[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 08 October 13 issued 2330 UT on 08 Oct 2013

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Oct 9 10:30:17 EST 2013


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/08 OCTOBER 2013 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 08 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 09 OCTOBER - 11 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 08 Oct:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 08 Oct: 112/63


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             09 Oct             10 Oct             11 Oct
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   110/60             110/60             110/60

COMMENT: Seven regions on the visible disc with AR11861 (S12 
E49) exhibiting growth. Other regions appear stable. A filament 
liftoff in conjunction with a CME occurred on the north-east 
limb around 0900 UT. SDO images show further filament liftoff 
at ~2144 UT also in the north-east quadrant. While the 0900 UT 
CME may be geo-effective the latter filament ejection should 
impact Earth. Any effect is likely 10-11 Oct. ACE data show solar 
wind parameters were ambient until ~1940 UT although a weak shock 
was observed in the solar wind at 1336 UT. After 1940 UT, wind 
speed rose from 300 km/s to 600 km/s with the north-south IMF 
component ranging between -18 and +23 nT. This activity is likely 
to be the arrival of the 6 Oct CME. ACE EPAM data indicates an 
energetic ion enhancement event beginning 08/1705UT, which can 
be a precursor to increased geomagnetic activity over next 24-36 
hours.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 08 Oct: Quiet to minor 
storm

Estimated Indices 08 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region      13   11002055
      Cocos Island        12   00001155
      Darwin              14   11002155
      Townsville          14   11012155
      Learmonth           17   10002156
      Alice Springs       13   11002055
      Culgoora            14   21002055
      Gingin              18   11012056
      Camden              11   01012045
      Canberra            10   00011045
      Launceston           1   1100----
      Hobart              11   01012045    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 08 Oct :
      Macquarie Island     9   00022035
      Casey               11   23211044
      Mawson              16   22101164

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 08 Oct : 
      Darwin              19   (Quiet)
      Townsville           4   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        2   (Quiet)
      Gingin              11   (Quiet)
      Canberra            21   (Quiet to unsettled)

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 08 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 07 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              4   1220 1101     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
09 Oct    18    Unsettled to minor storm
10 Oct    10    Unsettled
11 Oct    20    Unsettled to minor storm

COMMENT: IPS Geomagnetic Warning 28 was issued on 8 October and 
is current for 9 Oct only. A weak (21nT) impulse was observed 
at 8 Oct/2021UT in the IPS magnetometer data. Current activity 
is likely due to a CME on 6 Oct. Activity should increase again, 
probably on 11 Oct, due to further CME activity.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
08 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Oct      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
10 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
11 Oct      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
08 Oct    76

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced 25-45% 07-15 UT. Depressed 25% 23 UT. Near
      predicted monthly values at other times.
   Niue Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values. Depressed 25%
      at 21 UT.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. Depressions of 20-30%
      17-19 UT at Townsville and 20% at 23 UT at Darwin.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Sep      68
Oct      72
Nov      70

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
09 Oct    65    Near predicted monthly values
10 Oct    72    Near predicted monthly values
11 Oct    72    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS Preliminary HF Communications Warning 25 was issued 
on 8 October and is current for 9-10 Oct. Depressions to 30% 
possible at times.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 07 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.6E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.20E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 4%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 07 Oct
Speed: 306 km/sec  Density:    1.9 p/cc  Temp:    33700 K  Bz:  -2 nT

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