[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 12 September 21 issued 2330 UT on 12 Sep 2021

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Mon Sep 13 09:30:56 EST 2021


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/12 SEPTEMBER 2021 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 12 SEPTEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 13 SEPTEMBER - 15 SEPTEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 12 Sep:  Very low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 12 Sep:  88/32


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             13 Sep             14 Sep             15 Sep
Activity     Very low to low    Very low to low    Very low to low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN    86/29              82/23              82/23

COMMENT: Solar activity was very low on UT day 12 September. 
There are currently three numbered regions on the visible disk,two 
of which are magnetically complex,namely 2866 and 2868. These 
two regions still hold a Beta magnetic class and the potential 
to produce isolated M-class flares. The other region, 2869 is 
small and magnetically simple. All regions on the visible disk 
are currently decaying. Solar activity is expected to be at very 
low to low levels on UT days 13-15 September with a slight chance 
of isolated M-class flares due to the magnetic complexity of 
regions 2868 and 2866. A prominence lifted off from the NW limb 
around 12/1500UT( H-Alpha and SDO images). LASCO imagery observed 
a CME to the west around 12/1537UT, currently estimated to miss 
earth but further analysis will be conducted when satellite images 
become available. No other Earth-directed CMEs were observed 
in the available coronagraph imagery over the past 24 hours. 
A large unstable filament crossing the CM is monitored for any 
eruption. On UT day 12 September, the solar wind parameters seem 
to indicate weak coronal hole impacts. The solar wind speed was 
slightly enhanced, increasing in trend, currently around 410 
Km/s. The total IMF (Bt) peaked at 10 nT and the north-south 
component (Bz) varied in range -6/+6 nT with a sustained southward 
period between 12/0740UT-1400UT. Slightly enhanced solar wind 
speeds are expected today 13 September then mostly near background 
solar wind speeds on 14-15 September.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 12 Sep: Quiet

Estimated Indices 12 Sep : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   21122212
      Cocos Island         4   11121211
      Darwin               6   22221212
      Townsville           6   21232112
      Learmonth            7   22132212
      Alice Springs        5   22122112
      Gingin               4   11122211
      Canberra             4   11122102
      Hobart               5   11232101    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 12 Sep :
      Macquarie Island     6   01134001
      Casey                9   23331212
      Mawson               8   11223322

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 12 Sep : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart               0   (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 12 Sep : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 11 Sep :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              7   4011 1122     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
13 Sep    10    Quiet to Unsettled
14 Sep     5    Quiet
15 Sep     5    Quiet

COMMENT: On UT day 12 September, the geomagnetic conditions in 
the Australian region were mostly at quiet levels with some isolated 
unsettled periods. Quiet to unsettled conditions were observed 
in the Antarctic region. Geomagnetic conditions are expected 
to be mostly quiet on UT days 13-15 with possible unsettled periods 
due to weak coronal hole effects.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
13 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
14 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal
15 Sep      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
for the next three UT days, 13-15 September.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
12 Sep    26

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 35% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      No data available.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Aug      14
Sep      27
Oct      30

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
13 Sep    30    Near predicted monthly values
14 Sep    30    Near predicted monthly values
15 Sep    30    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: MUFs in the Australian region on UT day 12 September 
were near predicted monthly values. Periods of mildly depressed 
MUFs were observed over the Cocos Island region during the local 
night. MUFs in the Australian region on UT days 13- 15 September 
are expected to be near predicted monthly values with a slight 
chance of SWFs.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 11 Sep
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.8E+00
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  5.3E-01
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.36E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 4%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: 1.32E-8

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 11 Sep
Speed: 323 km/sec  Density:    7.8 p/cc  Temp:    36300 K  Bz:   2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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