[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 14 June 23 issued 2330 UT on 14 Jun 2023 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Thu Jun 15 09:30:13 EST 2023


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/14 JUNE 2023
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 14 JUNE AND FORECAST FOR 15 JUNE - 17 JUNE
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 14 Jun:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 14 Jun: 144/98


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             15 Jun             16 Jun             17 Jun
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   150/105            150/105            155/109

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 14-Jun was R0. The largest 
flare of the day was a minor C6.6 flare at 14/2259UT. There are 
currently 7 numbered sunspot regions on the solar disk. The regions 
in the solar south east solar quadrant AR3333(S11E40, beta), 
AR3335 and AR3336(S21E71, alpha) appear to be growing. Solar 
region AR3331(S24W48, beta) is showing decay in its trailer spots. 
Other regions were mostly stable. Solar activity is currently 
expected to be R0-R1 over 15-17 Jun. There is a region of emission 
in SDO171 imagery on the north east limb, N12-N25, which may 
indicate new solar regions are behind the limb at this solar 
latitude range. No significant Earth directed CMEs were observed. 
A small 9 degree long solar filament centred at S32W45 erupted 
during the interval 14/1717UT-1805UT. Space based coronagraph 
imagery will be reviewed for any associated CME as images become 
available. Due to the filaments small size and the degree of 
western and southern location on the solar disk geo-effectiveness 
is expected to be reduced. A faint slow narrow westward CME is 
visible from late 13-Jun to early 14-Jun, the solar origin of 
this minor CME is uncertain and is currently presumed far side 
activity. The solar wind speed on UT day 14-Jun slightly declined 
and ranged between 330 to 386km/s, though the solar wind data 
was noisy making trend interpretation difficult. The peak total 
interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 7nT and the north-south 
IMF component (Bz) range was +6 to -5nT. A small equatorial coronal 
may increase solar wind speeds during 15-16 Jun.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 14 Jun: G0

Estimated Indices 14 Jun : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11010000
      Cocos Island         0   10010000
      Darwin               1   11110001
      Townsville           1   11110001
      Learmonth            2   21110000
      Alice Springs        0   20000000
      Gingin               1   21000000
      Canberra             0   11000000
      Hobart               0   11000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 14 Jun :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                3   22210000
      Mawson              12   62110001

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 14 Jun : 
      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 14 Jun : A 
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 13 Jun :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         8
           Planetary              6   2222 2212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
15 Jun    13    G0, possible isolated G1 period late in UT day
16 Jun    15    G0, possible isolated G1 period
17 Jun    10    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
and Antarctica regions on UT day 14-Jun. Mostly G0 geomagnetic 
conditions are expected over 15-17, with possible isolated periods 
of G1 over 15-16 Jun due to a small equatorial coronal hole.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
14 Jun      Normal         Fair-normal    Fair-normal    

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
15 Jun      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
16 Jun      Normal         Normal         Fair
17 Jun      Normal         Normal         Fair-normal

COMMENT: HF communication conditions on UT day 14-Jun were fair 
to normal, with mildly degraded conditions during local night 
hours for middle to high latitudes. HF conditions are expected 
to continue to be fair to normal over 15-17 Jun, with mildly 
degraded conditions during local night hours for middle to high 
latitudes particularly on 16-Jun.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
14 Jun    88

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
May      98
Jun      88
Jul      87

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
15 Jun    90    Near predicted monthly values
16 Jun    90    Near predicted monthly values
17 Jun    90    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 14-Jun were 
generally near predicted monthly values in the Australian region. 
Spread-F was observed during local night hours. MUFs are expected 
to be mostly near predicted values over 15-17 Jun. Mildly degraded 
conditions may be experienced during local night hours.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 13 Jun
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   4.4E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  2.2E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.00E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.0

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 13 Jun
Speed: 434 km/sec  Density:    5.0 p/cc  Temp:   141000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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