[Ips-wsgr] IPS Weekly Solar and Geophysical Report (03 August 07)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 03 AUGUST 2007, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (27 JULY - 02 AUGUST)
Date     27    28    29    30    31    01    02
10cm     69    70    69    69    68    68    69
AFr       6     3    11    10     4    15 (  5)
Aaus      5     3    16     9     8    13 (  6)
T        14    -0     8    10    11     1     3

Solar:        Solar flare activity
Geomagnetic:  Geomagnetic activity observed for Australian Region.
Frequencies:  Australian Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies

27 Jul 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet to unsettled 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 25% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 115% over the UT day.

28 Jul 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 20% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 20% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 75% over the UT day.

29 Jul 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet to Active 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day,
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Enhanced by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Enhanced by 65% over the UT day.

30 Jul 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet to Unsettled 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day,
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Ionograms did not show many night time traces
      however, when available they were near predicted
      values.

31 Jul 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet to Unsettled 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Enhanced 10-15% during the UT day.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values for local day.
      Ionograms did not show many traces for local
      night hours. However, when present they were
      near predicted monthly values.

01 Aug 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Unsettled to active 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Enhanced by 10-15% during local day.
      Depressed by 10-15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 10-15% during local day.
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed 10-20% over the UT day with periods
      showing no trace on the ionograms.

02 Aug 
Solar:        very low
Geomagnetic:  Quiet 

Frequencies:  
   Equatorial PNG/Niue Region:
      Enhanced by 10-15% during local day.
      Depressed by 10-15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 10-15% during local day. 
      Near predicted monthly values during local night.
   Southern Australian and New Zealand Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Depressed by 10-15% during local day.
      Ionograms do not show many traces for local night
      however, when present the show MUFs to be near
      normal.

 
2. FORECAST (03 AUGUST - 09 AUGUST)
Solar: 
Very low

Geomagnetic:  
active on 7 Aug.
quiet to unsettled on other days.

Frequencies:  
briefly depressed after local dawn on 7 Aug
MUFs near predicted monthly values on other days.

For an explanation of some of the terms in this report, goto
http://www.ips.gov.au/1/2/1.

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