[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 11 August 19 issued 2331 UT on 11 Aug 2019

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Aug 12 09:31:33 EST 2019


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/11 AUGUST 2019 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 11 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 12 AUGUST - 14 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 11 Aug:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 11 Aug:  68/2


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             12 Aug             13 Aug             14 Aug
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    67/0               67/0               67/0

COMMENT: Solar activity remained Very Low on UT day 11 August. 
The visible solar disk is spotless. Very Low solar activity is 
expected for the next three UT days, 12-14 August. There were 
no Earth-directed CMEs observed in the available coronagraph 
imagery. On UT day 11 August, the solar wind speed ranged between 
400 km/s and 480 km/s, gradually decreasing on average. The total 
IMF (Bt) varied between 3 nT and 7 nT. The IMF north-south component, 
Bz, varied in the range -4/+3 nT and was mainly negative. The 
solar wind speed is expected to decrease to its nominal values 
during the next UT day, 12 August.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 11 Aug: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 11 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   11123101
      Cocos Island         2   01112101
      Darwin               3   01113101
      Townsville           4   11123101
      Learmonth            5   11123102
      Alice Springs        4   01123101
      Culgoora             4   11123101
      Gingin               4   11123101
      Canberra             4   01123101
      Launceston           8   11134212
      Hobart               4   00123102    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 11 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     8   00135001
      Casey                7   23322012
      Mawson              22   43332155

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 11 Aug : 
      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 11 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 10 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   3222 1212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
12 Aug     7    Quiet
13 Aug     7    Quiet
14 Aug     7    Quiet

COMMENT: On UT day 11 August, mostly Quiet levels of geomagnetic 
activity were recorded in the Australian region, with one isolated 
Unsettled period. In the Antarctic region, Quiet to Minor Storm 
levels were observed. During the next three UT days, 12-14 August, 
global geomagnetic activity is expected to be mostly at Quiet 
levels.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
12 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
13 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
14 Aug      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
for the next three UT days, 12-14 August. Mildly to moderately 
depressed maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) are possible for 
high-latitude regions.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
11 Aug     3

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jul      -2
Aug      -13
Sep      -15

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
12 Aug     0    Near predicted monthly values
13 Aug     0    Near predicted monthly values
14 Aug     0    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: On UT day 11 August, maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) 
stayed mostly near predicted monthly values across the Australian 
region. Mild enhancements were also observed across most regions 
during local night. Sporadic E occurrences were observed over 
all sites. MUFs in the Australian regions are expected to stay 
mostly near the predicted monthly values for the next three UT 
days, 12-14 August. However, mild to moderate depressions are 
possible for high-latitude regions.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 10 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   8.5E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.80E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:23%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A6.5

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 10 Aug
Speed: 507 km/sec  Density:    1.7 p/cc  Temp:   146000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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