[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 18 August 14 issued 2330 UT on 18 Aug 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue Aug 19 09:30:20 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/18 AUGUST 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 18 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 19 AUGUST - 21 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 18 Aug:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 18 Aug: 111/62


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             19 Aug             20 Aug             21 Aug
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   110/60             105/54             110/60

COMMENT: Most regions appear stable with AR 12139 (N15 W22) and 
AR 12147 (S10 E62) each producing a single low-level C flare, 
AR 12143 (S04 E02) has shown some growth. No CMEs observed. ACE 
parameters show the solar wind speed below 330 km/s. The north-south 
IMF range was +/-7 nT, mostly southward since 10 UT. The CME 
associated with the 15 Aug filament eruption is expected to impact 
on 19 Aug.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 18 Aug: Quiet

Estimated Indices 18 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   11201110
      Cocos Island         2   11200110
      Darwin               3   11201111
      Townsville           3   12201111
      Learmonth            4   21202120
      Alice Springs        2   01201011
      Norfolk Island       2   11201000
      Culgoora             2   01201111
      Gingin               3   11301020
      Camden               2   11201110
      Canberra             2   01201010
      Launceston           5   02302121
      Hobart               2   01201110    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 18 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     0   00101000
      Casey                4   12301021
      Mawson              10   12200135
      Davis                7   02311041

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 18 Aug : 
      Darwin              27   (Quiet to unsettled)
      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 18 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 17 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary              5   2102 2202     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
19 Aug    12    Quiet to active
20 Aug    12    Quiet to active
21 Aug     6    Quiet

COMMENT: Initially quiet on 19 Aug. Unsettled with isolated active 
periods extending in to 20 Aug with arrival of CME.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
18 Aug      Fair-normal    Fair-normal    Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
19 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
20 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
21 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
18 Aug    61

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed 15-20% 00-06 UT, depressed 25-40%
      13-23 UT. Near predicted monthly values 07-12 UT.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed 20-30% during 01-03, 19-23 UT. Enhanced
      25-50% 10-11 UT. Near predicted monthly values at
      other times.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed 20-30% 01-04, 12-14 20-21 UT at Darwin
      Depressed 15-30% 05-07, 11-16, 23 UT at Townsville.
      Near predicted monthly values at other times.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values to 15% depressed.
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed to 25% at Norfolk Is, Learmonth and Perth
      mostly after 10 UT.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values to 20% enhanced.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jul      68
Aug      91
Sep      87

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
19 Aug    55    Near predicted monthly values to 20% depressed.
20 Aug    55    Near predicted monthly values to 20% depressed.
21 Aug    55    Near predicted monthly values to 20% depressed.


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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 17 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.80E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B3.3

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 17 Aug
Speed: 301 km/sec  Density:    7.0 p/cc  Temp:    24000 K  Bz:   3 nT

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