periods, may be expected in the region on 07 December 
and mostly normal condition on 08 December.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 04 Dec
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.20E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 6%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 04 Dec
Speed: 481 km/sec  Density:    7.1 p/cc  Temp:   185000 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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