[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 04 October 10

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Tue Oct 5 10:30:45 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 04/2330Z OCTOBER 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 04 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 05 OCTOBER - 07 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 04 Oct:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 04 Oct:  76/14

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             05 Oct             06 Oct             07 Oct
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    75/13              75/13              75/13

COMMENT: Region 1109 (N21W93) produced a C2.3 flare at 1635 UT 
while region 1111 (N24W06) remains a beta region. There is the 
small possibility of a C-class flare day one. Solar wind parameters 
were undisturbed during the reporting period but are expected 
to be somewhat disturbed for the next two days due to the effects 
of a recurrent coronal hole. 

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 04 Oct: Quiet 

Estimated Indices 04 Oct :  A   K           
   Australian Region       2   11101011
      Darwin               2   11101012
      Townsville           5   12212122
      Learmonth            4   11202112
      Canberra             0   00000000
      Hobart               1   00101001
      Casey(Ant)           -   --------
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 04 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           4   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               0   (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 04 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         1
           Planetary              2                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 03 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         1
           Planetary              3   1001 1101     

2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
05 Oct    10    Quiet to unsettled. Isolated active levels at 
                higher latitudes. 
06 Oct     7    Mostly quiet. Unsettled at higher latitudes. 
07 Oct     5    Quiet 

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
04 Oct      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal    
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
05 Oct      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal   
06 Oct      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal   
07 Oct      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair-normal   

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
04 Oct    19

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values 00-02, 09-16 and 21-23
      UT. Depressions to 25% at other times.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values 00-05, 12-13 and 19-22
      UT. Depressions to 30% at other times.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Depressions to 30% 02-07
      UT at Darwin and to 20% 01-05 UT at Townsville.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Depressions to 25% at
      Norfolk Is. 02-14, 23 UT.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values with depressions to 30%
      12-18 UT.

Predicted Monthly T index for October:  30

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
05 Oct    10    Near predicted monthly values to 30% depressed. 
06 Oct    15    Near predicted monthly values to 30% depressed. 
07 Oct    20    Near predicted monthly values to 25% depressed. 

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 03 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.10E+07   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 2%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A8.7

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 03 Oct
Speed: 307 km/sec  Density:    0.1 p/cc  Temp:    47800 K  Bz:   1 nT

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