[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 03 July 24 issued 2330 UT on 03 Jul 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Thu Jul 4 09:30:43 AEST 2024


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/03 JULY 2024
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 03 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 04 JULY - 06 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 03 Jul:  R1

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.5    0741UT  possible   lower  Mid East/Indian

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 03 Jul: 167/121


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             04 Jul             05 Jul             06 Jul
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   165/119            160/114            155/109

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 03-Jul was at the R1 level 
due to an M1.5 flare at 03/0741UT, produced by AR3729 (S04W24, 
beta-gamma). There are currently seven numbered sunspot regions 
and one unnumbered region visible on the solar disk. AR3729 is 
the largest and most magnetically complex region on the disk 
and has shown decay over the UT day. AR3732 (S20W53, beta) has 
shown spot growth. AR3733 (N04W26, beta) has exhibited spot development 
over the UT day. An unnumbered region is visible near S20E70 
(beta) and is stable. All other sunspot regions are either stable 
or in decay. Solar activity is expected to be at R0-R1 levels 
over 04-06 Jul. No Earth-directed CMEs have been observed. A 
west-directed CME was observed, visible in LASCO C2 coronagraph 
imagery from 03/0800UT. This CME is associated with the aforementioned 
M1.5 flare from AR3729. Modelling indicates this CME does not 
contain a geoeffective component. The solar wind speed on UT 
day 03-Jul increased, ranging from 320 to 400 km/s and is currently 
near 370 km/s. The peak total interplanetary field strength (IMF, 
Bt) was 6 nT and the north-south IMF component (Bz) range was 
+4 to -5 nT. The solar wind speed is expected to decline over 
04-06 Jul.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 03 Jul: G0

Estimated Indices 03 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   01100001
      Darwin               2   -2200011
      Townsville           2   11200111
      Learmonth            1   11100001
      Alice Springs        1   01100001
      Gingin               0   01100000
      Canberra             1   01100001
      Kennaook Cape Grim   0   01100000
      Hobart               1   01100001    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 03 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     0   00000000
      Casey                3   23101000
      Mawson               8   43213100

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 03 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 03 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         9
           Planetary             14                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 02 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              5   2201 1112     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
04 Jul    10    G0
05 Jul     6    G0
06 Jul     6    G0

COMMENT: ASWFC Geomagnetic Warning 31 was issued on 1 July and 
is current for 3-4 Jul. G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed 
in both the Australian and Antarctic regions on UT day 03-Jul. 
G0 geomagnetic conditions are expected over 04-06 Jul.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: HF radio communication conditions on UT day 03-Jul were 
mostly normal, with some mildly degraded conditions during local 
night hours at high latitudes. HF radio communication conditions 
are expected to be mostly normal over 04-06 Jul. Shortwave fadeouts 
are possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
03 Jul   121

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 35% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   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
04 Jul   115    Near predicted monthly values
05 Jul   115    Near predicted monthly values
06 Jul   115    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 03-Jul were 
mostly near predicted monthly values in the Australian region. 
Depressions of 15% were observed in southern Australia during 
local night hours. Spread-F was observed in Canberra and Hobart 
during local night hours. MUFs are expected to be near predicted 
monthly values over 04-06 Jul. Shortwave fadeouts are possible.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 02 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   9.9E+04
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.9E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.80E+07   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 3%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.1

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 02 Jul
Speed: 397 km/sec  Density:    1.7 p/cc  Temp:    52000 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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