[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 14 September 19 issued 2331 UT on 14 Sep 2019

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Sep 15 09:31:30 EST 2019


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/14 SEPTEMBER 2019 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 14 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 15 SEPTEMBER - 17 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 14 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 14 Sep:  69/3


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             15 Sep             16 Sep             17 Sep
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    68/2               68/2               68/2

COMMENT: Solar activity remained very low on UT day 14 September 
with no active regions on the visible disk. No active regions 
are expected to rotate onto the visible disk. Very low solar 
activity is expected for the next three UT days, 15-17 September. 
No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in the available coronagraph 
imagery. During UT day 14 September, the solar wind speed varied 
in the range 430-500 km/s and showed a declining trend in general. 
The total IMF (Bt) was mostly steady near 4 nT and the north-south 
component of the IMF (Bz) varied in the range +3/-3 nT. The solar 
wind speed is expected to remain mildly elevated today, UT day 15 
September.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 14 Sep: Quiet

Estimated Indices 14 Sep : A   K           
   Australian Region       4   12211021
      Cocos Island         2   01111020
      Darwin               3   12101021
      Townsville           4   02211022
      Learmonth            4   12211021
      Alice Springs        3   02211011
      Gingin               3   01111031
      Canberra             3   12110012
      Launceston           5   12221022
      Hobart               4   12211012    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 14 Sep :
      Macquarie Island     1   01110001
      Casey                8   23322121
      Mawson              19   22323255

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 14 Sep : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               2   (Quiet)
      Canberra             2   (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 14 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 13 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              8   2331 1121     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
15 Sep     8    Quiet to Unsettled
16 Sep     5    Quiet
17 Sep     5    Quiet

COMMENT: Mostly quiet levels of geomagnetic activity were recorded 
in the Australian region on UT day 14 September. Mostly quiet 
to active levels were observed in the Antarctic region. Global 
geomagnetic activity is expected to be mostly at quiet during 
the next three UT days, 15-17 September. Occasional unsettled 
conditions are possible on UT day 15 September in response to 
the forecasted mildly elevated solar wind conditions.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
14 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
15 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
16 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
17 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
for UT days 15-17 September.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
14 Sep    -2

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 35% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 15% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Aug      -3
Sep      -14
Oct      -16

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
15 Sep    -5    Near predicted monthly values
16 Sep    -5    Near predicted monthly values
17 Sep    -5    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) in the Australian 
region were mostly near predicted monthly values during UT day 
14 September. Mild to moderate enhancements were observed in 
Southern Australian region during local night and in Northern 
Australian region after local dawn. Sporadic-E and Spread-F occurrences 
were observed over some sites. For the next three UT days, 15-17 
September, MUFs are expected to be mostly near predicted monthly 
values.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 13 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.8E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 9.70E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:10%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A3.7

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 13 Sep
Speed: 477 km/sec  Density:    4.0 p/cc  Temp:   141000 K  Bz:   1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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