[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 01 August 22 issued 2330 UT on 01 Aug 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue Aug 2 09:30:55 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/01 AUGUST 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 02 AUGUST - 04 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Aug:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Aug:  95/41


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Aug             03 Aug             04 Aug
Activity     R0                 R0                 R0
Fadeouts     None expected      Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN    94/40              96/43              94/40

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 01-Aug was at the R0 level, 
with no significant flaring activity. There are currently two 
numbered sunspot regions visible on the solar disk. AR3068 (S16E04, 
beta) has exhibited spot development over the 24 hour period. 
AR3070 (N16E51, beta) recently appeared on the solar disk and 
appears stable. Solar activity is expected to be at the R0 level 
over 02-04 Aug. Several CMEs were observed, but none are considered 
geoeffective. The solar wind speed on UT day 01-Aug was elevated 
due to coronal hole high speed wind stream effects, and ranged 
from 435 to 560 km/s and is currently near 515 km/s. The peak 
total interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 9 nT and the 
north-south IMF component (Bz) range was +6 to -5 nT. The solar 
wind speed is expected to remain elevated over 02-04 Aug due 
to high speed solar wind streams from a south polar coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Aug: G0

Estimated Indices 01 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   22222011
      Darwin               4   22212011
      Learmonth            6   32222012
      Alice Springs        5   22222011
      Gingin               6   32222012
      Canberra             4   22122001
      Hobart               6   12233101    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 01 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     5   12033200
      Casey               12   34233212
      Mawson              32   65333216

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Aug : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              54   (Unsettled)
      Canberra            51   (Unsettled)
      Hobart              53   (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 01 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 31 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        12
           Planetary             10   2221 2423     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Aug    14    G0
03 Aug    14    G0
04 Aug    10    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region on UT day 01-Aug. Mostly G0 geomagnetic conditions were 
observed in Antarctica, with a period of G1-G2 observed at Mawson. 
G0 geomagnetic conditions are expected over 02-04 Aug, with mildly 
disturbed conditions expected due to the effects of coronal hole 
high speed wind streams.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
03 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
04 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal to mildly degraded HF conditions are expected 
on 02-04 Aug.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
01 Aug    49

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night and after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jul      65
Aug      67
Sep      68

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Aug    50    Depressed 0 to 15%/near predicted monthly values
03 Aug    50    Depressed 0 to 15%/near predicted monthly values
04 Aug    50    Depressed 0 to 15%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 01-Aug were 
mostly near predicted monthly values to 15-20% depressed at some 
Australian sites. Ionospheric conditions were degraded during 
local night hours in Northern Australia. Spread-F was observed 
at several Australian sites. MUFs are expected to be near predicted 
monthly values to 15% depressed over 02-04 Aug.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 31 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.8E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  3.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.80E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 2%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.2

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 31 Jul
Speed: 352 km/sec  Density:   12.6 p/cc  Temp:    80200 K  Bz:   4 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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