[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 20 November 21 issued 2331 UT on 20 Nov 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Nov 21 10:31:08 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/20 NOVEMBER 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 20 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 21 NOVEMBER - 23 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 20 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 20 Nov:  80/20


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             21 Nov             22 Nov             23 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    80/20              80/20              80/20

COMMENT: On UT day 20 November, solar activity was very low. 
There are currently two numbered regions on the visible solar 
disc. AR2896 (S18W08, Hax/alpha) and AR2897 (N15E07, Hsx/alpha) 
are both stable and quiet. Previously numbered flare productive 
AR2891 is due to rotate onto the disc on 22 November. Solar activity 
is expected to be very low on 21-23 November. A filament was 
observed to disappear in SDO 304 images near W12 in the northwest 
quadrant around 1500 UT, however it does not appear to have triggered 
a CME. No earthward CMEs were observed in the available satellite 
images. During the last 24 hours, the solar wind speed declined 
to 406 km/s around 0134 UT and began to increase around 0400 
UT to peak at 568 km/s. The wind speed remains around 550 km/s. 
The peak total IMF (Bt) was 10 nT and the north-south IMF (Bz) 
component range was +6/-7 nT with no sustained periods of southward 
IMF. The disturbance is likely due to the arrival of the wind 
stream associated with a coronal hole. Elevated solar wind speeds 
are expected to subside on 23 November.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 20 Nov: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 20 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region      10   22223323
      Cocos Island         7   12222322
      Darwin               8   22223312
      Townsville          10   22223323
      Learmonth           10   22223323
      Alice Springs        9   22223313
      Gingin               9   21223323
      Canberra             8   12222323
      Hobart               9   12322323    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 20 Nov :
      Macquarie Island    12   11234422
      Casey               25   34643323
      Mawson              22   43333354

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 20 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               8   (Quiet)
      Canberra            10   (Quiet)
      Hobart              37   (Quiet to unsettled)

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 20 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 19 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4   1000 1211     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
21 Nov    15    Quiet to Unsettled with a chance of isolated 
                Active to Minor Storm periods
22 Nov     9    Quiet to Unsettled
23 Nov     7    Quiet

COMMENT: SWS Geomagnetic Warning 38 was issued on 19 November 
and is current for 20-21 Nov. On UT day 20 November, geomagnetic 
conditions in the Australian region were quiet to unsettled as 
the coronal hole wind stream arrived at Earth. Quiet to storm 
conditions were observed in the Antarctic region. Geomagnetic 
conditions are expected to be quiet to unsettled on 21 November 
with a chance for isolated active to minor storm periods as the 
wind stream persists. Mostly quiet conditions are expected on 
22-23 November.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
21 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
22 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
23 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair

COMMENT: MUFs on UT day 20 November were mildly depressed. Similar 
conditions can be expected 21-23 November.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
20 Nov     1

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      18
Nov      32
Dec      35

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
21 Nov    -5    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values
22 Nov    -5    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values
23 Nov    -5    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs in the Australian region on UT day 20 November 
were mostly near predicted monthly values to 15% depressed, although 
there were some depressions to 35% before and after dawn. Spread 
F was observed at Hobart 10-18 UT and sporadic E at Perth 02-08 
UT, Niue 09-13 UT and Townsville 08-09 UT. Depressed conditions 
are expected to continue 21-23 November.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 19 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.90E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.6

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 19 Nov
Speed: 456 km/sec  Density:    5.9 p/cc  Temp:   143000 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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