[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 12 July 14 issued 2330 UT on 12 Jul 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Jul 13 09:30:20 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/12 JULY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 12 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 13 JULY - 15 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 12 Jul:  Low

Flares: C class flares

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 12 Jul: 145/99


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             13 Jul             14 Jul             15 Jul
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   135/89             130/84             120/72

COMMENT: The 10.7 cm solar flux declined from 201 on 6 July to 
145 on 12 July and is expected to decline further during the 
next 3 days. The background X ray flux has declined to the B class
level. Solar flare activity was low during 12 July. AR 2108 released 
the largest event of the day, a C4.6 event peaking at 14:08 UT. 
Although the chance of an M class event remains, the 3-day outlook 
is presently for C class flares. The solar wind speed has been 
varying in the range 350-400 km/s. The magnitude of the IMF was 
in the range 4-7 nT during the previous 24 hours. Bz was weakly 
southward at about -5 nT for extended intervals during 12 July.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 12 Jul: Quiet

Estimated Indices 12 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11222100
      Cocos Island         2   10112000
      Darwin               3   11212001
      Townsville           5   22222111
      Learmonth            3   11222100
      Alice Springs        2   11212000
      Norfolk Island       3   11222000
      Culgoora             5   12222111
      Gingin               3   11222100
      Camden               4   12222110
      Canberra             4   12222100
      Launceston           5   11323100
      Hobart               4   11322100    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 12 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     9   01334300
      Casey                5   32212110
      Mawson              16   25333322

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 12 Jul : 
      Darwin               9   (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 12 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 11 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              5   1121 1122     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
13 Jul    10    Quiet to Unsettled
14 Jul     6    Quiet
15 Jul     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were unsettled last night due 
to an extended interval of weak Bz southward conditions. The 
Australian region Dst index decreased to -40 nT at 13 UT. A glancing 
blow from a CME may drive further intervals of unsettled geomagnetic 
conditions today.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
12 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

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


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
12 Jul    86

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   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
Jun      65
Jul      92
Aug      90

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
13 Jul    90    Near predicted monthly values
14 Jul    85    Near predicted monthly values
15 Jul    80    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Ionospheric propagation conditions were mostly near 
predicted monthly values throughout the Australian region. Conditions 
were depressed by up to 35% during the night at Cocos Island. 
The 10.7 cm solar flux is declining and the multiday outlook 
is for a softening of propagation support.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 11 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.1E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.50E+05   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B9.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 11 Jul
Speed: 369 km/sec  Density:    3.7 p/cc  Temp:    28400 K  Bz:  -2 nT

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