[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 10 December 19 issued 2352 UT on 10 Dec 2019

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SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/10 DECEMBER 2019 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 10 DECEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 11 DECEMBER - 13 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 10 Dec:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 10 Dec:  71/6


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Dec             12 Dec             13 Dec
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 was very low for 10Dec. There are currently 
no sunspots on the visible disc and no confirmed Earth-directed 
CMEs were observed in the available coronagraph imagery. A filament 
structure located in the northwest quadrant was observed lifting 
off in GONG H-alpha imagery between 16-22UT 09Dec. LASCO C2 imagery 
is being analysed to determine if a westward propagating CME 
observed from 02UT-11UT 10Dec has any earth directed component. The 
solar wind speed was initially at ambient levels of ~350km/s 
at 00UT and has steadily increased to be ~450km/s at the time 
of this report. The north-south component of IMF, Bz, fluctuated 
between -9nT and +7nT between 00UT-05UT and has since ranged 
between +/-5nT with no significant sustained southward Bz periods. 
Solar wind is then expected to be at ambient levels for the next 
3 days. Very low levels of solar activity are expected for the 
next three days.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 10 Dec: Quiet

Estimated Indices 10 Dec : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   12120112
      Cocos Island         3   12110111
      Darwin               3   12110112
      Townsville           4   22110112
      Learmonth            4   22120112
      Alice Springs        3   12110012
      Gingin               4   22120012
      Canberra             4   12220012
      Hobart               4   12220012    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 10 Dec :
      Macquarie Island     2   02120001
      Casey               21   36521222
      Mawson              11   24311233

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 10 Dec : 
      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 10 Dec : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 09 Dec :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              2   2100 1001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
11 Dec     5    Quiet
12 Dec     5    Quiet
13 Dec     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Geomagnetic activity for 10Dec was at Quiet levels for 
the Australian region with Quiet to Unsettled conditions for 
Antarctic regions with isolated Active periods between 03UT-09UT. 
Geomagnetic activity is expected to be mostly Quiet levels for 
the next three days with only isolated Unsettled periods for 
high latitudes expected.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Variable ionospheric support observed for 10Dec with 
notable depressed Maximum Usable Frequencies (MUFs) observed 
for Southern Hemisphere and enhanced periods for Northern Hemisphere 
regions. Similar levels of ionospheric support are expected for 
the next 1-2 days with occasional moderately depressions for 
southern hemisphere at low to mid latitudes and enhancements at 
low to mid latitudes for northern hemisphere.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
10 Dec   -25

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Depressed by 30% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Nov      -30
Dec      -16
Jan      -17

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
11 Dec   -25    Near predicted monthly values
12 Dec   -25    Near predicted monthly values
13 Dec   -25    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Variable HF conditions observed over the Australian/NZ 
region for 10Dec. Depressed Maximum Usable Frequencies (MUFs) 
observed at Equatorial to Southern AUS/NZ regions during local 
day and slight enhancements using local night for Northern AUS 
regions. Notable sporadic E observed at SWS Darwin, Townsville, 
Brisbane, Norfolk Is. and Canberra stations and mostly normal HF 
conditions observed for Antarctic regions. Similar levels of 
variable ionospheric support are expected for the next 3 days 
with mildly depressed MUFs to slight enhancements for 
Equatorial, Northern AUS and Southern AUS/NZ regions.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 09 Dec
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.4E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.90E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: <A1.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 09 Dec
Speed: 347 km/sec  Density:    4.5 p/cc  Temp:    43200 K  Bz:   1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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