[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 03 November 08

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Tue Nov 4 10:28:09 EST 2008


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 03/2330Z NOVEMBER 2008 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 03 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 04 NOVEMBER - 06 NOVEMBER

STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 03 Nov:  Low

Flares: None

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 03 Nov:  70/5

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             04 Nov             05 Nov             06 Nov
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    69/3               69/3               69/3

COMMENT: Region 1007 produced a C1.6 flare at 1119 UT. A faint CME 
was observed erupting from the north-west limb around 0154 UT and
may be associated with region 1007. The solar wind speed has ranged
between approximately 380 and 440 km/s. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 03 Nov: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 03 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       3   21110112
      Darwin               2   11100112
      Townsville           6   22221222
      Learmonth            2   21000102
      Camden               1   11000011
      Canberra             1   10000111
      Hobart               2   11110111
      Casey(Ant)           8   3-321122
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 03 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs       NA
      Camden               0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             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 and have been shown to be
well correlated with rejection of high resolution aeromagnetic
survey flight-line data. 

NOTE: Indices may have been generated from data obtained in 
cooperation with the following organisations: Geoscience Australia, 
University of Newcastle Space Physics Group, Australian Government 
Antarctic Division and Space Environment Research Center, Japan.

Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 03 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 02 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              2   0001 1001     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
04 Nov     5    Quiet 
05 Nov     5    Quiet 
06 Nov     8    Quiet to unsettled 

COMMENT: The effects of a recurrent coronal hole are expected 
to increase activity late on the 6 November or on the 7 November. 
It is uncertain whether there will be any effect due to the coronal 
mass ejection (CME). 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
04 Nov      Fair           Fair           Normal        
05 Nov      Fair           Fair           Normal        
06 Nov      Fair           Fair           Normal        

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
03 Nov   -25

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Frequencies at Niue were near predicted with
      depressions to 50% at times 03-04, 07-11 and 14-21 UT.
      Frequencies at Vanimo were near predicted with
      depressions to 30% 14-16, 20 and 22 UT.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted with depressions to 30% 03-05 and 09-21
      UT (Cocos Is.), 11-19 UT (Brisbane/Townsville). No
      Darwin data.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted with depressions to 30%, 02-05 and 10-17
      UT (Norfolk Is.), 00-16 UT (Canberra/Hobart), 02, 11-14
      UT (Christchurch) and 00-05, 13-21 UT (Learmonth).
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values.

Predicted Monthly T index for November:   3

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
04 Nov   -15    Near predicted monthly values with depressions. 
                Deeper depressions likely at lower latitudes. 
05 Nov   -15    Near predicted monthly values with depressions. 
                Deeper depressions likely at lower latitudes. 
06 Nov   -15    Near predicted monthly values with depressions. 
                Deeper depressions likely at lower latitudes. 

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 02 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.5E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.30E+08   (moderate fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:12%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 02 Nov
Speed: 425 km/sec  Density:    1.4 p/cc  Temp:    65100 K  Bz:   1 nT

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