[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 11 10 01

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 12/0630Z OCT 2001 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
EUROPEAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
MUF SUMMARY/FORECAST INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AUTOMATICALLY
GENERATED FROM REGIONAL IONOSPHERIC DATA

1. SUMMARY FOR 11 10 01
Flares: none.
ACE EPAM data indicates an energetic ion enhancement event beginning
11/0150UT, which can be a precursor to increased geomagnetic activity
over next 24-36 hours.
A strong shock was observed in the solar wind at 1619UT on 11 Oct.
A weak (40nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
1701UT on 11 Oct.
PCA Event : No event.

Observed T index:   123

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values during local day, Enhanced by 15%
during local night. Enhanced by 25% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 12 10 2001

Forecast T index:  115
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: Depressed 15%
COMMENT:Strongly degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic
activity. The geomagnetic field was disturbed during the first 6
hours of the forecast day.

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