[Ips-wsgr] IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report (08 February 08)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 08 FEBRUARY 2008, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (01 FEBRUARY - 07 FEBRUARY)
Date     01    02    03    04    05    06    07
10cm     71    72    71    71    71    72    71
AFr      10    19    10     6     2     2 (  5)
Aaus     14    14    14     9     6     4 (  7)
T         4     5    -6     0    12     1    12

Solar:        Solar flare activity
Geomagnetic:  Geomagnetic activity observed for Australian Region.
Frequencies:  Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies

01 Feb 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Unsettled 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Depressed by 20% during UT day,
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 10% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.

02 Feb 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet to Active 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Depressed by 10% during UT day.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during UT day,
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 10% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

03 Feb 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet to Active 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Depressed by 10 during local day. 
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Depressed by 10% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Depressed by 10% during local day. 
      Near predicted monthly values during local night. 
      Mostly near predicted monthly values for the ,
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed 10-15% during the UT day.  

04 Feb 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet to Unsettled 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values to
      depressed 15% during local day,
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day,
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values to depressed 10-15%.

05 Feb 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced greater than 30% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

06 Feb 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

07 Feb 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet to Unsettled 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

 
2. FORECAST (08 FEBRUARY - 14 FEBRUARY)
Solar: Very low.

Geomagnetic: Unsettled to active with storm levels
possible at high latitudes on 9-10 Feb, otherwise mostly
quiet to unsettled on other days.

Frequencies: Depressions of 10-20% possible at times for
9-10 Feb, otherwise MUFs mostly near predicted monthly values.

For an explanation of some of the terms in this report, goto
http://www.ips.gov.au/1/2/1.

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