[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 21 November 18 issued 2330 UT on 21 Nov 2018 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Nov 22 10:30:17 EST 2018


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/21 NOVEMBER 2018 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 21 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 22 NOVEMBER - 24 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 21 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 21 Nov:  69/3


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             22 Nov             23 Nov             24 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    70/5               70/5               70/5

COMMENT: Solar activity remained Very Low for the UT day of 21 
Nov. There are currently no numbered sunspot regions on the visible 
solar disc. Solar activity is expected to stay Very Low for the 
next three days. No earth directed CMEs were observed in the 
available LASCO imagery. Over the last 24 hour, the solar wind 
speed ranged between 400km/s and 450km/s and is currently ~420km/s. 
The total IMF (Bt) ranged from 10 to 2 nT. The north south component 
of IMF (Bz) varied mostly between +/-5nT with no sustained southward 
excursions. Solar wind parameters are expected to be at nominal 
levels for the next three days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 21 Nov: Quiet

Estimated Indices 21 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   12221101
      Cocos Island         3   12221100
      Darwin               3   12221001
      Townsville           4   22221011
      Learmonth            4   22221101
      Alice Springs        3   12221001
      Culgoora             4   12221011
      Gingin               3   11221100
      Canberra             1   01210000
      Launceston           4   12221111
      Hobart               3   12220101    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 21 Nov :
      Macquarie Island     1   02110000
      Casey               16   34532122
      Mawson              10   34222113
      Davis               11   34332102

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 21 Nov : 
      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 21 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 20 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   2311 0001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
22 Nov     7    Quiet
23 Nov     5    Quiet
24 Nov     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Quiet geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
region for 21 Nov with Unsettled to Active periods for Antarctic 
region early UT day. Mostly Quiet geomagnetic conditions are 
expected in the Australian region for the next three days.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
22 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
23 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
24 Nov      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair

COMMENT: Minor to Moderate MUF depressions may occur for the 
next 24 hours due to low levels of ionising radiation.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
21 Nov   -33

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      No data available.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 25% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      -17
Nov      -7
Dec      -7

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
22 Nov   -30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
23 Nov   -30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%
24 Nov   -30    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                30%

COMMENT: SWS HF Communications Warning 17 was issued on 20 November 
and is current for 20-22 Nov. Minor to Moderate MUF depressions 
across all latitude bands on UT day 21 Nov. Similar levels of 
depressed ionospheric support expected for the next three days 
due to continued very low levels of ionising radiation from the 
Sun.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 20 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   7.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.80E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A1.1

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 20 Nov
Speed: 405 km/sec  Density:    8.6 p/cc  Temp:    52300 K  Bz:   2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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