[Ips-wgr] IPS Weekly Geo. Report (03 August 06)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 03 AUGUST 2006, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (25 JULY - 02 AUGUST)
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               
 25 Jul   2211 2111    4     
 26 Jul   2111 1000    2     
 27 Jul   1110 2222    4   
 A weak (12nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetometer data 
 at 1355UT on 27 Jul.
 28 Jul   4433 3211   14    
 29 Jul   2111 0011    2    
 30 Jul   1211 0111    3    
 31 Jul   2233 4222   11    
 01 Aug   2334 3311   12    
 02 Aug   2222 2212    6    

*estimated from real time data

Quiet to unsettled conditions.

2. FORECAST (03 AUGUST - 02 SEPTEMBER)
Disturbed Periods: 
No strong recurrent patterns, however mild activity may be experienced on:
  3 Aug,   6 Aug,   8 Aug,   10 Aug,  23 Aug to 24 Aug,  27 Aug to 29 Aug.

Best Quiet Periods: 
 4 Aug to 5 Aug,   7 Aug,   9 Aug,  11 Aug to 22 Aug,  25 Aug to 26 Aug.

3. FORECAST FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS

Northern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 3 Aug to 29 Aug.

Central Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 3 Aug to 21 Aug,   25 Aug,  27 Aug to 29 Aug.

Southern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 3 Aug to 21 Aug,   29 Aug.

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.

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