[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 07 June 12 issued 2354 UT on 07 Jun 2012

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SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/07 JUNE 2012 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 07 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 08 JUNE - 10 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 07 Jun:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 07 Jun: 128/81


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             08 Jun             09 Jun             10 Jun
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   130/84             130/84             130/84

COMMENT: Most of the active regions on the disc, are relatively 
magnetically simple and small (less than 200 millionths of disc) 
with small chance of M or X class flares. The exceptions are 
AR1497 which has grown to 230 millionths, and AR1493 and 1494 
which are slightly more complex. The largest flare in the last 
24 hours was C9.1 at 1544UT from AR1499 (15N, 09W, Bxi, Beta-Gamma) 
at the trailing edge of the cluster of 5 active regions. The 
CME emitted 5 June is predicted by the ENLIL model (at NOAA/SWPC) 
to arrive June 8 0800UT but only have a weak effect as Earth 
is clipped by the south-west edge. The CME from AR1494 on 6 June 
is predicted to arrive 10 June at 00UT and also be a relatively 
weak glancing blow from the north-east edge. Solar wind remained 
high for most of the UT day from the large coronal hole (CH520) 
passage and declined from 660 to 580km/sec with a short impulse 
to 680km/sec at 19UT, associated with a density rise. IMF Bz 
fluctuated within +/-5nT of zero and there were no sustained 
periods of merging with the geomagnetic field. Wind speed will 
further decline over 8 June as coronal hole CH520 rotates past 
geoeffective longitude.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 07 Jun: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 07 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   22121221
      Darwin               7   32221222
      Townsville           7   22222222
      Norfolk Island       4   22120121
      Camden               5   22121121
      Hobart               5   22130211    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 07 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     5   22130121
      Casey               10   33321232
   
Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 07 Jun : 
      Darwin              10   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            8   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara            58   (Unsettled)
      Canberra            31   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Hobart              63   (Active)

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 07 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 06 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        17
           Planetary             17   4423 3343     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
08 Jun     9    Quiet to Unsettled
09 Jun     6    Quiet
10 Jun     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: The CME emitted 5 June is predicted by the ENLIL model 
(at NOAA/SWPC) to arrive June 8 0800UT but only have a weak effect 
as Earth is clipped by the south-west edge. The CME from AR1494 
on 6 June is predicted to arrive 10 June at 00UT and also be 
a relatively weak glancing blow from the north-east edge. Solar 
wind remained high for most of the UT day from the large coronal 
hole (CH520) passage and declined from 660 to 580km/sec with 
a short impulse to 680km/sec at 19UT, associated with a density 
rise. IMF Bz fluctuated within +/-5nT of zero and there were 
no sustained periods of merging with the geomagnetic field. Wind 
speed will further decline over 8 June as coronal hole CH520 
rotates past geoeffective longitude.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
07 Jun      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Fair           

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
08 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
09 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal
10 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: HF frequencies are mostly in the Normal range at mid 
and low latitudes during the day but depressed at night. Strong 
overnight spread-F at low and mid latitudes as the 4th day of 
geomagnetic activity from the coronal-hole high-speed solar-wind 
stream, which is now declining.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
07 Jun    77

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

Predicted Monthly T index for June:  78

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
08 Jun    75    Near predicted monthly values
09 Jun    75    Near predicted monthly values
10 Jun    75    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: HF frequency conditions were averaging near Normal for 
mid and low latitudes during the day but still depressed during 
the night even though the ongoing geomagnetic activity from a 
high-speed solar wind stream from large coronal hole (CH520), 
began to wane. Strong overnight spread-F at low-latitudes as 
the 4th day of geomagnetic activity high-speed solar-wind stream 
takes effect on the inner magnetosphere. Wind speed had declined 
to ~580km/s and will decline further on 8 June.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 06 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.20E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:16%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.9

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 06 Jun
Speed: 699 km/sec  Density:    0.5 p/cc  Temp:   221000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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