[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 17 June 10

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Fri Jun 18 09:49:52 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 17/2330Z JUNE 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 17 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 18 JUNE - 20 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 17 Jun:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 17 Jun:  70/5


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             18 Jun             19 Jun             20 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. 
New region 1082 was the source of three B class events, highest 
being a B5.0 flare at 1033UT. Solar wind speed remains elevated 
and ranged between 510km/s-540km/s over the UT day. IMF Bz varied 
between +/-4nT. 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 17 Jun: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 17 Jun :  A   K           
   Australian Region       6   22321121
      Darwin               6   22320122
      Townsville          12   3333223-
      Learmonth            6   22321121
      Canberra             4   11320011
      Hobart               4   12320011
      Casey(Ant)           8   33221122
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 17 Jun : 
      Darwin              10   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara            54   (Unsettled)
      Canberra            18   (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 17 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             12                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 16 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             19   3433 3344     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
18 Jun     8    Quiet to Unsettled 
19 Jun     5    Quiet 
20 Jun     5    Quiet 
COMMENT: Quiet to Unsettled Geomagnetic conditions observed over 
the last 24 hours with some Active periods for high latitudes. 
Quiet to Unsettled conditions are expected for the 18Jun with 
mostly Quiet conditions expected for 19Jun-20Jun. 

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

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

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
17 Jun    15

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

Predicted Monthly T index for June:  26

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
18 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
19 Jun    10    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
20 Jun    15    depressed 10 to 20%/near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 12 was issued on 17 June 
and is current for interval 17-18 June. Depressed MUFs observed 
for Equatorial regions during local day and night. Enhanced conditions
for Southern AUS/NZ regions during local night and continued 
disturbed conditions for Antarctic regions. Notable sporadic 
E for Northern AUS regions. Similar conditions are expected for 
the next 3 days, with MUF depressions of 10%-20% for low to mid 
latitudes. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 16 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 6.80E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A4.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 16 Jun
Speed: 544 km/sec  Density:    2.8 p/cc  Temp:   256000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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