[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 13 April 19 issued 2330 UT on 13 Apr 2019

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Apr 14 09:30:22 EST 2019


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/13 APRIL 2019 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 13 APRIL AND FORECAST FOR 14 APRIL - 16 APRIL
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 13 Apr:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 13 Apr:  78/17


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             14 Apr             15 Apr             16 Apr
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    78/17              78/17              78/17

COMMENT: Solar activity was Very Low for UT day 13 Apr. There 
is currently one numbered sunspot region on the visible solar 
disk, Region 2738 currently at N06W04 and was the source of several 
B-class flares over the last 24 hours. Solar activity is expected 
to remain Very Low for the next 3 UT days (14-16 April) with 
a remote chance for C-class flares. No Earth directed CMEs were 
observed in the available imagery. The solar wind speed ranged 
between 390 km/s and 460 km/s over the UT day and is currently 
near 400 km/s at the time of this report. The total IMF (Bt) 
varied between 2 nT and 7 nT. The north-south component of the 
IMF (Bz) ranged between +3 nT and -3 nT without any notable sustained 
southward Bz periods. The outlook for today (UT day 14 April) 
is for the solar wind to be near its nominal to weakly elevated 
levels.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 13 Apr: Quiet

Estimated Indices 13 Apr : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   22112011
      Cocos Island         2   21100010
      Darwin               3   22111011
      Townsville           4   22212011
      Learmonth            4   21112021
      Alice Springs        4   22112011
      Gingin               4   21112021
      Canberra             3   22112010
      Launceston           4   22112011
      Hobart               3   12112011    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 13 Apr :
      Macquarie Island     2   12112000
      Casey               11   34322122
      Mawson              27   54221165
      Davis               23   43332164

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 13 Apr : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      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 13 Apr : A 
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary             10                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 12 Apr :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              6   3120 2222     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
14 Apr     7    Quiet
15 Apr     7    Quiet
16 Apr     7    Quiet

COMMENT: Mostly Quiet geomagnetic conditions were observed for 
the AUS/NZ regions on 13 Apr. Mostly Quiet to Active levels were 
observed in Antarctica with brief Active to Minor Storm periods. 
Mostly Quiet global geomagnetic conditions are expected for AUS/NZ 
region for next three UT days (14-16 April).

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
13 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
14 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
15 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal
16 Apr      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: MUFs near predicted monthly values across all latitudes 
were observed on 13 Apr. Similar HF conditions are expected for 
the next UT day, 14 Apr.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
13 Apr     4

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 20% during local day.
      Enhanced by 85% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced 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
Mar      -7
Apr      -12
May      -12

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
14 Apr     5    Near predicted monthly values
15 Apr     5    Near predicted monthly values
16 Apr     5    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum user frequencies ranged from near predicted 
monthly values to slightly enhanced ones over the last 24 hours 
for Australian and Antarctic Region. Mostly near predicted monthly 
MUFs are expected for the next three UT days (April 14 - 16)

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 12 Apr
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   3.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.7E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.90E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A2.4

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 12 Apr
Speed: 427 km/sec  Density:    4.6 p/cc  Temp:    87100 K  Bz:  -2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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