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

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 06 JULY 2006, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (27 JUNE - 05 JULY)
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               
 27 Jun   1111 2112    4     
 28 Jun   2233 4232   12     
 29 Jun   2322 3221    8    
 30 Jun   2222 3211    7    
 01 Jul   1221 2111    4    
 02 Jul   1111 1011    2    
 03 Jul   1111 0011    2    
 04 Jul   1112 3233    8    
 05 Jul   3442 2222   13    

*estimated from real time data

Mostly Quiet to Unsettled conditions observed for this week with
elevated levels on both 28Jun and 05Jul due to the arrival of a
coronal hole high speed solar wind stream. Unsettled to Active
conditions expected for 06Jul-07Jul with predominently Quiet to
Unsettled conditions expected for the remainder of the week.

2. FORECAST (06 JULY - 05 AUGUST)
Disturbed Periods: 
Active on 6 Jul, Active on 12 Jul, Active 31 Jul to 1 Aug.

Best Quiet Periods: 
 8 Jul to 11 Jul,  16 Jul to 24 Jul,  28 Jul to 30 Jul.

3. FORECAST FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS

Northern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 6 Jul to 31 Jul.

Central Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 6 Jul to 10 Jul,  14 Jul to 25 Jul,  27 Jul to 31 Jul.

Southern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 7 Jul to 11 Jul,  17 Jul to 23 Jul,  27 Jul to 30 Jul.

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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