[Ips-wgr] IPS Weekly Geo. Report (04 January 07)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 04 JANUARY 2007, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (26 DECEMBER - 03 JANUARY)
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 Dec   2121 2111    4     
 27 Dec   2221 1101    4     
 28 Dec   1110 1101    2    
 29 Dec   2211 0011    3    
 30 Dec   2212 1111    4    
 31 Dec   2111 0112    3    
 01 Jan   2123 3323   10    
 02 Jan   3335 4323   19    
 03 Jan   2333 4323   14    

*estimated from real time data

NOTE: Indices may have been generated from data obtained in 
cooperation with the following organisations: Geoscience Australia, 
University of Newcastle Space Physics Group, Australian Government 
Antarctic Division and Space Environment Research Center, Japan.


active on 2 Jan.
quiet to unsettled on other days.

2. FORECAST (04 JANUARY - 03 FEBRUARY)
Disturbed Periods: 
active 17 Jan to 18 Jan, active 29 Jan to 30 Jan.

Best Quiet Periods: 
  7 Jan,   9 Jan,   11 Jan,   13 Jan,   15 Jan,  21 Jan to 28 Jan.

3. FORECAST FOR HIGH RESOLUTION AEROMAGNETIC SURVEYS

Northern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: None.
 Best Quiet Periods: 4 Jan to 8 Jan,  12 Jan to 30 Jan.

Central Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods:  6 Jan,  8 Jan to 11 Jan,   15 Jan,  18 Jan to 19 Jan, 
29 Jan to 30 Jan.
 Best Quiet Periods:  22 Jan,  25 Jan to 26 Jan.

Southern Australian Regions:
 Disturbed Periods: 9 Jan to 11 Jan.
 Best Quiet Periods: 21 Jan to 26 Jan.

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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