[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 02 December 13 issued 2330 UT on 02 Dec 2013

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue Dec 3 10:30:22 EST 2013


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/02 DECEMBER 2013 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 02 DECEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 03 DECEMBER - 05 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 02 Dec:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 02 Dec: 134/88


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             03 Dec             04 Dec             05 Dec
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   135/89             135/89             140/94

COMMENT: Two new regions, AR 11912 (S21 E69) and AR 11913 (S14 
W60). Two, small C-class flares from AR 11913. All regions appear 
stable. A small coronal hole will cross central meridian 3 Dec. 
Three weak CME events in the latter half of the reporting period 
with low probability of being geo-effective. ACE data show the 
solar wind speed declining from ~470 to 400 km/s with the IMF 
undisturbed. AR 11909 (S17 E06) is most likely to produce an 
M-class flare.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 02 Dec: Quiet

Estimated Indices 02 Dec : A   K           
   Australian Region       0   10000001
      Darwin               2   21110011
      Townsville           0   10000001
      Learmonth            1   20000001
      Alice Springs        0   10000000
      Culgoora             0   10000000
      Gingin               1   20000001
      Camden               1   11000010
      Canberra             0   00000000
      Launceston           2   21101001
      Hobart               1   21000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 02 Dec :
      Macquarie Island     0   10000000
      Casey                9   33322112
      Mawson               3   21111111
      Davis                5   21212112

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 02 Dec : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             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 International Center for Space Weather 
Science and Education, Japan.


Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 02 Dec : A 
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              2                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 01 Dec :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              8   3331 2111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
03 Dec     8    Quiet to Unsettled
04 Dec     5    Quiet
05 Dec     5    Quiet

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
02 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
03 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
04 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal
05 Dec      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Enhanced MUFs, with respect to the predicted monthly 
T index, are expected for southern hemisphere propagation paths. 
MUFs on northern hemisphere propagation paths expected to be 
near predicted to slightly lower than those based on predicted 
monthly T index.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
02 Dec    89

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Enhanced 20-25%
      10-14, 17-18 UT. No Townsville data.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Depressions to 25% 00-07 UT, then near predicted
      monthly values to 20% enhanced. Some sporadic E
      00-02 UT. 
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values to 25% enhanced.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Nov      117
Dec      73
Jan      71

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
03 Dec    90    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
04 Dec    90    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
05 Dec    90    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Sporadic E may, at times, disrupt oblique propagation 
paths. Low chance of SWFs.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 01 Dec
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.80E+05   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.7

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 01 Dec
Speed: 490 km/sec  Density:    2.0 p/cc  Temp:    50600 K  Bz:   4 nT

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