[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 10 February 22 issued 2334 UT on 10 Feb 2022

rwc rwc at ips.gov.au
Fri Feb 11 10:34:36 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/10 FEBRUARY 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 10 FEBRUARY AND FORECAST FOR 11 FEBRUARY - 13 FEBRUARY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
-----------------------------------------------------------
1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 10 Feb:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 10 Feb: 118/70


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             11 Feb             12 Feb             13 Feb
Activity     Low to moderate    Low to moderate    Low to moderate
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   118/70             116/68             112/63

COMMENT: Solar activity was low on UT day 10 February with C 
flares from regions 2940 and 2941. There are five numbered regions 
on the disc. Regions 2939 (S16W66, Cho/beta), 2940 (N18W70, Cro/beta), 
2944 (S27W71, Axx/alpha) appear stable. Region 2941 (N22W14, 
Eki/beta) has intermediate spot decay and 2943 (S18E25) has decayed 
to plage. There are three unnumbered spot groups near S19W19, 
S10E80 and S21W44. Solar activity is expected to be low with 
a chance of moderate activity on 11-13 February. There were no 
Earth directed CMEs observed. The solar wind speed range was 
385-452 km/s on 10 February. The peak total interplanetary magnetic 
field (IMF) strength was 14 nT and the north-south IMF (Bz) range 
was +11/-13 nT. Bz was mostly neutral until ~0430 UT, then became 
mildly agitated and strengthened. Since 1315 UT, Bz has been 
moderately southward. The solar wind parameters are expected 
to be mildly elevated over 11 February due to the continuing 
CME effects. On 12 February, recurrent coronal hole effects are 
expected to elevate conditions into 13 February.

-----------------------------------------------------------
2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 10 Feb: Quiet to Active

Estimated Indices 10 Feb : A   K           
   Australian Region      13   22233343
      Darwin              11   22223333
      Townsville          13   22233343
      Learmonth           18   22234444
      Alice Springs       12   22233333
      Gingin              16   22223345
      Canberra             9   12222333
      Hobart              15   22233443    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 10 Feb :
      Macquarie Island    50   12234864
      Casey               27   34643334
      Mawson              42   54334566

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 10 Feb : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               2   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Hobart              20   (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 10 Feb : A 
           Fredericksburg        16
           Planetary             22                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 09 Feb :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         2
           Planetary              2   1000 0002     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
11 Feb    18    Unsettled to Active. Slight chance of an isolated 
                minor storm period.
12 Feb    14    Unsettled to Active
13 Feb    13    Quiet to Active

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions in the Australian region were 
quiet to active on UT day 10 February due to CME effects. Conditions 
were at quiet to severe storm levels at southern high latitudes. 
Global geomagnetic conditions are expected to be unsettled to 
active on 11-12 February due to continuing CME effects and anticipated 
coronal hole effects expected to commence on 12 February.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
11 Feb      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
12 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
13 Feb      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: Mildly degraded conditions are possible on 11 and 13 
February.

-----------------------------------------------------------
4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
10 Feb    74

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jan      46
Feb      38
Mar      41

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
11 Feb    35    Near predicted monthly values/depressed 10 to 
                20%
12 Feb    60    Near to 15% above predicted monthly values
13 Feb    45    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS SWF HF Communications Warning 17 was issued on 9 
February and is current for 10-12 Feb. Frequencies were near 
predicted monthly values to enhanced with some depressions after 
location dawn on 10 February due to elevated geomagnetic conditions. 
Frequencies are expected to be near predicted monthly values 
to mildly depressed on 11 February. Some mild depressions are 
possible on 13 February due to expected geomagnetic activity.

-----------------------------------------------------------
5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 09 Feb
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   5.7E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  4.3E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 4.90E+08   (moderate fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability:23%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B4.6

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 09 Feb
Speed: 406 km/sec  Density:    3.3 p/cc  Temp:    93300 K  Bz:   1 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
-----------------------------------------------------------

Space Weather Services              email: asfc at bom.gov.au
Bureau of Meteorology
PO Box 1386                         WWW: http://www.sws.bom.gov.au
Haymarket NSW 1240  AUSTRALIA       FTP: ftp://ftp-out.sws.bom.gov.au
tel: +61 2 9213 8010                fax: +61 2 9213 8060 

IMPORTANT: This e-mail, including any attachments, may contain,
confidential or copyright information.  The views expressed in 
this message are those of the individual sender, unless 
specifically stated to be the views of SWS.  If you are not 
the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately 
and delete all copies of this e-mail and attachments. 
To unsubscribe from an IPS mail list either send an email to 
"MAIL_LIST"-leave at ips.gov.au or go to
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/"MAIL_LIST".
Information about training can be obtained from
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-training.
General information is available from
http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/mailman/listinfo/ips-info.




More information about the ips-dsgr mailing list