[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 15 November 15 issued 2330 UT on 15 Nov 2015 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Nov 16 10:30:24 EST 2015


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/15 NOVEMBER 2015 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 15 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 16 NOVEMBER - 18 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 15 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 15 Nov: 106/55


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             16 Nov             17 Nov             18 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   104/53             102/50             100/48

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours and 
is expected to be very low for the next 3 days. A large filament 
began lifting from the southwest late in the UT day. This has 
the potential to be geoeffective in a few days time. The solar 
wind speed declined further to ~410 km/s. Total IMF strength 
grew, peaking at 9 nT, and is now around 7 nT. The Bz component 
has been negative since around 18 UT, dipping to -7 nT, currently 
-6 nT. Solar wind speed is likely to reduce further on 16-Nov, 
before picking up 17-18 Nov due to coronal hole effects.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 15 Nov: Quiet

Estimated Indices 15 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   12221212
      Cocos Island         4   11111221
      Darwin               5   22111212
      Townsville           6   22221222
      Learmonth            5   21112222
      Alice Springs        4   12111212
      Norfolk Island       3   -1120012
      Culgoora            11   3332-322
      Gingin               6   21122222
      Camden               5   12221112
      Canberra             2   01121101
      Launceston           7   12232212
      Hobart               4   11221111    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 15 Nov :
      Macquarie Island     4   12131110
      Casey               13   34422222
      Mawson              12   33323223
      Davis               10   23323222

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 15 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               2   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           11   (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 15 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 14 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary              8   3322 2102     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
16 Nov    10    Quiet to Unsettled
17 Nov    15    Unsettled to Active
18 Nov    20    Active

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions across Australia over the last 24 
hours were quiet. Mostly quiet conditions are expected for Australia 
again on 16-Nov, with possible brief unsettled periods. Unsettled 
to active conditions are likely from late 17-Nov due to coronal 
hole effects.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
15 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
16 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
17 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal
18 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal conditions are expected for the next 16-17 
Nov, with some slightly degraded conditions possible on 18-Nov 
due to geomagnetic activity.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
15 Nov    61

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian 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
Oct      37
Nov      66
Dec      65

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
16 Nov    60    Near predicted monthly values
17 Nov    60    Near predicted monthly values
18 Nov    50    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: IPS HF Communications Warning 71 was issued on 13 November 
and is current for 14-16 Nov. MUFs were near predicted values 
across the Australian region on 15-Nov and are expected to remain 
so for 16-17 Nov, with slight depressions possible 18-Nov due 
to expected geomagnetic activity.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 14 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.40E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 9%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 14 Nov
Speed: 456 km/sec  Density:    3.6 p/cc  Temp:    96500 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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