[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 09 January 05

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Mon Jan 10 10:52:47 EST 2005


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 09/2330Z JANUARY 2005 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 10 JANUARY - 12 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Jan:  Moderate

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M2.2    0846UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Jan:  88/32


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Jan             11 Jan             12 Jan
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    90/34              85/27              90/34
COMMENT: Solar activity was Moderate over the last 24 hours, 
with region 719 producing both a M2.4 class event at 0825UT and 
a C2.6 class event at 1435UT. There was little available LASCO 
C3 imagery to indicate if the M2.4 event produced a CME that 
was earth directed. The north-south component of the interplanetary 
magnetic field, Bz was northward for the entire the UT day ranging 
from neutral to 10nT. The solar wind stream parameters have dropped 
to normal levels with the solar wind velocity ranging between 
460km/s and 480km/s throughout the UT day. Region 719 holds the 
potential for further C-class flare activity and possible M-class 
events over the next few days. 



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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Jan: Quiet to Active 

Estimated Indices 09 Jan :  A   K           
   Australian Region       8   2224 1122
      Darwin               8   2224 1122
      Learmonth           10   2205 1122
      Culgoora             7   1224 1011
      Canberra             7   2224 1011
      Hobart               7   1224 1021
      Casey(Ant)          11   3333 2123
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Jan : 
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth           NA
      Culgoora             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra            NA
      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 09 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        20
           Planetary             30   6634 3322     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Jan    15    Unsettled to Active 
11 Jan    14    Unsettled to Active 
12 Jan    13    Unsettled to Active 
COMMENT: Quiet to Active conditions were observed over the last 
24 hours as the storm levels subsided after the transient effects 
passed. Conditions are expected to range from Quiet to Unsettled 
for the next 2 days with a slight chance of an increase in solar 
wind paramters from geoeffective coronal holes. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
11 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
12 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
COMMENT: Mild depressed periods observed over all latitutes over 
the last 24 hours. Conditons are expected to improve over the 
next 24 hours with no expected gemomagnetic transients or storm 
periods. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Jan    34

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG Region:
      No data available during local day,
      No data available during local night.
      Enhanced by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for January:  33

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Jan    40    near predicted monthly values 
11 Jan    45    near predicted monthly values 
12 Jan    45    near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Mild depressed conditions observed over most regions 
in the last 24 hours due to minor geomagnetic storm levels from 
a recent transient event. Conditions expected to return to normal 
over the next 2 days, with the slight chance of drepressed periods 
for Southern Australia and NZ regions. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.8E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.30E+06 (normal fluence)  
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A7.3

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Jan
Speed: 506 km/sec  Density:    2.0 p/cc  Temp:   103000 K  Bz:   5 nT

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