[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 28 June 02

rwc rwc at ips.gov.au
Sat Jun 29 09:53:27 EST 2002


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 28/2330Z JUNE 2002 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 29 JUNE - 01 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/current
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 Jun:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 Jun: 137/91

http://www.ips.gov.au/learmonth/solar     http://www.ips.gov.au/culgoora

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 Jun             30 Jun             01 Jul
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   135/89             135/89             135/89
COMMENT: A partial halo CME was observed from the south-western 
limb at 2318UT/27June. It could not be co-related to any event. 
However, the LASCO imagery indicates that this CME may have come 
from region 0008. It is difficult to say if this CME is going 
to be geo-effective or not. The solar wind speed decreased from 
360km/s to 310 km/s (approx.) between 0000UT and 1800UT on 28June. 
The wind speed showed a rapid rise around 1800UT and went back 
to 360km/s (approx.). It is slowing down again. Bz remained 
predominantly northward on 28 June. 


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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY
http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/aus_geomag

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 Jun: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 28 Jun :  A   K           
   Australian Region       0   0010 0002
      Darwin               3   2110 1113
      Townsville           0   0000 0011
      Learmonth            0   0010 0000
      Canberra             0   0000 0002
      Hobart               0   0000 0002
      Casey(Ant)           0   0110 000-
      Davis(Ant)           1   0011 1011
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 JUN : 
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               0   (Quiet)
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.

Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 28 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              7   2112 3321     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 Jun     6    Mostly quiet. 
30 Jun     8    Quiet to unsettled 
01 Jul    10    Mostly unsettled. 
COMMENT: A partial halo CME was observed from the south-western 
limb at 2318UT/27June. It could not be co-related to any other 
event, but LASCO imagery idicates a possible source of this CME 
as region 0008. It is difficult to say at this stage if this 
CME is going to be geo-effective or not, but it does indicate 
a possibility for the geo-magnetic activity to rise to unsettled 
level in the second half of 30June and on 1July in case the CME 
proves to be geo-effective. Bz remained predominantly northwards 
on UTday 29June. Geo-magnetic activity is expected to remain 
mostly at quiet level on 28June. 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
28 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair    
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal
30 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
01 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
COMMENT: Since the geo-magnetic activity is expected to remain 
mostly at quiet level on 29 June, the HF conditions are expected 
to remain normal during this period. However, a possible 
geo-magnetic effect of a partial halo CME observed on 27June, 
may cause mild degradations in HF conditions at high latitudes 
in the second half of 30 June and on 1 July. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/aus_hf

Date   T index
28 Jun   103

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base):
      Enhanced by 15% over the UT day
      with some periods of depressions.


Predicted Monthly T index for June: 107

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
29 Jun   110    Near predicted monthly values to enhanced upto 
                15%. 
30 Jun   107    near predicted monthly values 
01 Jul   105    near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Since the geomagnetic activity is expected to remain 
at quiet levels for most of the time on 29 June 2002, the HF 
conditions are expected to remain normal during this period. 
However, a possible geo-magnetic effect of a partial halo CME 
observed on 27June, may lead to minor degradations in HF 
conditions in southern Australian regions in the second half 
of 30June (UTday) and on 1July 2002 (UTday). 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.8E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.30E+06 (normal)
       X-ray background: B2.9
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 Jun
Speed: 386 km/sec  Density:    2.3 p/cc  Temp:    51400 K  Bz:  -1 nT
http://sec.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_SWEPAM_24h.html

(Courtesy Space Environment Center, Boulder USA)
ACE data can be incorrect during strong proton events.
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