[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 15 June 10

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Wed Jun 16 09:46:36 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 15/2330Z JUNE 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 15 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 16 JUNE - 18 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 15 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 15 Jun:  70/5


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             16 Jun             17 Jun             18 Jun
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    70/5               70/5               70/5
COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low over the last 24 hours. 
Solar wind speed increased from 370 km/s at 00UT to ~540km/s 
at 19UT due to the arrival of a high speed solar wind stream 
from the current transequatorial geoeffective coronal hole. IMF 
Bz varied between +/-5nT during the last 24 hours. 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 15 Jun: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 15 Jun :  A   K           
   Australian Region       7   22231222
      Darwin               6   12221222
      Townsville          14   23333333
      Learmonth            8   12231322
      Canberra             4   31120111
      Hobart               5   11131212
      Casey(Ant)           7   22221322
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 15 Jun : 
      Darwin              10   (Quiet)
      Townsville           2   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             5   (Quiet)
      Canberra            17   (Quiet)
      Hobart              28   (Quiet to 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 15 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 14 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              5   2212 1102     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
16 Jun    12    Unsettled 
17 Jun     8    Quiet to Unsettled 
18 Jun     5    Quiet 
COMMENT: Quiet to Unsettled Geomagnetic conditions observed over 
the last 24 hours. Unsettled conditions expected for 16Jun with 
possible isolated Active periods due to coronal hole effects. 
Quiet to Unsettled conditions expected for 17Jun-18Jun. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
16 Jun      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Fair          
17 Jun      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair   
18 Jun      Normal-fair    Normal         Normal-fair   

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
15 Jun    13

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

Predicted Monthly T index for June:  26

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
16 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 30%/near predicted monthly values 
17 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
18 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Depressed MUFs observed for Northern AUS/Equatorial 
and Southern AUS/NZ regions during local day. Disturbed conditions 
for Antarctic regions and notable sporadic E for low to mid latitudes.
Ionospheric support expected to be below monthly averages across 
the region due to reduced EUV ionisation/weak sunspot activity. 
Similar conditions expected for the next 3 days. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 14 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.50E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 4%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A7.7

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 14 Jun
Speed: 371 km/sec  Density:    3.9 p/cc  Temp:    38300 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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