[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 11 October 13 issued 2352 UT on 11 Oct 2013

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SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/11 OCTOBER 2013 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 11 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 12 OCTOBER - 14 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 11 Oct:  Moderate

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.5    0728UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 11 Oct: 129/82


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             12 Oct             13 Oct             14 Oct
Activity     Moderate           Moderate           Moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   135/89             135/89             130/84

COMMENT: Solar activity has been Moderate with an M1 class flare 
and multiple C class flares. The C flare activity was produced 
mainly by regions 1865 and 1861. The M1 flare was produced by 
a region around the eastern limb with an associated strong type 
II radio burst seen in the IPS radio spectrographs at Culgoora 
and Learmonth with a shock speed of 924 KM/S. A large CME was 
seen in association with the event however it is directed out 
to the east and is unlikely to be geo-effective. A smaller CME 
in association with a C class flare was also observed. This is 
also directed mostly to the east but may have an earth directed 
component. Further analysis of this event with be given in tomorrow's 
report when more data should become available. Solar wind conditions 
are ambient. Flare activity is expected to be Moderate for the 
next few days with regions 1865 and 1861 in addition to the region 
rotating around from the east having potential to produce M class 
flares.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 11 Oct: Quiet

Estimated Indices 11 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11112111
      Cocos Island         2   02100110
      Darwin               2   11111010
      Townsville           4   21212111
      Learmonth            3   12112110
      Alice Springs        3   11111111
      Culgoora             2   11112001
      Gingin               3   21112110
      Camden               4   11212111
      Canberra             2   11112000
      Hobart               4   12222101    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 11 Oct :
      Macquarie Island     4   02213000
      Casey                9   34322110
      Mawson              15   34232243

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 11 Oct : 
      Darwin               8   (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 11 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 10 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              9   3422 1102     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
12 Oct     5    Quiet
13 Oct     5    Quiet
14 Oct     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions are Quiet and are expected to remain 
mostly Quiet for the next few days.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
12 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
13 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal
14 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
11 Oct    80

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   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.

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

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
12 Oct    70    Near predicted monthly values
13 Oct    70    Near predicted monthly values
14 Oct    70    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: HF conditions are expected to be mostly normal over 
the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 10 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  9.8E+03
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.80E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.7

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 10 Oct
Speed: 450 km/sec  Density:    2.2 p/cc  Temp:    18700 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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