[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 17 07 02

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 18/0630Z JUL 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 17 07 02
Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M8/1B    0713UT  probable   lower  Mid East/Indian
A moderate shock was observed in the solar wind at 1524UT on 17 Jul.
A weak (32nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetomter data at
1604UT on 17 Jul.
PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 16 07 2002 1810UT and is in
progress

Observed T index:   106

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 18 07 2002

Forecast T index:  115
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: becoming depressed 15% at times later in UT day
COMMENT: MUF depressions may be experienced following yesterdays
geomagnetic activity.


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