[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 01 July 09

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Thu Jul 2 09:20:58 EST 2009


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 01/2330Z JULY 2009 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 02 JULY - 04 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Jul:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Jul:  68/2


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Jul             03 Jul             04 Jul
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    68/2               68/2               68/2
COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours. 
The solar wind stream further weakened today. Solar wind speed 
gradually decreased from around 450 km/s to 380 km/s during the 
UT day today. The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic 
field remained close to the normal value for most parts of the 
UT day today. Solar activity is expected to be very low for the 
next 3 days. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Jul: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 01 Jul :  A   K           
   Australian Region       2   11110101
      Darwin               1   11100001
      Townsville           5   12211212
      Learmonth            2   12110000
      Camden               0   01100000
      Canberra             0   01100000
      Hobart               3   11210111
      Casey(Ant)           4   22211111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           7   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Camden               2   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             4   (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 01 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 30 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   1211 0221     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Jul     4    Quiet 
03 Jul     3    Quiet 
04 Jul     3    Quiet 
COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity stayed at quiet levels today. 
Similar conditions are expected for the next three days. 
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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
01 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair    
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
03 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
04 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
COMMENT: Strong sporadic-E regions on low and mid latitudes 
and spread-F conditions mainly on mid and high latitudes 
were observed over the last 24 hours. HF conditions are 
expected to remain mostly normal on most locations for the 
next three days. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
01 Jul     3

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day with
      periods of degradations.

Predicted Monthly T index for July:   6

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Jul     4    near predicted monthly values 
03 Jul     5    near predicted monthly values 
04 Jul     5    near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: MUFs remained mostly close to the normal values 
for low and mid latitude regions with strong sporadic E 
on 01 July. Some degradations in HF conditions observed 
on high latitudes on this day. HF conditions are expected 
to remain mostly normal on most locations for the next 
three days. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 30 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.9E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.70E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 2%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 30 Jun
Speed: 485 km/sec  Density:    1.8 p/cc  Temp:    79300 K  Bz:   0 nT

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