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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Weekly radio propagation forecast update


Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2007 Aug 14 1953 UTC
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
06 - 12 August 2007
Solar activity was very low to low. Region 966 (S06, L = 067,
class/area Dso/040 on 09 August) produced isolated B- and C-class flares on 06 August during a period of modest growth. Activity decreased to very low levels during the rest of the period with no flare activity observed.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels during 07 - 12 August.

Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to major storm levels during 06 - 07 August. Activity decreased to quiet to unsettled levels during 08 - 09 August. Activity increased to quiet to active levels during 10 - 12 August with minor storm periods observed at some high latitude stations. ACE solar wind data indicated the 06 - 07 August activity was due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. The high-speed stream commenced on 06 August and eventually reached a peak velocity of 661 km/sec at 07/1320 UTC. The density increase associated with the onset of the high-speed stream reached a peak of 28 p/cc at 06/1343 UTC while IMF Bt increased to a maximum of 19 nT at 06/3332 UTC and IMF Bz decreased to a minimum of -14 nT at 06/2308 UTC. ACE data indicated the 10 - 12 August disturbance was also due to a recurrent high-speed stream. This stream commenced on 10 August and reached a peak velocity of 593 km/sec at 10/2129 UTC. The density increase associated with the
onset of the high-speed stream reached a peak of 24 p/cc at 10/1248 UTC while IMF Bt increased to a maximum of 16 nT at 10/1345 UTC and IMF Bz decreased to a minimum of -11 nT at 10/1339 UTC.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
15 August - 10 September 2007


Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 18 - 19 August and 28 August - 10 September.

The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet levels on 15 August. A recurrent coronal high-speed stream is expected to disturb the field during 16 - 17 August with unsettled to active levels expected. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected during 18 - 24 August. Another recurrent high-speed stream is expected to disturb the field during 25 - 28 August with unsettled to active conditions expected. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled
levels during 29 August - 02 September. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels on 03 September due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 04 - 05 September.
Unsettled to active conditions are expected during 06 - 07 September as another recurrent high-speed stream disturbs the field. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels for the rest of the period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2007 Aug 14 1953 UTC
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2007 Aug 14
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2007 Aug 15 70 5 2
2007 Aug 16 65 15 4
2007 Aug 17 65 15 4
2007 Aug 18 65 5 2
2007 Aug 19 65 5 2
2007 Aug 20 70 5 2
2007 Aug 21 70 5 2
2007 Aug 22 70 10 3
2007 Aug 23 70 8 3
2007 Aug 24 70 5 2
2007 Aug 25 70 15 4
2007 Aug 26 70 10 3
2007 Aug 27 70 8 3
2007 Aug 28 70 15 4
2007 Aug 29 70 5 2
2007 Aug 30 70 5 2
2007 Aug 31 70 5 2
2007 Sep 01 70 5 2
2007 Sep 02 70 10 3
2007 Sep 03 70 20 5
2007 Sep 04 70 10 3
2007 Sep 05 70 5 2
2007 Sep 06 70 15 4
2007 Sep 07 70 15 4
2007 Sep 08 70 5 2
2007 Sep 09 70 5 2
2007 Sep 10 70 5 2
(NOAA)