[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 06 September 14 issued 2330 UT on 06 Sep 2014

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Sep 7 09:30:24 EST 2014


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/06 SEPTEMBER 2014 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 06 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 07 SEPTEMBER - 09 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 06 Sep:  Moderate

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
 M1/--    1709UT  possible   lower  South American/
                                    Atlantic

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 06 Sep: 157/111


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             07 Sep             08 Sep             09 Sep
Activity     Moderate           Moderate           Moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   160/114            158/112            155/109

COMMENT: Solar activity has been Moderate with an M1 class flare 
produced by region 2157(S14E58) as well as several C class flares. 
ACE solar wind measurements showed an enhancement in density 
and total field strength from around 3UT followed by an increase 
in velocity from around 15UT. This is most likely the glancing 
blow that was expected from the CME observed on September 2nd. 
The Bz component has been around -5nT over the last few hours. 
A large CME, possibly followed by a second smaller one, was observed 
in SOHO/LASCO after around 12UT directed towards the east. STEREO-A 
images suggest this does not have an Earth directed component 
but further analysis is required when more imagery is available 
in tomorrow's report. Solar activity is expected to remain Moderate 
for the next 3 days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 06 Sep: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 06 Sep : A   K           
   Australian Region       8   13222322
      Cocos Island         7   12222322
      Darwin              10   23322322
      Townsville           9   23222322
      Learmonth           10   23222323
      Alice Springs        9   13322322
      Norfolk Island       7   22222311
      Culgoora             8   13222322
      Gingin               9   12311333
      Camden               8   13222322
      Canberra             4   12211211
      Launceston           9   13322322
      Hobart               7   13311221    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 06 Sep :
      Macquarie Island     3   02210111
      Casey               11   24411123
      Mawson              18   33321226
      Davis               11   13422223

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 06 Sep : 
      Darwin              15   (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 06 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg        11
           Planetary             16                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 05 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary              9   1223 2332     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
07 Sep    12    Unsettled
08 Sep    10    Quiet to Unsettled
09 Sep     5    Quiet

COMMENT: A minor CME impact has caused some Unsettled geomagnetic 
conditions with Unsettled periods likely to be experienced for 
the next 2 days.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
07 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
08 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
09 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
06 Sep    82

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   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      72
Sep      88
Oct      84

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
07 Sep    80    Near predicted monthly values
08 Sep    80    Near predicted monthly values
09 Sep    80    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Useable HF communication frequencies were around predicted 
monthly values over the previous day. Expect conditions mostly 
near predicted monthly values for the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 05 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.7E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.8E+05
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 8.60E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B9.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 05 Sep
Speed: 376 km/sec  Density:    6.0 p/cc  Temp:    43100 K  Bz:  -2 nT

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