[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 04 November 08

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Wed Nov 5 10:29:07 EST 2008


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 04/2330Z NOVEMBER 2008 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 04 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 05 NOVEMBER - 07 NOVEMBER

STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** RED **     ION: ** YELLOW **

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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 04 Nov:  Low

Flares: None

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 04 Nov:  68/2

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             05 Nov             06 Nov             07 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 C1.0 flare at 0330 UT. A CME 
was observed erupting from the north-west limb around 0354 UT 
and may be associated with region 1007. The solar wind speed 
has ranged between approximately 300 and 400 km/s. Solar wind
parameters are expected to become disturbed later today due to
the effects of a recurrent coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 04 Nov: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 04 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       2   21100011
      Darwin               1   11000002
      Townsville           4   22111121
      Learmonth            1   11000001
      Camden               1   20000011
      Canberra             1   10000011
      Hobart               1   11100001
      Casey(Ant)           7   33211112
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 04 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 04 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 03 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         1
           Planetary              1   0000 0000     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
05 Nov    14    Quiet then expected to become unsettled with 
                isolated active periods later. 
06 Nov    30    Unsettled with isolated active to minor storm 
                periods. 
07 Nov    12    Unsettled with isolated active periods. 

COMMENT: IPS Geomagnetic Warning 17 was issued on 4 November 
and is current for interval 5-8 November. The effects of a recurrent 
coronal hole are expected to increase geomagnetic activity late 
today. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
05 Nov      Poor-fair      Poor-fair      Normal        
06 Nov      Poor-fair      Poor-fair      Fair          
07 Nov      Poor-fair      Poor-fair      Fair          

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
04 Nov   -17

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Niue: near predicted with depressions to 50% at times
      05, 08-16 and 19-21 UT. Vanimo: near predicted with
      depressions to 35% at times 14-17 and 20 UT.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted with depressions to 50% at some
      stations during 00-04 and 10-20 UT. At Cocos Is.,
      frequencies were near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Frequencies at Christchurch and Hobart were near
      predicted monthly values. At Canberra and Learmonth,
      frequencies were near predicted with depressions to
      30% mostly during 11-18 UT.
   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
05 Nov   -15    Near predicted monthly values with depressions. 
                Deeper depressions likely at lower latitudes. 
06 Nov   -25    Near predicted monthly values with depressions. 
                Deeper depressions likely at lower latitudes. 
07 Nov   -25    Near predicted monthly values 

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 03 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.5E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.40E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 03 Nov
Speed: 408 km/sec  Density:    0.8 p/cc  Temp:    56800 K  Bz:   0 nT

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