[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 07 April 22 issued 2333 UT on 07 Apr 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

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Fri Apr 8 09:33:18 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/07 APRIL 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 07 APRIL AND FORECAST FOR 08 APRIL - 10 APRIL
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://www.sws.bom.gov.au
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 07 Apr:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 07 Apr:  96/43


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             08 Apr             09 Apr             10 Apr
Activity     R0-R1              R0                 R0
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   125/78             120/72             115/66

COMMENT: On UT day 7 Apr, solar activity was at R0 level, with 
one low-level C-class flare, and the background X-ray flux declining. 
Solar activity is expected to be at R0 level on 8-10 Apr with 
a slight chance of R1 activity. Region 2978 (S18W64, Cho/beta) 
and 2985 (S19E18, Ero/beta) are the most complex regions. A filament 
centred at S35E05 erupted resulting in a coronal mass ejection 
(CME), first observed at 7/0548UT in LASCO C2. This CME may impact 
Earth on 11 Apr. Two other CMEs were observed, with origins from 
over the west limb; neither of these are geoeffective. The solar 
wind speed range on 7 Apr was 391-466 km/s. The total interplanetary 
magnetic field (IMF; Bt) strength peaked at 8 nT and the north-south 
IMF (Bz) range was +4/-7 nT. There may be weak impacts on 8 Apr 
from CMEs observed on 4 Apr. Coronal hole effects expected to 
commence on 9 Apr.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 07 Apr: G0

Estimated Indices 07 Apr : A   K           
   Australian Region      11   22243322
      Darwin              11   32233322
      Townsville          13   23243323
      Learmonth           10   22233322
      Alice Springs       11   22243322
      Gingin              11   22243322
      Canberra            11   12243322
      Hobart              13   12253322    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 07 Apr :
      Macquarie Island    24   12365422
      Casey               17   54322323
      Mawson              32   35423555

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 07 Apr : 
      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 07 Apr : A 
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             18                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 06 Apr :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              8   2121 1322     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
08 Apr    10    G0
09 Apr    16    G0 possible G1
10 Apr    10    G0 possible G1

COMMENT: SWS Geomagnetic Warning 19 was issued on 7 April and 
is current for 7-8 Apr. G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed 
in the Australian region on UT day 7 Apr. G0 to G1 levels were 
observed in Antarctica. G0 conditions are expected on 8 Apr. 
G0 with possible G1 conditions expected on 9-10 Apr due to coronal 
hole effects.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
07 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
08 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
09 Apr      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
10 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Near normal propagation conditions expected 8-10 Apr. 
Slight chance of shortwave fadeouts on daylight HF circuits.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
07 Apr    94

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 35% during local day.
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
      Enhanced by 30% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 25% during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
      Enhanced by 50% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 25% during local day.
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
      Enhanced 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
Mar      64
Apr      46
May      49

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
08 Apr    80    Near to 25% above predicted monthly values
09 Apr    75    Near to 25% above predicted monthly values
10 Apr    80    Near to 25% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 7 Apr were 
enhanced, MUFs are expected to be similarly enhanced 8-10 Apr. 
There may be some mild MUF degradations compared to current conditions 
on 9 Apr after the onset of expected minor geomagnetic activity.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 06 Apr
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.40E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:13%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B5.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 06 Apr
Speed: 399 km/sec  Density:    3.8 p/cc  Temp:    63800 K  Bz:  -2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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