[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 29 October 11 issued 2329 UT on 29 Oct 2011

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SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 29/2330Z OCTOBER 2011 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 29 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 30 OCTOBER - 01 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 29 Oct:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 29 Oct: 123/76

1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             30 Oct             31 Oct             01 Nov
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   120/72             120/72             120/72

COMMENT: Solar activity has been Low over the last 24 hours, 
with C-class flares from regions 1324 (N12W85) and 1325 (N16W49), 
the largest being a C3 at 29/1452 from region 1324. Solar activity 
is expected to remain Low over the next 3 days. The solar wind 
speed remained mostly below ~300km/s. The IMF Bz was mostly neutral.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 29 Oct: Quiet

Estimated Indices 29 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       0   10000001
      Darwin               1   11100011
      Townsville           1   10000011
      Learmonth            1   20000001
      Norfolk Island       0   10000000
      Camden               0   10000001
      Canberra             1   12000001
      Hobart               0   00000001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 29 Oct :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                4   22211111
      Mawson               1   20000011
      Davis                6   22222121

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 29 Oct : 
      Darwin               3   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra            11   (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 29 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              3                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 28 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         1
           Planetary              2   0000 0111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
30 Oct     5    Quiet
31 Oct     8    Quiet to Unsettled
01 Nov     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions over the last 24 hours were Quiet. 
Mostly Quiet conditions are expected for the next 3 days, with 
some Unsettled periods from weak coronal hole effects and possible 
CME arrivals from late on 30-Oct.

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

B
3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
30 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
31 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
01 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY

Date   T index
29 Oct   112

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 50% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 25% during local day,
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day,
      Enhanced by 30% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day,
      Enhanced by 20% during local night.
      Enhanced by 25% 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
30 Oct   100    10 to 20% above predicted monthly values
31 Oct    95    About 10% above predicted monthly values
01 Nov    95    About 10% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Enhanced MUFs were observed over the Australian region 
during the last 24 hours. Enhancements are expected to diminish 
over the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 28 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.1E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.90E+05   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B5.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 28 Oct
Speed: 359 km/sec  Density:    0.0 p/cc  Temp:    34600 K  Bz:   1 nT

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