[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 09 August 22 issued 2330 UT on 09 Aug 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Wed Aug 10 09:30:49 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/09 AUGUST 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 09 AUGUST AND FORECAST FOR 10 AUGUST - 12 AUGUST
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 09 Aug:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 09 Aug: 109/59


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             10 Aug             11 Aug             12 Aug
Activity     R0, chance of R1	R0, chance of R1   R0, chance of R1
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      None expected
10.7cm/SSN   110/60             105/54             105/54

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 09-Aug was at the R0 level. 
There are currently five numbered sunspot regions visible on 
the solar disk. AR3077 (S18W04, beta-gamma) is the most magnetically 
complex region and has shown spot development over the 24 hour 
period. One unnumbered sunspot region (S21E70, alpha) has recently 
rotated onto the solar disk and appears stable. All other sunspot 
regions are either stable or in decay. Solar activity is expected 
to be at the R0 level over 10-12 Aug, with a chance of R1. Several 
CMEs were observed but none are considered geoeffective. The 
solar wind speed on UT day 09-Aug was elevated due to coronal 
hole high speed wind stream effects, ranging from 532 to 632 
km/s, and is currently elevated near 570 km/s. The peak total 
interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 8 nT, and the north-south 
IMF component (Bz) range was +6 to -7 nT. The solar wind speed 
is expected to remain elevated over 10-12 Aug due to the ongoing 
effects of high speed wind streams from a pair of equatorial 
coronal holes, with a possibility of a declining trend on 12-Aug 
as the coronal holes rotate out of geoeffective position.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 09 Aug: G0

Estimated Indices 09 Aug : A   K           
   Australian Region      14   23343332
      Darwin              11   23333222
      Learmonth           14   23343332
      Alice Springs       11   13333232
      Gingin              14   23343332
      Canberra            13   22343332
      Hobart              17   12354332    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 09 Aug :
      Macquarie Island    48   22676532
      Casey               20   44433342
      Mawson              34   45553354

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 09 Aug : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin              31   (Quiet to unsettled)
      Canberra            59   (Unsettled)
      Hobart              86   (Minor storm)

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 09 Aug : A 
           Fredericksburg        16
           Planetary             20                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 08 Aug :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        21
           Planetary             27   5554 3334     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
10 Aug    15    G0, chance of G1
11 Aug    15    G0, chance of G1
12 Aug    15    G0, chance of G1

COMMENT: SWS Geomagnetic Warning 37 was issued on 9 August and 
is current for 10-12 Aug. Mostly G0 geomagnetic conditions were 
observed in the Australian region on UT day 09-Aug, with an isolated 
period of G1 observed at Hobart due to coronal hole high speed 
wind effects. G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed at Casey. 
G1 geomagnetic conditions were observed at Mawson. G3 geomagnetic 
conditions were observed at Macquarie island. G0 geomagnetic 
conditions are expected over 10-12 Aug, with a chance of G1 due 
to ongoing coronal hole high speed wind stream effects.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF conditions are expected on 10-12 Aug, 
with mild degradations possible for high latitudes due to coronal 
hole high speed wind stream effects.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
09 Aug    58

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 40% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 25% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   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
Jul      65
Aug      67
Sep      68

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
10 Aug    60    Near predicted monthly values
11 Aug    60    Near predicted monthly values
12 Aug    60    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 09-Aug were 
mostly near predicted monthly values, with mild depressions observed 
in Darwin. Spread-F was observed in Brisbane. MUFs are expected 
to be mostly near predicted monthly values over 10-12 Aug, with 
mild degradations possible due to increased geomagnetic activity.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 08 Aug
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.7E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  3.0E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.60E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 6%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.2

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 08 Aug
Speed: 570 km/sec  Density:   10.5 p/cc  Temp:   752000 K  Bz:  -2 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
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