[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 09 October 17 issued 2335 UT on 09 Oct 2017 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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Tue Oct 10 10:35:59 EST 2017


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/09 OCTOBER 2017 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 OCTOBER AND FORECAST FOR 10 OCTOBER - 12 OCTOBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Oct:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Oct:  72/8


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Oct             11 Oct             12 Oct
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    72/8               72/8               72/8

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for the UT day, 9 October, 
with no flares. There is currently no numbered sunspot group 
on the earthward side of the solar disk. Expect mostly Very Low 
levels of solar activity for the next three days (10-12 October). 
No significant Earth directed CMEs were observed in the available 
LASCO imagery on UT day 9 October. The solar wind speed was mostly 
near nominal levels,during the last 24 hours. It decreased from 
425km/s at beginning to UT day to 325 km/s by the end of UT day. 
The IMF Bt was weak, fluctuating between 2 nT and 5 nT during 
the UT day. The Bz component of the IMF fluctuated between -2 
nT and +4 nT mostly northward. Late today or thereabout, expect 
the solar winds to enhance in response to a recurrent positive 
polarity Northern hemisphere coronal hole soon reaching geoeffective 
location on the solar disk. During previous rotations, the solar 
winds associated with the approaching coronal hole reached mean 
daily speeds of 720 km/s. Similar effects are expected in this 
rotation.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Oct: Quiet

Estimated Indices 09 Oct : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11000001
      Townsville           1   21000000
      Learmonth            2   12100001
      Norfolk Island       2   10110002
      Culgoora             0   11000000
      Camden               0   10000001
      Canberra             0   10000000
      Launceston           0   11000000
      Hobart               0   10000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 Oct :
      Davis                3   32200000

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Oct : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (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 09 Oct : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Oct :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              2   1200 1001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Oct    15    Initially Quiet and may reach active levels by 
                end of UT day.
11 Oct    20    Active to Minor Storm
12 Oct    30    Active to Minor Storm

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were at Quiet levels across the 
Australian region on UT day 9 October. Today, 10 October, the 
geomagnetic activity is expected to be mostly Quiet during the 
early part of UT day, however, by the end of UT day could reach 
Active levels in response to the approaching positive polarity 
coronal hole. Active conditions with possible Minor Storm levels 
are expected to persist on 11-12 October due to the coronal hole 
effects.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
09 Oct      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

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


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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Oct    15

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
       Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Sep      20
Oct      5
Nov      4

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Oct    15    Near predicted monthly values to slightly enhanced.
11 Oct     5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
12 Oct     5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%

COMMENT: MUFs were mostly near predicted monthly values over 
the last 24 hours in the Australian/NZ region with periods of 
minor enhancements. Sporadic E was also observed. Similar conditions 
are expected today, 10 October. Minor depressions are possible 
at mid to high latitudes, 11-12 October due the predicted rise 
in geomagnetic activity associated with the passage of the coronal 
hole on this days.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Oct
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.8E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 7.90E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A8.7

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Oct
Speed: 432 km/sec  Density:    4.6 p/cc  Temp:   190000 K  Bz:   2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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