[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 10 January 17 issued 2330 UT on 10 Jan 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at sws.bom.gov.au
Wed Jan 11 10:30:29 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/10 JANUARY 2017 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: ** YELLOW **
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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:  73/9


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Jan             12 Jan             13 Jan
Activity     Very low to low    Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    73/9               71/6               71/6

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low over the last 24 hours. 
An observed CME is probably heading too far west to be geoeffective. 
Low activity from an unnumbered region in the northwest is possible 
on 11-Jan, with very low activity expected on 12-13 Jan after 
it leaves the visible disk. The solar wind speed continued its 
downward trend, currently at 520 km/s. The total IMF strength 
peaked around 6 nT, currently 3 nT. The Bz component varied between 
+/-4 nT. The solar wind speed is expected to slow further over 
the next 3 days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 10 Jan: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 10 Jan : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   11222322
      Cocos Island         3   11110211
      Darwin               6   11212322
      Townsville           8   11222332
      Learmonth            8   11222332
      Alice Springs        7   11222322
      Norfolk Island       5   11122222
      Gingin              10   21222432
      Camden               7   12222322
      Canberra             4   11111222
      Launceston          10   22222333
      Hobart               7   12212322    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 10 Jan :
      Macquarie Island     9   12212341
      Casey               22   35522433
      Mawson              32   43422655

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 10 Jan : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              12   (Quiet)
      Canberra            17   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           NA

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         8
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 09 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   3111 3222     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
11 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled
12 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled
13 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Quiet conditions were observed across Australia in the 
first half of 10-Jan, with some subsequent unsettled to active 
periods, mostly likely due to extended southward IMF Bz. Quiet 
to unsettled conditions are expected for 11-13 Jan.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Continuing moderate MUF depressions are likely over 
the next 3 days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
10 Jan   -15

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 35% during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Dec      2
Jan      21
Feb      20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
11 Jan   -10    15 to 25% below predicted monthly values
12 Jan   -10    15 to 25% below predicted monthly values
13 Jan   -10    15 to 25% below predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS HF Communications Warning 4 was issued on 9 January 
and is current for 10-12 Jan. MUFs were moderately depressed 
across the Australian region on 10-Jan. Periods of sporadic-E 
were observed in many locations. MUF depressions are expected 
to continue due to low background EUV flux.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 09 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.4E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.40E+09   (very high fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:33%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A5.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 09 Jan
Speed: 641 km/sec  Density:    2.5 p/cc  Temp:   151000 K  Bz:   1 nT

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