[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 02 July 24 issued 2330 UT on 02 Jul 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Wed Jul 3 09:30:43 AEST 2024


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/02 JULY 2024
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 02 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 03 JULY - 05 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 02 Jul:  R0

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 02 Jul: 164/118


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             03 Jul             04 Jul             05 Jul
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   165/119            160/114            160/114

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 02-Jul was R0, with no significant 
solar flares. There are currently twelve numbered sunspots on 
teh solar disk, with a majority of them in the southern solar 
hemisphere. AR3729 (S04W14, beta-gamma) is the region that has 
shown the most growth recently, however it has remained mostly 
quiet. AR3727 (S20W29, beta), AR3730 (S19W58, beta) and AR3733 
(N05W12, beta) have also shown some minor growth in the past 
day. Solar activity is expected to be R0-R1 over 03-05 Jul.

 A CME was observed from 02/0400 UT directed mostly southward and 
was associated with a filament eruption near S40E10. This CME 
has been analysed to mostly pass underneath the Earth; any impact 
is expected to be negligible. No other potentially geoeffective 
CMEs were observed on 02-Jul. 

S0 solar radiation storm conditions were observed on UT day 
02-Jul. S0 solar radiation storm conditions are expected over 03-05 Jul. 

The solar wind environment on UT day 02-Jul was near background 
levels. The solar wind speed was on a declining trend and ranged 
from near 425 to 375 km/s. The peak total interplanetary field 
strength (IMF, Bt) was 3 nT and the north-south IMF component range
 (Bz) was +2 to -3 nT. The solar wind is expected to become disturbed 
on 03-Jul due to the anticipated arrival of a recent CME, with effects
 carrying into 04-Jul. The solar wind is expected to return to near background 
levels by 05-Jul.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 02 Jul: G0

Estimated Indices 02 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   11100001
      Darwin               1   11100001
      Townsville           1   11100001
      Learmonth            2   12100010
      Alice Springs        1   11100001
      Gingin               2   11100111
      Canberra             1   11000001
      Kennaook Cape Grim   0   01000001
      Hobart               1   11000001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 02 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     0   00001000
      Casey                2   22110001
      Mawson              16   44311115

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 02 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             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 02 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         7
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 01 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         5
           Planetary              6   2221 2212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
03 Jul    18    G0-G1, chance G2
04 Jul    12    G0-G1
05 Jul     7    G0

COMMENT: ASWFC Geomagnetic Warning 31 was issued on 1 July and 
is current for 3-4 Jul. G0 Geomagnetic conditions were observed 
in the Australian and Antarctic regions on UT day 02-Jul. G0 
geomagnetic conditions are mostly expected on UT day 03-Jul, 
but may reach G1 with a chance for G2 by the end of the day. 
G1 conditions may continue into 04-Jul. Geomagnetic conditions 
should return to quiet levels by 05-Jul.

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

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
03 Jul      Normal         Normal-fair    Normal-fair
04 Jul      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair
05 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair

COMMENT: HF radio communication conditions on UT day 02-Jul were 
mostly normal, with some mildly degraded conditions during local 
night hours in the southern hemisphere. HF radio communication 
conditions are expected to be initially normal on UT day 03-Jul, 
before becoming mildly degraded by the end of the day, continuing 
into 04-Jul. HF radio conditions may return to normal by 05-Jul.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
02 Jul   132

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 35% during local day.
      Enhanced by 45% during local night.
   Niue Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 35% during local night.
      Enhanced by 20% after local dawn.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Jun      120
Jul      118
Aug      117

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
03 Jul   130    Near predicted monthly values
04 Jul   115    Near predicted monthly values to 15% depressed
05 Jul   125    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 02-Jul were 
near predicted values in the Australian region. Spread-F was 
observed in Brisbane and Hobart during local night hours. Sporadic-E 
was observed in Cocos Islands during local night hours. MUFs 
are expected to be mostly normal on 03-Jul before becoming up 
to 15% depressed on 04-Jul due to an anticipated geomagnetic 
storm. MUFs should mostly be near predicted values on 05-Jul.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 01 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.6E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 5.50E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.2

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 01 Jul
Speed: 477 km/sec  Density:    2.1 p/cc  Temp:   103000 K  Bz:  -1 nT

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