[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 06 July 24 issued 2330 UT on 06 Jul 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Sun Jul 7 09:30:42 AEST 2024


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/06 JULY 2024
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 06 JULY AND FORECAST FOR 07 JULY - 09 JULY
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:GREEN     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 06 Jul:  Low

Flares: none.

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 06 Jul: 166/120


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             07 Jul             08 Jul             09 Jul
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   170/124            165/119            165/119

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 06-Jul was R0, with no significant 
solar flares. There are currently ten numbered sunspots on the 
solar disk. All sunspot regions are relatively stable, with only 
a few regions showing minor change in their trailing regions. 
AR3738 (S08E55, beta) may have some weak delta spots, but this 
region has been mostly flare quiet. Solar activity is expected 
to be R0-R1 over 07-09 Jul.

Several CMEs were observed on UT day 06-Jul, but none are considered 
to be geoeffective. All observed CMEs have likely come from the vicinity
 of AR3729 now rotating over the western limb, or else from a region completely
over 
the western limb. 

S0 solar radiation storm conditions were observed on UT day 06-Jul. 
S0 solar radiation storm conditions are expected over 07-09 Jul.

 The solar wind environment on UT day 06-Jul was 
quiet. The solar wind speed ranged from near 375 to 330 km/s 
on a slight decline. The peak total interplanetary field strength 
(IMF, Bt) was 7 nT and the north-south IMF component range (Bz) 
was +6 to -3 nT. The solar wind is expected to be at mostly background 
levels over 07-09 Jul, however the solar wind speed may observe 
a mild increase by the end of the period due to some weak coronal 
hole features currently crossing the solar central meridian.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 06 Jul: G0

Estimated Indices 06 Jul : A   K           
   Australian Region       1   10100001
      Darwin               1   11100001
      Townsville           2   20100002
      Learmonth            1   11200000
      Alice Springs        0   00000000
      Gingin               0   10100000
      Canberra             0   00000001
      Kennaook Cape Grim   0   00000000
      Hobart               0   00000000    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 06 Jul :
      Macquarie Island     -   --------
      Casey                1   11110000
      Mawson               2   21110001

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 06 Jul : 
      Darwin               0   (Quiet)
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             4   (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 06 Jul : A 
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              4                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 05 Jul :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             10   2412 3212     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
07 Jul     6    G0
08 Jul     6    G0
09 Jul     6    G0

COMMENT: G0 geomagnetic conditions were observed in the Australian 
and Antarctica regions on UT day 06-Jul. G0 geomagnetic conditions 
are expected over 07-09 Jul.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
06 Jul      Fair           Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
07 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
08 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal
09 Jul      Normal         Normal         Normal

COMMENT: HF communication conditions were generally normal on 
UT day 06-Jul, with some degradations at low latitudes near local 
midnight hours. HF radio communication conditions are expected 
to be normal over 07-09 Jul, with degradations at local nighttime 
possible.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
06 Jul   120

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Enhanced by 15% during local day.
      Enhanced by 35% during local night.
      Depressed by 20% after local dawn.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Enhanced by 70% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Mostly 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
07 Jul   115    Near predicted monthly values
08 Jul   115    Near predicted monthly values
09 Jul   115    Near predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 06-Jul were 
mostly near predicted values to 20% depressed in the Australian 
region. Spread-F was observed in Hobart and Niue, and sporadic-E 
was observed in Norfolk Island during local night hours. Conditions 
at Darwin appeared to be degraded through local night hours, 
however analysis may have been impeded by an equipment issue. 
Scintillation was observed at Niue from 06/0658 to 0747 UT. MUFs 
are expected to be near predicted monthly values over 07-09 Jul, 
with mild depressions possible at local nighttime.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 05 Jul
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   1.9E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.8E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 1.60E+06   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: C1.6

DSCOVR Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 05 Jul
Speed: 354 km/sec  Density:    2.4 p/cc  Temp:    54000 K  Bz:   0 nT

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