[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 14 January 17 issued 2331 UT on 14 Jan 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at sws.bom.gov.au
Sun Jan 15 10:31:02 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/14 JANUARY 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 14 JANUARY AND FORECAST FOR 15 JANUARY - 17 JANUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 14 Jan:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 14 Jan:  77/16


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             15 Jan             16 Jan             17 Jan
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    77/16              77/16              77/16

COMMENT: Solar activity over the last 24 hours was very low. 
Neither of the 2 CMEs observed (one from region 2626 and one 
back-sided) is likely to be geoeffective. Solar activity is expected 
to be very low for the next 3 days, with a chance of C-class 
flares. The solar wind speed has declined to around 340 km/s. 
The IMF total strength declined from 5 nT, currently 4 nT. The 
Bz component varied between -4 to +3 nT. There is a chance of 
solar wind disturbance on 15-Jan due to a northern hemisphere 
coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 14 Jan: Quiet

Estimated Indices 14 Jan : A   K           
   Australian Region       2   12100102
      Cocos Island         1   02100100
      Darwin               3   12100112
      Townsville           4   12211112
      Learmonth            3   22110102
      Alice Springs        3   22000102
      Gingin               3   21100112
      Camden               3   12210002
      Canberra             2   02100002
      Launceston           5   12210113
      Hobart               3   12201102    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 14 Jan :
      Macquarie Island     2   12100001
      Casey               14   35421112
      Mawson              11   24312133

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 14 Jan : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               4   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (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 14 Jan : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 13 Jan :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              3   1100 1111     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
15 Jan     8    Quiet to Unsettled
16 Jan     5    Quiet
17 Jan     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Magnetic conditions were quiet across the Australian 
region on 14-Jan. Conditions could become unsettled during 15-Jan 
due to possible effects of a northern hemisphere coronal hole.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
15 Jan      Normal-poor    Normal-poor    Normal-poor
16 Jan      Normal-poor    Normal-poor    Normal-poor
17 Jan      Normal-poor    Normal-poor    Normal-poor


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
14 Jan   -11

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 35% during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% 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
Dec      2
Jan      21
Feb      20

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
15 Jan    -5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                25%
16 Jan    -5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                25%
17 Jan    -5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 15 to 
                25%

COMMENT: SWS HF Communications Warning 5 was issued on 13 January 
and is current for 14-16 Jan. MUFs were mildly to moderately 
depressed across Australia on 14-Jan and enhanced 03-10 UT at 
Niue Island. Widespread sporadic-E was observed. Similar conditions 
are likely for the next 3 days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 13 Jan
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.8E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.10E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:16%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A6.5

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 13 Jan
Speed: 365 km/sec  Density:    8.0 p/cc  Temp:    23500 K  Bz:   1 nT

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