[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 13 January 21 issued 2330 UT on 13 Jan 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Jan 14 10:30:08 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/13 JANUARY 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 13 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 14 JANUARY - 16 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 13 Jan:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 13 Jan:  73/9


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             14 Jan             15 Jan             16 Jan
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    73/9               74/11              75/13

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low on UT day 13 January. There 
are currently no active regions on the visible disc. Solar activity 
is expected to remain very low over the next three UT days, 14-16 
January. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in the available 
coronagraph images. On UT day 13 January the solar wind speed 
varied in the range 380-440 km/s, gradually approaching its nominal 
levels. The total IMF (Bt) range was 2-6 nT and the north-south 
component of IMF (Bz) varied between +4 nT and -5 nT. The solar 
wind speed is expected to remain near its nominal levels for 
14-16 January.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 13 Jan: Quiet

Estimated Indices 13 Jan : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   11112001
      Cocos Island         1   11111000
      Darwin               2   11011011
      Townsville           4   22112012
      Learmonth            3   21012102
      Alice Springs        2   11011002
      Gingin               3   21112101
      Canberra             1   01111001
      Hobart               3   11112002    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 13 Jan :
      Macquarie Island     2   01022001
      Casey               18   45422114
      Mawson              15   32212254

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 13 Jan : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (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 13 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 12 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   3322 2101     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
14 Jan     7    Quiet
15 Jan     7    Quiet
16 Jan     7    Quiet

COMMENT: Quiet geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region on UT day 13 January. Quiet to minor storm levels were 
observed in the Antarctic region. The global geomagnetic activity 
is expected to be mostly quiet with possible unsettled periods 
on 14-16 January.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
13 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
14 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal
15 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal
16 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
for 14-16 January.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
13 Jan    -6

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available.
    Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Mostly 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
Dec      11
Jan      9
Feb      11

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
14 Jan     0    Near predicted monthly values
15 Jan     5    Near predicted monthly values
16 Jan     5    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: On UT day 13 January, MUFs in the Australian region 
were mostly near predicted monthly levels; in the Northern Australian 
region mildly depressed MUFs were observed during local day. 
Sporadic Es were observed at several Australian sites. MUFs in 
the Australian region are expected to be mostly near predicted 
monthly levels on 14-16 January. Sporadic E occurrences are expected 
to continue.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 12 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.6E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.10E+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 12 Jan
Speed: 454 km/sec  Density:    6.3 p/cc  Temp:   127000 K  Bz:   1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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