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Geophysical report

Any mentioned solar flare in this report has a scaling factor applied by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Because of the SWPC scaling factor, solar flares are reported as 42% smaller than for the science quality data. The scaling factor has been removed from our archived solar flare data to reflect the true physical units.
Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary 2003 Jan 15 0245 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary

SGAS Number 015 Issued at 0245Z on 15 Jan 2003 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Jan
A. Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
1142 1142 1143                       270
1604 1604 1604                       100
B. Proton Events
None
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled with isolated active periods at higher latitudes. A period (04-12Z) of mostly southward orientation in the IMF was responsible for the more disturbed periods.
D. Stratwarm
STRATWARM ALERT/TUESDAY/STRATWARM EXISTS. NEW WARM PULS, STRONGEST IN THE UPPER STRATOSPHERE, BUT TEMPERATURE HAS INCREASED MORE THAN 30 KELVIN ALSO AT 10 HPA AND BELOW WITHIN ONE WEEK OVER NORTHERN SIBERIA. REVERSAL OF THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN 60N AND THE NORTH POLE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 3 DAYS FROM 50H PA UP 1HPA.
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 164  SSN 176  Afr/Ap 009/010   X-ray Background B6.2
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 3.6e+04   GT 10 MeV 1.3e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 9.80e+05 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices
Boulder 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 1 Planetary 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1
F. Comments
  None

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