[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 13 July 14 issued 2330 UT on 13 Jul 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Jul 14 09:30:21 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/13 JULY 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 13 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 14 JULY - 16 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 13 Jul:  Low

Flares: C class flares

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 13 Jul: 127/80


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             14 Jul             15 Jul             16 Jul
Activity     Low to moderate    Low                Low
Fadeouts     Possible           None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   120/72             115/66             110/60

COMMENT: Solar flare activity was low during 13 July. AR 2109 
produced the largest event of the day, a C6.4 event peaking at 
09:03 UT. AR 2109 produced another C1.3 event peaking at 20:52 
UT. AR 2108 also produced several low level C class flares. AR 
2108 is on the western limb and AR 2109 is also approaching the 
western limb. The background X-ray flux is trending downward 
through the B class range. There is a chance of an isolated M 
class flare today. There are no Earthward directed CMEs. The 
solar wind speed was mostly about 340 km/s to 350 km/s during 
13 July. The magnitude of the IMF increased from about 5 nT to 
11 nT, and the Bz component has been weak and fluctuating in 
the range -5 nT to +5 nT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 13 Jul: Quiet

Estimated Indices 13 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   12120001
      Cocos Island         2   11010002
      Darwin               2   02120011
      Townsville           4   12120112
      Learmonth            3   12120102
      Alice Springs        2   12020001
      Norfolk Island       2   11120001
      Culgoora             3   12120011
      Gingin               1   11110001
      Camden               3   12120101
      Canberra             2   12020000
      Launceston           3   12121001
      Hobart               2   02120000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 13 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     1   00121000
      Casey                6   13221121
      Mawson               9   32221133

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 13 Jul : 
      Darwin               2   (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 13 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 12 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         0
           Planetary              0   2222 2111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
14 Jul     8    Quiet to Unsettled
15 Jul     6    Quiet
16 Jul     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were quiet during 13 July. The 
magnitude of the IMF increased from about 5 nT to 11 nT. Unsettled 
conditions are possible during 14 July.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
13 Jul    81

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   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
14 Jul    75    Near predicted monthly values
15 Jul    80    Near predicted monthly values
16 Jul    75    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Ionospheric propagation conditions were slightly depressed 
throughout the Australian region during 13 July. Cocos Island 
was an exception, with foF2 values enhanced by up to 40% during 
07-11 UT. The declining 10.7 cm solar flux suggests a softening 
of propagation support in coming days, but regional enhancements 
may occur due to day-to-day variability.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 12 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.30E+04   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B8.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 12 Jul
Speed: 360 km/sec  Density:    3.0 p/cc  Temp:    25400 K  Bz:  -4 nT

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