[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 18 04 02

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 19/0630Z APR 2002 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 18 04 02
Flares: none.

A weak (25nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
1139UT on 18 Apr.
PCA Event : Began at 1530UT 17/04, Ended at 0050UT 18/04
 

Observed T index:    72

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values during local day, Depressed by 20%
during local night. Depressed by 40% after local dawn.

2. FORECAST FOR 19 04 2002

Forecast T index:  130
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Enhanced by 15%.
Rest of day: becoming depressed 20 to 25% later in UT day
COMMENT:Strongly degraded HF conditions expected later in UT day due
to geomagnetic activity.


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