[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 04 September 13 issued 2330 UT on 04 Sep 2013

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Sep 5 09:30:34 EST 2013


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/04 SEPTEMBER 2013 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 04 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 05 SEPTEMBER - 07 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 04 Sep:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 04 Sep: 109/59


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             05 Sep             06 Sep             07 Sep
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   110/60             105/54             105/54

COMMENT: Solar activity was low during the last 24 hours with 
one C-class event from region 1836 (N13W36) and several from 
region 1837 (S18W38), the largest being a C3.6 at 04/0428 UT. 
No geoeffective CMEs were observed. Solar activity is expected 
to remain low for the next 3 days, with a chance of M-class flares 
on 5-6 Sep. The solar wind speed hovered around 450 km/s for 
most of the UT day. The IMF Bz component had a positive bias, 
fluctuating between +/-4 nT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 04 Sep: Quiet

Estimated Indices 04 Sep : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   21122011
      Cocos Island         2   112-1000
      Darwin               4   21122012
      Townsville           4   22121012
      Learmonth            4   21222011
      Alice Springs        4   21122002
      Norfolk Island       3   20121011
      Culgoora             3   21121011
      Gingin               4   20222011
      Camden               4   21222011
      Canberra             3   21122001
      Hobart               4   21222011    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 04 Sep :
      Macquarie Island     4   11132010
      Casey               10   33422112
      Mawson              17   42223145
      Davis               11   42332122

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 04 Sep : 
      Darwin              38   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               4   (Quiet)
      Canberra            15   (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 04 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 03 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              6   2011 2223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
05 Sep     5    Quiet
06 Sep     5    Quiet
07 Sep     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were quiet over the Australian 
region during the last 24 hours, with brief periods to storm 
levels in Antarctica. Mostly quiet conditions are expected for 
the next 3 days.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
04 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
05 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
06 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
07 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
04 Sep    71

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced 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
Aug      73
Sep      75
Oct      73

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
05 Sep    70    Near predicted monthly values
06 Sep    70    Near predicted monthly values
07 Sep    70    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs were mostly near predicted monthly values over 
the last 24 hours. MUFs are expected to remain near monthly predicted 
values for the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 03 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   9.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.80E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.9

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 03 Sep
Speed: 393 km/sec  Density:    3.4 p/cc  Temp:    74600 K  Bz:   3 nT

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