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

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Wed Oct 12 10:20:52 EST 2011


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 11/2330Z OCTOBER 2011 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 11 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 12 OCTOBER - 14 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 11 Oct:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 11 Oct: 130/84


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             12 Oct             13 Oct             14 Oct
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   130/84             130/84             125/78

COMMENT: Most of the active regions on the visible solar disk 
are magnetically simple and not expected to produce any significant 
flare activity. C-class flare activity is still possible over 
the next few days with the small chance of M-class flares should 
any of the regions grow in complexity. ACE satellite solar wind 
parameters suggest a coronal hole solar wind stream impacted 
the Earth in the latter half of the UT day of 11 October with 
solar wind speeds reaching approximately 450 km/s. Solar wind 
speeds may continue to increase into 12 October.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 11 Oct: Quiet

Estimated Indices 11 Oct :  A   K           
   Australian Region       4   11112211
      Darwin               4   11112211
      Townsville           6   22222221
      Learmonth            5   21112212
      Alice Springs        4   11112211
      Norfolk Island       3   21102111
      Gnangara             4   11112211
      Camden               4   11112211
      Canberra             2   01101210
      Hobart               3   11102211    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 11 Oct : 
      Macquarie Island     0   00001100
      Casey                7   22331211
      Davis               10   22422321
      Mawson               9   11311333

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 11 Oct : 
      Darwin              13   (Quiet)
      Townsville           3   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             6   (Quiet)
      Canberra             5   (Quiet)
      Hobart               4   (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 11 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 10 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              3   1100 0111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
12 Oct     8    Quiet to Unsettled
13 Oct     6    Quiet
14 Oct     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Mostly Quiet levels have been observed during 11 October 
for Australian and Antarctic regions. Mostly Quiet conditions 
are expected for the next few days. Isolated Unsettled levels 
are possible during 12 October due to a coronal hole solar wind 
stream with the chance of Active levels at high latitudes.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal         
PCA Event : No event.

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3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
12 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
13 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
14 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: HF conditions have been mostly normal to good during 
11 October and are expected to be mostly normal to good for the 
next few days.
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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
11 Oct    91

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

Predicted Monthly T index for October:  63

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
12 Oct    85    5 to 15% above predicted monthly values
13 Oct    85    5 to 15% above predicted monthly values
14 Oct    85    5 to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs have been mostly near predicted monthly values 
to enhanced during 11 October. MUFs are expected to be mostly 
near predicted monthly values to enhanced for the next few days.
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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 10 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.10E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 10 Oct
Speed: 346 km/sec  Density:    1.4 p/cc  Temp:    51100 K  Bz:   3 nT

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