[Ips-wgr] IPS Weekly Geo. Report (22 February 01)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 22 FEBRUARY 2001, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (13 FEBRUARY - 21 FEBRUARY)
K indices are in UT (0-24). For conversion to local time:
AEST = UT + 10 hours; ACST = UT + 9.5 hours; AWST = UT + 8 hours
        Australian Region*              
 Date     K-INDICES    A               
 13 Feb   3433 3343   18        
 14 Feb   2223 4333   13       
 15 Feb   2123 2112    6      
 16 Feb   1112 1112    4     
 17 Feb   2000 0212    3    
 18 Feb   2110 1112    3           
 19 Feb   1122 2322    7           
 20 Feb   2213 3223    9
 21 Feb   2222 2213    7

Mild disturbance 13-14 Feb, believed to be related to a mass 
ejection, otherwise a quiet week.

2. FORECAST (22 FEBRUARY - 22 MARCH)
Disturbed Periods: 
Weak disturbance possible 27 Feb.

Best Quiet Periods: 
Recurrence suggests that quiet to unsettled levels can be
expected, with the exception of 27 feb, and possibly 12-13 Mar. 
HOWEVER PEASE NOTE:  
At this time of the solar cycle, space weather conditions 
are frequently determined by short timescale events (mass ejections), not 
able to be forecasted a week in advance. 

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