[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 07 September 16 issued 2330 UT on 07 Sep 2016 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Sep 8 09:30:21 EST 2016


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/07 SEPTEMBER 2016 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 07 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 08 SEPTEMBER - 10 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 07 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 07 Sep:  93/38


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             08 Sep             09 Sep             10 Sep
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    92/37              92/37              90/34

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 07 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 N08W24). No Earthward directed CMEs were observed 
in available SOHO/LASCO imagery. During the first half of the 
UT day of 07 September the solar wind speed was slowly decreasing 
from 510 km/s to 460 km/s, then it was varying in the range 460-490 
km/s, currently around 480 km/s. The solar wind speed is expected 
to remain elevated above nominal levels during the next 24 hours. 
The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field ranged 
between -5/+4 nT during the last 24 hours with Bt varying between 
3 nT and 5 nT and is currently 4 nT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 07 Sep: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 07 Sep : A   K           
   Australian Region       8   22133320
      Cocos Island         6   22122310
      Darwin               8   22123321
      Townsville           9   22133321
      Learmonth            8   22133320
      Alice Springs        8   22123321
      Norfolk Island       5   22022220
      Gingin               9   22133330
      Camden               9   22133321
      Canberra             7   22023320
      Launceston          13   23134421
      Hobart               9   12134320    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 07 Sep :
      Macquarie Island    17   12145510
      Casey               16   44423321
      Mawson              23   64423322

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 07 Sep : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              12   (Quiet)
      Canberra            25   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Melbourne           78   (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 07 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg        13
           Planetary             14                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 06 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        12
           Planetary             12   3332 2242     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
08 Sep    12    Quiet to Unsettled
09 Sep    10    Quiet
10 Sep     8    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity was at Quiet to Unsettled levels 
over Australia for the UT day, 07 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 09-10 September.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
08 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
09 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
10 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
07 Sep    26

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values. 
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   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
Aug      29
Sep      35
Oct      34

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

COMMENT: Near predicted monthly MUFs to mild depressions were 
observed in the Australian region during the UT day, 07 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, 
09-10 September.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 06 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.10E+09   (very high fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:31%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.3

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 06 Sep
Speed: 521 km/sec  Density:    7.9 p/cc  Temp:   454000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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