[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 01 September 05

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Fri Sep 2 09:41:38 EST 2005


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 01/2330Z SEPTEMBER 2005 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 02 SEPTEMBER - 04 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Sep:  79/19


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Sep             03 Sep             04 Sep
Activity     Low                Low                Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    80/20              80/20              85/27
COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours, 
with no notable flare activity. Solar activity is expected to 
remain at low to very low levels, with the continual decay of 
the regions currently on disc. The Solar wind speed was steady 
at around 500km/s for most of the UT day, then falling to be 
450km/s at the time of this report. The north south component 
of the interplanetary magnetic field (Bz) ranged between +/-5nT 
over the UT day. 



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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Sep: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 01 Sep :  A   K           
   Australian Region      10   3323 3112
      Learmonth           10   3323 3012
      Culgoora             9   2323 3112
      Canberra             8   2323 3012
      Hobart              10   3323 3113
      Casey(Ant)          12   4332 3112
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Sep : 
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth           NA
      Culgoora            NA
      Canberra            NA
      Hobart              80   (Active)
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 01 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg        22
           Planetary             30                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 31 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        17
           Planetary             36   2223 5665     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Sep    15    Unsettled to Active 
03 Sep    13    Unsettled to Active 
04 Sep    13    Unsettled to Active 
COMMENT: IPS Geomagnetic Warning 29 was issued on 31 August and 
is current for interval 31 August to 2 September. Quiet to Unsettled 
geomagnetic conditions were observed over the last 24 hours, 
with the storming effects from the coronal hole high speed solar 
wind stream arrival on 31Aug abating around 0100UT 01Sep. Unsettled 
to Active conditions are expected for the next 2 days. 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Sep      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair-poor      
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
03 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
04 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-Fair
COMMENT: Disturbed HF conditions possible for high latitudes 
over the next 2 days. Mostly normal HF conditions are expected 
in all other regions. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
01 Sep     7

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day,
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for September:  24

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Sep    25    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
03 Sep    30    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                10% 
04 Sep    35    Near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Possible depressed periods for Southern Aus/NZ regions 
expected to continue for 02Sep, with conditions improving from 
03Sep onwards. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 31 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.10E+07 (normal fluence)  
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 2%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A7.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 31 Aug
Speed: 399 km/sec  Density:    9.6 p/cc  Temp:    70500 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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