[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 28 May 13 issued 2329 UT on 28 May 2013

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Wed May 29 09:29:59 EST 2013


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/28 MAY 2013 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 MAY AND FORECAST FOR 29 MAY - 31 MAY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 May:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 May: 105/54


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 May             30 May             31 May
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   100/48             100/48             100/48

COMMENT: Solar activity is expected to be predominantly Very 
Low over the next few days. No Earth directed CMEs were observed 
during 28 May. Solar wind speeds declined slowly from approximately 
800 km/s down to 600 km/s during 28 May. The IMF Bz component 
remained predominantly between +- 5nT during 28 May. Solar wind 
speeds are expected to continue to decline for 29 and 30 May 
then increase during 31 May as a coronal hole rotates into a 
geoeffective position.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 May: Quiet

Estimated Indices 28 May : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   22221101
      Cocos Island         4   22221100
      Darwin               6   32221111
      Townsville          10   23332222
      Learmonth            5   23222100
      Alice Springs        4   22221100
      Culgoora             5   22321101
      Gingin               4   22222100
      Camden               7   33321101
      Canberra             3   22220100
      Hobart               7   22332200    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 28 May :
      Macquarie Island     9   23342110
      Casey               12   33432311
      Mawson              30   56542124

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 May : 
      Darwin               2   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             7   (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 28 May : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              9                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 May :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary             12   2313 3243     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 May     5    Quiet
30 May     5    Quiet
31 May    15    Unsettled to Active

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity is expected to be predominantly 
Quiet for 29 and 30 May, then increase during 31 May as a coronal 
hole rotates into a geoeffective position.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
28 May      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
30 May      Normal         Normal         Normal
31 May      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions are expected for 29 and 
30 May with slightly degraded conditions at times. More significantly 
degraded conditions are expected from 31 May.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
28 May    73

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 45% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Predicted Monthly T index for May:  69

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
29 May    65    Near predicted monthly values
30 May    65    Near predicted monthly values
31 May    55    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions are expected for 29 and 
30 May with isolated slight depression at times. More significant 
depressions are expected from 31 May.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 May
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.3E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.60E+09   (very high fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:35%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 May
Speed: 690 km/sec  Density:    0.8 p/cc  Temp:   489000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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