[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 01 November 10

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Tue Nov 2 10:39:23 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 01/2330Z NOVEMBER 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 01 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 02 NOVEMBER - 04 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 01 Nov:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 01 Nov:  79/19

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             02 Nov             03 Nov             04 Nov
Activity     Very low to low    Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    78/17              78/17              78/17
COMMENT: Low solar activity observed over the last 24 hours 
with a C1 class x-ray flare at 0443UT from region 1117 that 
passed the limb at lat N22. Solar wind speed showed a gradual 
decrease from 360 to 320 km/s over the UT day today and the 
Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field stayed 
positive upto around 8 nT during this period. Solar activity 
is expected to be at very low to low levels on 02 November 
and at very low levels for the following 2 days. 
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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 01 Nov: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 01 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       8   23322112
      Darwin               6   22222112
      Townsville          15   33333333
      Learmonth            7   22323102
      Canberra             5   02312012
      Hobart               6   12312112
      Casey(Ant)          11   34422111
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 01 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          16   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs       NA
      Gnangara             8   (Quiet)
      Canberra             2   (Quiet)
      Hobart               2   (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 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 31 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              3   0201 2001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
02 Nov     6    Quiet 
03 Nov     4    Quiet 
04 Nov     4    Quiet 
COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions stayed at quiet to unsettled 
levels today. Mostly quiet conditions may be expected for the 
next three days. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
03 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
04 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
COMMENT: Minor depressions in MUFs were observed at high and 
some mid latitude locations today. Mostly normal HF conditions 
may be expected for most locations for the next 3 days. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
01 Nov    21

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

Predicted Monthly T index for November:  33

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
02 Nov    20    near predicted monthly values 
03 Nov    22    near predicted monthly values 
04 Nov    22    near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Periods of minor MUF depressions were observed in 
the Aus/NZ regions today. Mostly normal HF conditions may 
be expected for this region for the next three days. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 31 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.6E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.60E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 5%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A9.4

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 31 Oct
Speed: 361 km/sec  Density:    0.5 p/cc  Temp:    46000 K  Bz:   3 nT

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