[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 25 April 15 issued 2330 UT on 25 Apr 2015

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Apr 26 09:30:31 EST 2015


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/25 APRIL 2015 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 25 APRIL AND FORECAST FOR 26 APRIL - 28 APRIL
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 25 Apr:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 25 Apr: 126/79


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             26 Apr             27 Apr             28 Apr
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   125/78             125/78             125/78

COMMENT: Solar activity was low over the last 24 hours. Today's 
largest event has been a C1.9 flare that peaked at 1849UT. The 
solar wind speed showed further gradual decline from around 370 
to 320 km/s through the UT day today. The Bz component of IMF 
stayed mostly positive (up to around +3nT) today. Low levels 
of solar activity may be expected for the next three days with 
some possibility of isolated M-class event.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 25 Apr: Quiet

Estimated Indices 25 Apr : A   K           
   Australian Region       0   10000001
      Cocos Island         0   01000000
      Darwin               1   10100002
      Townsville           1   11000001
      Learmonth            0   11000000
      Alice Springs        0   00000001
      Norfolk Island       0   10000001
      Culgoora             0   10000001
      Gingin               0   10000000
      Camden               0   0-000000
      Canberra             0   00000000
      Launceston           0   11000000
      Hobart               0   10000--0    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 25 Apr :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                2   22200000
      Mawson               1   11100010
      Davis               53   11110093

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 25 Apr : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            3   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               5   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           13   (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 25 Apr : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 24 Apr :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   2301 1121     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
26 Apr     4    Quiet
27 Apr     4    Quiet
28 Apr     4    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity stayed at quiet levels today. Mostly 
quiet conditions may be expected for the next three days.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
25 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
26 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
27 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
28 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions were observed today with 
some periods of minor to moderate MUF enhancements as well as 
periods of minor MUF depressions on some low and high latitude 
locations. HF conditions are expected to stay mostly normal during 
the next three days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
25 Apr    89

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 35% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% 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):
      Enhanced by 20% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Mar      99
Apr      90
May      89

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
26 Apr   100    Near predicted monthly values
27 Apr   100    Near predicted monthly values
28 Apr   100    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions were observed today in Aus/NZ 
regions with some periods of minor to moderate MUF enhancements 
as well as periods of minor MUF depressions. HF conditions are 
expected to stay mostly normal during the next three days in 
this region.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 24 Apr
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   6.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  5.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.10E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 7%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B7.1

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 24 Apr
Speed: 378 km/sec  Density:    3.3 p/cc  Temp:    74400 K  Bz:   0 nT

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