[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 15 November 21 issued 2331 UT on 15 Nov 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Tue Nov 16 10:31:04 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/15 NOVEMBER 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 15 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 16 NOVEMBER - 18 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 15 Nov:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 15 Nov:  79/19


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             16 Nov             17 Nov             18 Nov
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    80/20              78/17              78/17

COMMENT: On UT day 15 November, solar activity was very low, 
with no notable flares. There are currently three numbered regions 
on the visible disk: AR2894, AR2895 and AR2896. Solar activity 
is expected to be very low on 16-18 November with a chance of 
C-class flares. A filament eruption was observed at 15/0118 UT 
from ~N40W30 in the SDO 304 and GONG HALPHA Learmonth imagery, 
however no subsequent CME was observed in the LASCO C2 imagery. 
No other possible CME sources were observed in the available 
satellite imagery. On UT day 15 November, the solar wind speed 
was near its nominal levels till 15/1500 UT and from thereafter 
enhanced gradually to mildly elevated levels, in response to 
a Southern coronal hole reaching geoeffective location on the 
solar disk. The total IMF (Bt) peaked to 22 nT at 15/2000 UT 
and the north-south IMF (Bz) component range was mostly +18/-13 
nT. Solar wind speed is expected to further enhance to moderately 
elevated levels today (UT day 16 November) as the coronal hole 
effects persist.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 15 Nov: Quiet to Unsettled

Estimated Indices 15 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   01102234
      Cocos Island         8   01101144
      Darwin               7   01112134
      Townsville           8   11112234
      Learmonth            9   01102244
      Alice Springs        6   01102233
      Gingin               7   00102234
      Canberra             5   00102133
      Hobart               7   11212233    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 15 Nov :
      Macquarie Island     4   00102232
      Casey               13   33322234
      Mawson              24   22112266

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 15 Nov : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               2   (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 15 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         3
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 14 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              2   1000 1001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
16 Nov    12    Unsettled
17 Nov     8    Quiet to Unsettled
18 Nov     5    Quiet

COMMENT: On UT day 15 November, geomagnetic conditions in the 
Australian region were quiet to unsettled levels. Quiet to storm 
levels were observed in the Antarctic region. The disturbed conditions 
are in response to the southern coronal hole effects. Conditions 
are expected to be mostly unsettled with a chance of isolated 
active periods on UT 16 November as the coronal hole effects 
persist. Mostly quiet to unsettled conditions may be observed 
on 17 November.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
15 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
for the next three UT days (16 to 18 November) with the possibility 
of minor MUF depressions on UT day 16-17 November.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
15 Nov   -13

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 30% during local night.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Depressed by 25% after local dawn.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
      Depressed by 30% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      18
Nov      32
Dec      35

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
16 Nov     0    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values
17 Nov    -5    15 to 20% below predicted monthly values
18 Nov     5    Depressed 15%/near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs in the Australian region on UT day 15 November 
were mostly near predicted monthly values to moderately depressed 
levels due to very low levels of solar ionising flux. Depressed 
MUF conditions are expected to continue for the next three days

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 14 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.2E+06
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.00E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 7%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: A5.6

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 14 Nov
Speed: 311 km/sec  Density:   11.9 p/cc  Temp:    16600 K  Bz:  -2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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