[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 06 September 16 issued 2330 UT on 06 Sep 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Sep 7 09:30:18 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/06 SEPTEMBER 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 06 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 07 SEPTEMBER - 09 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 06 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 06 Sep:  92/37


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             07 Sep             08 Sep             09 Sep
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    93/38              92/37              92/37

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 06 September. 
Expect solar activity to be Very Low to Low for the next three 
days with a slight chance of an M-class flare which can be produced 
by AR2585 (now at N08W10). No Earthward directed CMEs were observed 
in available SOHO/LASCO imagery. Solar wind speed was slowly 
decreasing from 560 km/s to 490 km/s as coronal hole effects 
were diminishing, currently around 500 km/s. The solar wind speed 
is expected to remain elevated above nominal levels during the 
next 24 hours. However, the speed is expected to decrease over 
the UT day of 07 September. The Bz component of the interplanetary 
magnetic field ranged between -5/+3 nT during the last 24 hours 
with Bt varying between 4 and 6 nT and is currently 5 nT.

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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       7   22322221
      Cocos Island         6   22311221
      Darwin               7   22322221
      Townsville           9   32322222
      Learmonth           10   32332222
      Alice Springs        7   22322221
      Norfolk Island       7   22322121
      Gingin              10   22332232
      Camden               7   22322221
      Canberra             7   22322221
      Launceston          10   32332222
      Hobart               7   22322221    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 06 Sep :
      Macquarie Island    10   22333231
      Casey               15   44422223
      Mawson              49   34532384

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 06 Sep : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              20   (Quiet)
      Canberra            40   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Melbourne           75   (Active)

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        13
           Planetary             16                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 05 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             17   3533 2342     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
07 Sep    14    Quiet to Unsettled
08 Sep    12    Quiet
09 Sep    10    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity was at Quiet to Unsettled levels 
over Australia for the UT day, 06 September. In the Antarctic 
region isolated Active to Minor Storm periods were also observed. 
Geomagnetic activity is expected to remain Quiet to Unsettled 
with possible isolated Active periods at higher latitudes for 
the next day due to an elevated solar wind speed. Quiet conditions 
are expected over Australia for 08-09 September.

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

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-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions are expected. Mild depressions 
may be observed today due to minor geomagnetic activity.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
06 Sep    27

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night. 
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian 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
Aug      29
Sep      35
Oct      34

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
07 Sep    30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                15%
08 Sep    30    Near predicted monthly values
09 Sep    35    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Near predicted monthly value MUFs to mild depressions 
were observed in the Australian region during the UT day, 06 
September. Mild depressions in MUFs and degradations in HF conditions 
may be observed in the Australian/NZ regions during the next 
day. Then a gradual return to the predicted MUFs on day two and 
three, 08-09 September.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 05 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.0E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.60E+09   (very high fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:35%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.4

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 05 Sep
Speed: 582 km/sec  Density:    6.9 p/cc  Temp:   525000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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