[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 03 August 15 issued 2349 UT on 03 Aug 2015

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Tue Aug 4 09:49:18 EST 2015


SUBJ: IPS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/03 AUGUST 2015 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 03 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 04 AUGUST - 06 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 03 Aug:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 03 Aug: 106/55


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             04 Aug             05 Aug             06 Aug
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   105/54             105/54             105/54

COMMENT: Solar activity is expected to be mostly very low for 
4 August. No geoeffective CMEs have been observed during 3 August, 
however there has been increased CME activity observed from the 
south-east limb suggesting there may be an active region that 
will soon rotate onto the visible disk. An increase in solar 
activity may be observed with this region over the next few days. 
Solar wind speeds have declined slowly during 3 August as the 
coronal hole solar wind stream abates.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 03 Aug: Quiet

Estimated Indices 03 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   12112101
      Cocos Island         2   12002100
      Darwin               4   22102102
      Townsville           4   12212101
      Learmonth            4   12112202
      Alice Springs        2   01102102
      Norfolk Island       3   32101000
      Culgoora             4   12212101
      Gingin               5   12113211
      Camden               4   12212101
      Canberra             1   11101000
      Launceston           4   12212111
      Hobart               2   11110200    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 03 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     1   01101100
      Casey               10   33323211
      Mawson              13   34332223
      Davis                8   23322212

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 03 Aug : 
      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 03 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 02 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             12   4331 3223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
04 Aug     8    Quiet to Unsettled
05 Aug     6    Quiet
06 Aug     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Magnetic activity is expected to be mostly quiet with 
unsettled periods as the effects of a coronal hole wind stream 
abate.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
03 Aug      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair    

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Significantly degraded conditions due to low levels 
of ionising solar flux are expected to continue at times over 
the next couple of days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
03 Aug    52

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% 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
Jul      60
Aug      80
Sep      78

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
04 Aug    55    Depressed 15-25%/near predicted monthly values
05 Aug    55    Depressed 15-25%/near predicted monthly values
06 Aug    65    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Significant depressions have been observed at times 
across the Australasian region during 3 August. These conditions 
are mainly due to low levels of ionising solar flux. Degraded 
conditions are expected to continue over the next two days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 02 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 4%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.4

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 02 Aug
Speed: 574 km/sec  Density:    1.6 p/cc  Temp:   150000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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