[Ips-wgr] IPS Weekly Geo. Report (05 October 06)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 05 OCTOBER 2006, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (26 SEPTEMBER - 04 OCTOBER)
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               
 26 Sep   2221 2222    6     
 27 Sep   2111 0111    3     
 28 Sep   1112 1011    3    
 29 Sep   1120 1121    3    
 30 Sep   1434 2222   12    
 01 Oct   3333 2211   10    
 02 Oct   1222 2221    6    
 03 Oct   2122 2111    5    
 04 Oct   1111 1211    3    

*estimated from real time data

Quiet to unsettled conditions with isolated active levels on 30 Sep.

2. FORECAST (05 OCTOBER - 04 NOVEMBER)
Disturbed Periods: 
Active 14 to 16 Oct, 20 to 21 Oct and 27 to 28 Oct.

Best Quiet Periods: 
5 Oct to 6 Oct, 9 Oct to 13 Oct, 17 Oct to 19 Oct, 22 Oct to 26 Oct, 
29 Oct to 3 Nov.

3. FORECAST FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS

Northern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 5 Oct to 31 Oct.

Central Australian Regions: NA

Southern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 5 Oct to 13 Oct,  17 Oct to 19 Oct,  23 Oct to 31 Oct.

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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