[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 09 September 10

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Fri Sep 10 09:32:42 EST 2010


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 09/2330Z SEPTEMBER 2010 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 10 SEPTEMBER - 12 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Sep:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Sep:  74/11


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Sep             11 Sep             12 Sep
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    74/11              75/13              75/13
COMMENT: Solar activity was Low over the last 24 hours with region 
1105 producing a long duration C3.3 x-ray event at 2333UT on 
08Sep before it rotated of disc. Solar wind speed increased over 
the UT day from 350km/s at 00UT to be 450km/s at the time of 
this report. The north-south component of the IMF, Bz ranged 
between +/-6nT over the UT day. Solar activity is expected to 
be Very Low over the next few days. 




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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Sep: Quiet to Unsettled 

Estimated Indices 09 Sep :  A   K           
   Australian Region       7   21123311
      Darwin               6   21123301
      Townsville           9   22223322
      Learmonth            7   22023311
      Canberra             3   10012300
      Hobart               4   10013301
      Casey(Ant)           9   33222312
    
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Sep : 
      Darwin               2   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             2   (Quiet)
      Hobart              35   (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 09 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary             10   2302 3322     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Sep     6    Quiet 
11 Sep     6    Quiet 
12 Sep     6    Quiet 
COMMENT: Quiet to Unsettled geomagnetic conditions observed over 
the last 24 hours. Quiet conditions expected for the next 3 days. 

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

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
10 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
11 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
12 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Sep    24

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day,
      Depressed by 35% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for September:  28

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Sep    25    near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20% 
11 Sep    25    near predicted monthly values/depressed 0 to 
                10% 
12 Sep    30    near predicted monthly values 
COMMENT: Variable conditions observed for Equatorial and Northern 
Australia regions over the last 24 hours with enhanced and depressed 
MUF's during local day and night. Mostly normal ionospheric support 
for Southern AUS/NZ and Antarctic regions. Similar conditions 
are expected for the next 3 days. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.50E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A7.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Sep
Speed: 418 km/sec  Density:    2.7 p/cc  Temp:    55700 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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