[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 30 August 21 issued 2335 UT on 30 Aug 2021

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Tue Aug 31 09:35:03 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/30 AUGUST 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 30 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 31 AUGUST - 02 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 30 Aug:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 30 Aug:  91/36


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             31 Aug             01 Sep             02 Sep
Activity     Low                Low                Low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    90/34              90/34              90/34

COMMENT: Solar activity was at low levels on UT day 30 August 
with several low level C-class flares, all from region 2860.This 
region remained a beta-ganmma class and showed further decline. 
Solar activity is expected to be at low levels on UT days 31 
August-02 September with a slight chance of an isolated M-class 
flare from AR2860. A narrow fast CME was observed at 30/0212 
UT possibly associated with a B7 flare at 30/0129UT from region 
2862(on the SW limb), unlikely to have any earth directed component. 
No other earth directed CMEs were observed in the available satellite 
imagery. On UT day 30 August, the solar wind speed was slightly 
enhanced, between 430-390 Km/s. The total IMF (Bt) peaked at 
9 nT and the north-south component (Bz) was in the range -/+ 
4 nT. The solar wind speed is expected to be at enhanced levels 
over the next three days, 31 August-02 September due to influence 
of recent CME activity.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 30 Aug: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 30 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   22312011
      Cocos Island         4   12222011
      Darwin               5   22312001
      Townsville           6   22312012
      Learmonth            6   22322012
      Alice Springs        5   22312001
      Gingin               4   22212011
      Canberra             3   12212001
      Hobart               4   12212002    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 30 Aug :
      Macquarie Island     4   11123001
      Casey               10   33422112
      Mawson              22   34532135

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 30 Aug : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               4   (Quiet)
      Canberra             9   (Quiet)
      Hobart              10   (Quiet)

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 30 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg        11
           Planetary             15                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 29 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary              9   2211 1243     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
31 Aug    18    Quiet to Active
01 Sep    15    Quiet to Active
02 Sep    10    Quiet to Unsettled

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were at quiet to unsettled levels 
in the Australian region. Minor storm periods observed in the 
Antarctic region on UT day 30 August. On 31 August,geomagnetic 
activity is expected to be initially quiet to unsettled and then 
may reach active levels in response to the arrival of 28 August 
CME caused by the M4.7 flare. Active to unsettled conditions 
are expected to continue on UT day 01 September.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
31 Aug      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
01 Sep      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair
02 Sep      Normal-fair    Normal-fair    Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mildly degraded HF propagation conditions are expected 
for the next three days.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
30 Aug     8

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values 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
Jul      17
Aug      25
Sep      28

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
31 Aug    10    Near predicted monthly values
01 Sep     5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
02 Sep     5    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%

COMMENT: MUFs in the Australian region on UT day 30 August were 
mildly depressed to near predicted monthly values. MUFs in the 
Australian region on UT days 31 August - 02 September are expected 
to be mildly depressed to near predicted monthly values.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 29 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.1E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.6E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.50E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:20%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B1.7

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 29 Aug
Speed: 376 km/sec  Density:    7.0 p/cc  Temp:    49500 K  Bz:   1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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