[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 09 December 21 issued 2331 UT on 09 Dec 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Fri Dec 10 10:31:14 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/09 DECEMBER 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 DECEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 10 DECEMBER - 12 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Dec:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Dec:  77/16


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Dec             11 Dec             12 Dec
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    77/16              80/20              80/20

COMMENT: On UT day 9 December, solar activity was very low, with 
no Earth directed CMEs observed. The visible solar disk is spotless. 
On UT day 9 December, the solar wind speed ranged from 326 to 
371 km/sec, the peak total IMF (Bt) was 3 nT and the north-south 
IMF (Bz) range was +2/-3 nT. The solar wind speed is expected 
to be initially near nominal levels on 10 December, with a possible 
mild increase later in the UT day due to a CME first observed 
on 5 December.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Dec: Quiet

Estimated Indices 09 Dec : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11001101
      Cocos Island         1   20100000
      Darwin               2   11101101
      Townsville           3   11111111
      Learmonth            1   01011101
      Alice Springs        1   01001101
      Gingin               1   11011001
      Canberra             1   01001101
      Hobart               1   01001101    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 Dec :
      Macquarie Island     0   01000000
      Casey                8   23322112
      Mawson               6   42112101

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Dec : 
      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 09 Dec : A 
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              3                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Dec :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              3   1122 0000     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Dec    13    Quiet to Unsettled, with chance of active periods
11 Dec    10    Quiet to Unsettled
12 Dec     9    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: On UT day 9 December, geomagnetic conditions in the 
Australian region were quiet. Quiet to active levels were observed 
in the Antarctic region. Geomagnetic conditions are expected 
to be mostly quiet to unsettled during 10 December, with possible 
isolated active periods due to a CME first observed on 5 December.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Dec      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair
11 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
12 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal to fair HF conditions are expected during 
10-12 December.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Dec    -1

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15-20%.
   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
10 Dec     0    Depressed 15 to 20%/near predicted monthly values
11 Dec     0    Depressed 15 to 20%/near predicted monthly values
12 Dec     0    Depressed 15 to 20%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS HF Communications Warning 38 was issued on 9 December 
and is current for 10-12 Dec. MUFs in the Australian region on 
UT day 9 December were variable ranging from 25% depressed at 
times to near predicted monthly values, possibly due to low levels 
of ionising solar flux. Similar conditions are expected during 
10-12 December. Strong sporadic E frequently observed.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Dec
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.30E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 6%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: <A1.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Dec
Speed: 417 km/sec  Density:    4.9 p/cc  Temp:   103000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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