[Ips-wgr] IPS Weekly Geo. Report (12 October 06)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 12 OCTOBER 2006, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (03 OCTOBER - 11 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               
 03 Oct   2122 2111    5     
 04 Oct   1111 1211    3     
 05 Oct   1111 1011    2    
 06 Oct   1122 1011    3    
 07 Oct   1210 2423    8    
 08 Oct   2223 2111    6    
 09 Oct   1221 0012    3    
 10 Oct   2210 0111    3    
 11 Oct   2211 2101    4    

*estimated from real time data

Quiet to Unsettled conditions observed this week. Similar levels
of activity are expected for next week with the chance of isolated
Active periods on 14Oct-15Oct due to coronal hole effects.

2. FORECAST (12 OCTOBER - 11 NOVEMBER)
Disturbed Periods: 
Active on 28 Oct.

Best Quiet Periods: 
 12 Oct to 13 Oct,  17 Oct to 19 Oct,  22 Oct to 26 Oct,  29 Oct to 2 Nov, 
4 Nov to 6 Nov.

3. FORECAST FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS

Northern Australian Regions: NA

Central Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 12 Oct to 13 Oct,  17 Oct to 19 Oct,  23 Oct to 2 Nov,
 6 Nov to 7 Nov.

Southern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 12 Oct to 13 Oct,  17 Oct to 19 Oct,  23 Oct to 3 Nov,
 6 Nov to 7 Nov.

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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