[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 14 November 10

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Mon Nov 15 10:12:31 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 14/2330Z NOVEMBER 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 14 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 15 NOVEMBER - 17 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 14 Nov:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 14 Nov:  86/29

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             15 Nov             16 Nov             17 Nov
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    85/27              85/27              85/27

COMMENT: Solar activity was Low over the last 24 hours. Active 
regions 1123 and 1124 produced a C-clas x-ray flare and several 
B-class flares over this period. Expect this trend to continue 
with a moderate chance of a C-class flare. The solar wind 
increased from 450 to 660 km/s over the UT day due to a coronal 
hole rotating into a geo-effective location on the solar disc. 
The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field ranged 
between +/-5nT. Arrival of CMEs occurring on 11-12 November may 
also influence the solar wind and near Earth environment over 
the next two days. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 14 Nov: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 14 Nov :  A   K           
   Australian Region       6   21111322
      Darwin               6   31211222
      Townsville           6   21211322
      Learmonth            8   31111323
      Canberra             4   21100222
      Hobart               6   21111322
      Casey(Ant)          13   ----2333
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 14 Nov : 
      Darwin               4   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara            33   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart              11   (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 14 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 13 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              8   2011 2233     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
15 Nov    24    active 
16 Nov    20    active 
17 Nov    10    Quiet to Unsettled 

COMMENT: IPS Geomagnetic Warning 15 was issued on 14 November 
and is current for interval 15-16 November. The geomagnetic activity 
was Quiet to Unsettled in the Australian region with cases of 
Minor to Major Storm activity at high latitudes due to increase 
in solar wind speed induced by coronal hole late in the UT day. 
Expect this trend to continue with isolated cases of Active conditions
in the Australian region as well over the next two days. Note, 
the arrival of CMEs is expected during this period as well. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
15 Nov      Normal         Normal-Fair    Fair
16 Nov      Normal         Normal-Fair    Fair
17 Nov      Normal         Normal-Fair    Fair

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
14 Nov    10

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   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
15 Nov     0    10 to 30% below predicted monthly values 
16 Nov     0    10 to 30% below predicted monthly values 
17 Nov     0    10 to 30% below predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 25 was issued on 14 November 
and is current for interval 15-17 November. Expect mostly depressions 
of 10 to 20 with occasional depressions to 30% probable at all 
latitudes during the next three days, due to increase in geomagnetic 
activity. 

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 13 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   6.8E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.90E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 9%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 13 Nov
Speed: 464 km/sec  Density:    1.0 p/cc  Temp:    92500 K  Bz:   0 nT

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

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