[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 08 October 11

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Sun Oct 9 10:31:02 EST 2011


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 08/2330Z OCTOBER 2011 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 08 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 09 OCTOBER - 11 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 08 Oct:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 08 Oct: 118/70


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             09 Oct             10 Oct             11 Oct
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   120/72             120/72             120/72

COMMENT: Solar activity was Low today. One C-class flare 
was observed from region 1309(N22W11) today. Solar wind 
speed varied between around 320 km/s and 350 km/s during 
the UT day today. The Bz component of the IMF stayed close 
to the normal value until around 1400UT and then showed 
fluctuations in the range of +/-5nT. Very Low to Low levels 
of solar activity may be expected for the next three days. 
Solar wind stream may get strengthened on 09 and 10 October 
due to the effect of a recurrent coronal hole. 
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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 08 Oct: Mostly Quiet with some
Unsettled periods. 

Estimated Indices 08 Oct :  A   K           
   Australian Region       6   21112322
      Darwin               8   -1111333
      Townsville           8   22112332
      Learmonth            9   22112333
      Alice_Springs        7   21112332
      Norfolk_Island       4   21101222
      Gnangara             7   21112323
      Camden               6   31112222
      Canberra             3   11001222
      Hobart               5   11111322
    
Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 08 Oct : 
      Macquarie_Island     3   00111212
      Casey                9   22322322
      Davis               11   23332223
      Mawson              14   22221245
 

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 08 Oct : 
      Darwin              28   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice_Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara            19   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (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.

Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 08 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 07 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              7   2222 1112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
09 Oct    12    Quiet to Active. 
10 Oct    12    Quiet to Active. 
11 Oct     7    Quiet to unsettled 

COMMENT: Mostly Quiet geomagnetic conditions with some 
Unsettled periods were observed today. Geomagnetic activity 
may rise to Unsettled and Active levels on 09 and 10 October 
due to the effect of a high speed solar wind stream from a 
recurrent coronal hole. Mostly Quiet to Unsettled conditions 
may be expected on 11 October. 
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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
08 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal         
PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Oct      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair          
10 Oct      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair          
11 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal        

COMMENT: HF conditions stayed mostly at normal levels today. 
Minor to mild degradations in HF conditions and depressions 
in MUFs may be expected on 9 and 10 October due to expected 
rise in geomagnetic activity levels on these days. HF conditions 
may be expected to return to mostly normal levels on 11 October. 
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
08 Oct    77

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available during local day,
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day,
      Enhanced by 35% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 15% over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for October:  63

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
09 Oct    78    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15% 
10 Oct    78    near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15% 
11 Oct    82    Near predicted monthly values 

COMMENT: HF conditions stayed mostly at normal levels today. 
Minor to mild degradations in HF conditions and depressions
in MUFs may be observed on 09 and 10 October due to expected 
rise in geomagnetic conditions on these days. HF conditions 
may be expected to return to mostly normal levels on 11 October. 
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 07 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.00E+06   (normal fluence)   
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.9

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 07 Oct
Speed: 376 km/sec  Density:    4.4 p/cc  Temp:    19900 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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