[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 10 January 16 issued 2330 UT on 10 Jan 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Jan 11 10:30:25 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/10 JANUARY 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 10 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 11 JANUARY - 13 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 10 Jan:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 10 Jan: 109/59


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Jan             12 Jan             13 Jan
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   110/60             108/58             105/54

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours. 
Region 2483 (N18E21) grew. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. 
Solar activity is expected to be low for the next 3 days. The 
solar wind speed hovered around 440 km/s. The total IMF strength 
peaked around 8 nT and is currently around 4 nT. The Bz component 
varied between -5 to +8 nT. Solar wind speed is expected to increase 
during 12-Jan due to a northern hemisphere coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 10 Jan: Quiet

Estimated Indices 10 Jan : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   11222212
      Cocos Island         4   11122111
      Darwin               4   11112212
      Townsville           7   11223222
      Learmonth            6   22122222
      Alice Springs        5   11122212
      Norfolk Island       4   01222022
      Culgoora             4   11121112
      Gingin               6   21122222
      Camden               -   --------
      Canberra             5   12222112
      Melbourne            7   12223212
      Launceston           7   22223212
      Hobart               6   11223112    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 10 Jan :
      Macquarie Island     7   11134111
      Casey               20   45532222
      Mawson              19   33333254

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 10 Jan : 
      Darwin              NA
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             2   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           16   (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 10 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 09 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   1112 2111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
11 Jan     5    Quiet
12 Jan    12    Quiet, then Unsettled to Active
13 Jan    12    Unsettled to Active, then Quiet

COMMENT: Magnetic activity across the Australian region on 10-Jan 
was quiet. Some active to minor storm periods were observed in 
the Antarctic. Conditions are expected to remain quiet until 
the arrival of a coronal hole high speed wind stream, during 
12-Jan. Subsequently, brief unsettled to active periods are likely 
in the Australian region, with minor storm levels at higher latitudes. 
These conditions will probably continue into 13-Jan.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal
12 Jan      Normal         Normal         Normal
13 Jan      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mildly degraded HF conditions are possible on 13-Jan 
if expected geomagnetic disturbance occurs.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
10 Jan    80

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Northern Australian Region:
      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
Dec      55
Jan      61
Feb      61

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
11 Jan    75    Near predicted monthly values
12 Jan    75    Near predicted monthly values
13 Jan    55    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 5 to 
                15%

COMMENT: MUFs were mostly near predicted monthly values to mildly 
enhanced on 10-Jan. Periods of sporadic-E were observed at Brisbane, 
Canberra and Hobart. MUFs are likely be near monthly predicted 
values to mildly enhanced on 11-12 Jan, with mild depressions 
possible on 13-Jan due to an expected disturbance in geomagnetic 
conditions.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 09 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   9.8E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.80E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:14%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.2

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 09 Jan
Speed: 451 km/sec  Density:    4.4 p/cc  Temp:    57000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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