[Ips-wgr] IPS Weekly Geo. Report (13 July 06)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 13 JULY 2006, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (04 JULY - 12 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               
 04 Jul   1112 3233    8     
 05 Jul   3442 2222   13     
 06 Jul   2232 1221    7    
 07 Jul   1122 2311    6    
 08 Jul   1111 1111    3    
 09 Jul   1111 1113    4    
 10 Jul   2212 2321    7    
 11 Jul   1111 2222    5    
 12 Jul   2223 3121    8    

Geomagnetic activity remained mostly at quiet to unsettled 
levels during this period with active periods on 05 and 
12 July due to coronal hole effects.

Quiet to unsettled conditions.

2. FORECAST (13 JULY - 12 AUGUST)
Disturbed Periods: 
Active 31 July to 01 August and on 08 August.

Best Quiet Periods: 
 15 to 24 July,  28 to 30 July, 03 to 05 August, 07 August.

3. FORECAST FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS

Northern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 13 Jul to 8 Aug.

Central Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 13 Jul to 25 Jul,  27 Jul to 30 Jul,  3 Aug to 8 Aug.

Southern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods:  8 Aug.
 Best Quiet Periods: 17 Jul to 23 Jul,  27 Jul to 30 Jul,  3 Aug to 6 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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