[Ips-dsgr] SWS Daily Report - 15 July 22 issued 2330 UT on 15 Jul 2022 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sat Jul 16 09:30:59 EST 2022


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/15 JULY 2022 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 15 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 16 JULY - 18 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 15 Jul:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 15 Jul: 171/125


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             16 Jul             17 Jul             18 Jul
Activity     R1, chance of R2	R1, chance of R2   R1, chance of R2
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   170/124            165/119            165/119

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 15-Jul was at the R0 level 
with C-class flaring. There are currently six numbered sunspot 
regions on the solar disk. AR3056 (S19W00, beta-delta), AR3057 
(N15E14, beta) and AR3058 (N14E61, beta-gamma) have shown spot 
development, AR3058 was responsible for the largest flares over 
the 24 hour period. All other regions are stable or in decay. 
A new region AR3059 (S09E77, beta) has recently rotated onto 
the solar disk. Solar activity is expected to be at the R1 level 
over 16-18 Jul, with a chance of R2. A northwest partial-halo 
CME was observed from 15/1609UT in LASCO C2 and STEREO-A imagery, 
it follows a filament eruption visible from 15/1313UT in H-Alpha 
and SDO imagery around N25W10. Modelling indicates there is a 
geoeffective component which will impact Earth in the second 
half of 19-Jul. No other geoeffective CMEs were observed. The 
solar wind speed on 15-Jul ranged between 534-587 km/s and is 
currently near 570 km/s. The peak total interplanetary field 
strength (IMF, Bt) was 8 nT and the north-south IMF component 
(Bz) range was +4 to -7 nT. Bz was consistently mildly southward 
from 15/1409 to 15/2145UT. The solar wind speed is expected to 
remain elevated due to ongoing coronal hole effects with a declining 
trend to near background levels over 16-18 Jul.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 15 Jul: G0

Estimated Indices 15 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       3   11001122
      Darwin               2   10001022
      Learmonth            3   11011122
      Alice Springs        3   11001122
      Gingin               3   10001222
      Canberra             2   00001022
      Hobart               2   01001122    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 15 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     2   01001221
      Casey                8   23221123
      Mawson               -   --------

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 15 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville          NA
      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 15 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              8                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 14 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              5   1101 1223     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
16 Jul     8    G0
17 Jul     5    G0
18 Jul     5    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in both the 
Australian and Antarctic regions over UT day 15-Jul. G0 geomagnetic 
conditions are expected over 16-18 Jul. An increase in geomagnetic 
activity is expected on 19-Jul due to a CME first observed on 
15-Jul.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: Mostly normal HF propagation conditions are expected 
over 16-18 Jul. Shortwave fadeouts are probable.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
15 Jul    82

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 40% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Mostly near predicted monthly values.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 15% over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jun      60
Jul      65
Aug      67

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
16 Jul    80    Near predicted monthly values
17 Jul    80    Near predicted monthly values
18 Jul    80    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: SWS SWF HF Communications Warning 55 was issued on 14 
July and is current for 15-17 Jul. Maximum usable frequencies 
(MUFs) on UT day 15-Jul were near monthly predicted values. Spread-F 
was observed across the Australian region during local night. 
MUFs are expected to be near monthly predicted values over 16-18 
Jul. Shortwave fadeouts are probable.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 14 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   9.8E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  3.4E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 6.70E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.4

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 14 Jul
Speed: 570 km/sec  Density:   11.5 p/cc  Temp:   730000 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
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