[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 20 June 12 issued 2329 UT on 20 Jun 2012

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Thu Jun 21 09:29:25 EST 2012


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/20 JUNE 2012 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 20 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 21 JUNE - 23 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 20 Jun:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 20 Jun: 104/53


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             21 Jun             22 Jun             23 Jun
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    90/34              90/34              90/34

COMMENT: Solar activity has been low over the last 24 hours, 
with region 1504 (S16W77) producing several flares, a C3 being 
the largest. Solar activity is expected to remain low over the 
next three days, with a slight chance of M-class activity. The 
solar wind speed remained around 350-400km/s. The IMF Bz component 
was mostly neutral.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 20 Jun: Quiet

Estimated Indices 20 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   12100010
      Darwin               1   12000000
      Townsville           5   22211121
      Learmonth            4   22221110
      Norfolk Island       2   12100010
      Camden               1   12000010
      Canberra             1   12000000
      Hobart               1   12000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 20 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     0   02000000
      Casey                5   23210121
      Mawson               6   34211000

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 20 Jun : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gnangara             0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (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 20 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 19 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              2   0110 0011     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
21 Jun     5    Quiet
22 Jun     5    Quiet
23 Jun     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were quiet over the last 24 hours 
and are expected to remain so for the next 3 days.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
20 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
21 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
22 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
23 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
20 Jun    58

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for June:  78

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
21 Jun    55    Depressed 20%/near predicted monthly values
22 Jun    60    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values
23 Jun    60    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Periods of mild MUF depressions were observed over most 
of the Australian region during the last 24 hours. MUFs are expected 
to be mostly near monthly predicted values to mildly depressed 
in the Australian region over the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 19 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.20E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:12%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 19 Jun
Speed: 429 km/sec  Density:    0.1 p/cc  Temp:   126000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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