[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 06 August 22 issued 2331 UT on 06 Aug 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Aug 7 09:31:00 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/06 AUGUST 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 06 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 07 AUGUST - 09 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 06 Aug:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 06 Aug: 116/68


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             07 Aug             08 Aug             09 Aug
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   118/70             116/68             112/63

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 06-Aug was at the R0 level, 
with no significant flaring activity. There are currently five 
numbered sunspot regions visible on the solar disk. AR3068 (S16W66, 
beta-gamma) is the most magnetically complex region and appears 
stable. AR3072 (S24W52, beta) has exhibited spot development. 
All other sunspot regions are either stable or in decay. Two 
new unnumbered regions have recently rotated onto the solar disk 
at N22E70 (alpha) and N16E89 (alpha). Both regions appear stable. 
Solar activity is expected to be at R0-R1 levels over 07-09 Aug. 
A filament eruption was observed at S45E55, visible in GOES-SUVI 
and H-Alpha imagery from 06/0105UT. A subsequent southeast CME 
was observed in LASCO C2 coronagraph imagery from 06/0148UT. 
Model runs indicate that this CME is not geoeffective. A northeast 
CME was observed, visible in LASCO C2 imagery from 06/1000UT. 
This CME did not appear to be associated with any on disk activity 
and is not considered geoeffective. No other Earth-directed CMEs 
were observed. An equatorial coronal hole is now in the western 
hemisphere and is expected to influence the solar wind speed 
in the coming days. The solar wind speed on UT day 06-Aug was 
at background levels, and ranged from 320 to 370 km/s, and is 
currently near 330 km/s with a declining trend. The peak total 
interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 9 nT, and the north-south 
IMF component (Bz) range was +9 to -1 nT. The solar wind is expected 
to be increase over 07-09 Aug due to the onset of coronal hole 
high speed wind streams.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 06 Aug: G0

Estimated Indices 06 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       0   10000000
      Darwin               1   00110001
      Learmonth            0   10010000
      Alice Springs        -   --------
      Gingin               0   10000000
      Canberra             0   01000000
      Hobart               0   11000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 06 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                2   22100000
      Mawson               2   31100000

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 06 Aug : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs       NA
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             6   (Quiet)
      Hobart               4   (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 06 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 05 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              5   3200 1102     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
07 Aug     5    G0
08 Aug    14    G0
09 Aug    14    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
and Antarctic regions on UT day 06-Aug. G0 geomagnetic conditions 
are expected over 07-09 Aug, with possible disturbed geomagnetic 
activity from 08-Aug due to the onset of coronal hole high speed 
wind streams.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
06 Aug      Fair           Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
07 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal
08 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
09 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal to mildly degraded HF conditions are expected 
on 07-09 Aug, with further degradations possible from 08-Aug 
for high latitudes due to coronal hole high speed wind stream 
effects.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
06 Aug    47

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced 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
07 Aug    50    Near predicted monthly values
08 Aug    55    Near predicted monthly values
09 Aug    55    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 06-Aug were 
mostly near predicted monthly values to 25% depressed at most 
northern Australian sites during local night. Spread-F was observed 
in Brisbane and Learmonth. MUFs are expected to be near predicted 
monthly values in the southern Australian region, with depressions 
of 15-20% in the northern Australian region at local night possible 
over 07-09 Aug.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 05 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   7.5E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  3.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.70E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 05 Aug
Speed: 401 km/sec  Density:    5.2 p/cc  Temp:    67200 K  Bz:   2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
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