[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 09 November 09

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Tue Nov 10 10:38:22 EST 2009


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 09/2330Z NOVEMBER 2009 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 10 NOVEMBER - 12 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Nov:  72/8


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Nov             11 Nov             12 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    72/8               72/8               72/8
COMMENT: Solar activity remained very low over the last 
24 hours. The solar wind speed decreased from 430 km/s 
to 370 km/s over this period. The north-south component 
of the interplanetary magnetic field ranged from about 
-5 to 5 nT. Solar activity is expected to stay at very 
low levels for the next 3 days. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Nov: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 09 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       5   22221111
      Darwin               5   22220112
      Townsville           6   22221222
      Learmonth            4   22220101
      Canberra             2   11210100
      Hobart               5   22221111
      Casey(Ant)          10   --431122
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Nov : 
      Darwin              15   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara            22   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra            13   (Quiet)
      Hobart              48   (Unsettled)
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 09 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              6   0111 2232     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Nov     3    Quiet 
11 Nov     3    Quiet 
12 Nov     3    Quiet 
COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions remained at quiet levels 
today. Similar conditions may be expected for the next 
3 days. 
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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair    
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
11 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair   
12 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair   
COMMENT: Depressions in MUFs and sporadic E blanketing 
observed at low and some mid latitude stations. The 
ionosphere continues to remain relatively weaker due to 
low solar activity. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
09 Nov   -32

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day,
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 20% over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for November:   1

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Nov   -25    Near predicted monthly values to 20% depressed. 
11 Nov   -25    Near predicted monthly values to 20% depressed. 
12 Nov   -25    Near predicted monthly values to 20% depressed. 
COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 6 was issued on 7 
November and is current for interval 8-10 November. HF 
conditions remained mostly at normal to fair levels on 
most locations on 09 November. Similar conditions may be 
expected for the next three days as no significant variations 
to the ionospheric conditions are expected during this period 
and the ionosphere remains relatively weaker due to continued 
low solar activity. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.50E+05   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Nov
Speed: 317 km/sec  Density:    4.6 p/cc  Temp:    34200 K  Bz:  -2 nT

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