[Ips-dsgr] ASWFC Daily Report - 15 November 24 issued 2331 UT on 15 Nov 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre aswfc at bom.gov.au
Sat Nov 16 10:31:46 AEDT 2024


SUBJ: ASWFC DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/15 NOVEMBER 2024
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 15 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 16 NOVEMBER - 18 NOVEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:** YELLOW **   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: GREEN
ASWAS SCALE DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3lmaMBx
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 15 Nov:  R1

Flares    Max     Fadeout    Freq.  Sectors
  M1.1    0147UT  possible   lower  West Pacific
  M1.0    1218UT  possible   lower  European

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 15 Nov: 149/104


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             16 Nov             17 Nov             18 Nov
Activity     R0-R1              R0-R1              R0-R1
Fadeouts     Possible           Possible           Possible
10.7cm/SSN   145/99             145/99             140/94

COMMENT: Solar activity on UT day 15-Nov was R1, with two M1 
solar flares from AR3893 (S19E35, beta). There are currently 
four numbered sunspots on the disk. AR3892 (S08W29, beta) has 
shown some minor growth over the past day. All other sunspot 
regions are either stable or in decay. Solar activity is expected 
to be R0-R1 over 16-18 Nov. 

Several CMEs were observed on UT day 15-No, mostly due to filament
 activity, but none are considered to be geoeffective.

S0 solar radiation storm conditions were observed on UT day 15-Nov.
 S0 solar radiation storm conditions are expected over 16-18 Nov. 

The solar wind environment on UT day 15-Nov was mildly disturbed,
 likely due to weak coronal hole effects. The solar wind speed was
 on a gentle incline and ranged from near 350 to 450 km/s. The peak
 total interplanetary field strength (IMF, Bt) was 11 nT and the 
north-south IMF component range (Bz) was +3 to -10 nT. Bz was 
intermittently oriented southward for most of the day. 
Solar wind conditions are expected to follow a similar behaviour over 
16-18 Nov, possibly increasing on 17-Nov due to the onset of a larger
 part of the same coronal hole.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 15 Nov: G0

Estimated Indices 15 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       7   22223221
      Cocos Island         6   22213211
      Darwin               8   32213212
      Townsville           7   21223221
      Learmonth           10   31224222
      Alice Springs        7   22223221
      Gingin               9   22224221
      Canberra             7   22223221
      Kennaook Cape Grim   9   22224221
      Hobart               9   22224221    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 15 Nov :
      Macquarie Island    17   34334421
      Casey               15   44333222
      Mawson              27   45335443

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 15 Nov : 
      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 15 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             13                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 14 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg        10
           Planetary             12   1310 2344     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
16 Nov    12    G0, chance G1
17 Nov    18    G0-G1
18 Nov    15    G0, chance G1

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions in the Australian region was 
G0 on UT day 15-Nov. Geomagnetic conditions in the Antarctic 
region was G0-G1. G0-G1 geomagnetic conditions are expected over 
16-18 Nov due to continued coronal hole influence.

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

PCA Event : No event.

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

COMMENT: HF radio communication conditions on UT day 15-Nov were 
generally near normal. HF radio propagation conditions are expected 
to be mostly normal over 16-18 Nov, with some slight degradations 
due to continued coronal hole activity.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
15 Nov   130

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

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      139
Nov      119
Dec      117

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
16 Nov   130    Near predicted monthly values
17 Nov   125    Near predicted monthly values to 10-15% depressed
18 Nov   125    Near predicted monthly values to 10-15% depressed

COMMENT: Maximum usable frequencies (MUFs) on UT day 15-Nov in 
the Australian region were mostly near predicted values. Sporadic-E 
was common at most Australian sites during local night hours. 
Nighttime sporadic-E is expected to be common in the coming weeks. 
MUFs are expected to be mostly near predicted values but may 
become depressed by 10-15% due to coronal hole activity.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 14 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.0E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.5E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 3.80E+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 14 Nov
Speed: 374 km/sec  Density:    0.8 p/cc  Temp:    84600 K  Bz:  -6 nT

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