[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 04 February 14 issued 2330 UT on 04 Feb 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Feb 5 10:30:20 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/04 FEBRUARY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 04 FEBRUARY AND FORECAST FOR 05 FEBRUARY - 07 FEBRUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 04 Feb:  High

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M5/--    0400UT  possible   lower  E. Asia/Aust.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 04 Feb: 188/141


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             05 Feb             06 Feb             07 Feb
Activity     Moderate           Moderate           Moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   185/138            180/133            180/133

COMMENT: Solar activity is at Moderate levels with regions 1967(S13W23) 
and 11968(N10W19) both producing M class flares, the greatest 
an M5. Both regions have declined slightly in size and complexity 
over the last 24 hours, but 1967 retains the potential to produce 
further M class flares over the coming days. Several small CMEs 
were observed in the south west, the first around 01UT, then 
two closely space at 17UT and 20UT. These are all likely to have 
been produced by region 1967 and may be mildly geoeffective sometime 
on the 7th of February. More detailed analysis will be given 
in tomorrows report when modelling of these events in available. 
Solar wind conditions are ambient.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 04 Feb: Quiet

Estimated Indices 04 Feb : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   22111112
      Cocos Island         2   12110110
      Darwin               4   22111112
      Townsville           5   22111122
      Learmonth            4   22111112
      Alice Springs        4   22111112
      Norfolk Island       3   22110012
      Culgoora             5   2211-1-2
      Gingin               4   22111111
      Camden               -   --------
      Canberra             3   22111011
      Launceston           5   22211122
      Hobart               4   22211111    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 04 Feb :
      Macquarie Island     1   11000001
      Casey               20   36432222
      Mawson               8   33222301
      Davis                -   --------

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 04 Feb : 
      Darwin               0   (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 04 Feb : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 03 Feb :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   1211 1111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
05 Feb     5    Quiet
06 Feb     5    Quiet
07 Feb    10    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions are Quiet and are expected to remain 
Quiet for the next 2 days. Some unsettled conditions may be experienced 
on the 7th of February.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
04 Feb   142

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available during local day.
      No data available during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Enhanced by 35% during local day.
      Enhanced by 40% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
      Enhanced by 35% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 15% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jan      119
Feb      75
Mar      75

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
05 Feb   130    Near to 30% above predicted monthly values
06 Feb   130    Near to 30% above predicted monthly values
07 Feb   130    Near to 30% above predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Propagation conditions remain good with enhanced MUFs 
observed across the Australian region. These conditions are expected 
for the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 03 Feb
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.80E+05   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.6

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 03 Feb
Speed: 368 km/sec  Density:    4.2 p/cc  Temp:    57600 K  Bz:   1 nT

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