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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 24 0245 UTCPrepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com
Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary
SGAS Number 024 Issued at 0245Z on 24 Jan 2003 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 23 JanA. Energetic Events
Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0425 0434 0441 0266 S22E21 C6.0 1n II 0442 0448 0456 M1.0 II 0826 0826 0828 110 0837 0838 0840 210 0843 0845 0848 140 1228 1243 1249 0266 S22E17 M2.5 1n 3400 76 II 1442 1442 1524 0263 S10W64 Sf 230
B. Proton Events
None
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field was at quiet
to minor storm levels. The onset of coronal hole effects resulted
in minor storm conditions early in the period. NASA/ACE instruments
indicate an increase in solar wind speed with peak values near 700
km/s. The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field was
slightly southward early in the period but has since been, on
average, neutral. 2 MeV electron flux at geo-synchronous orbit
exceeded event threshold today.
D. Stratwarm
STRATWARM ALERT/THURSDSY/STRATWARM EXISTS
STILL DISTURBED POLAR VORTEX THROUGHOUT THE STRATOSPHERE. REVERSED
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN 60N AND THE POLE FROM 10 TO 3 HPA AND
AT 1 HPA.
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 136 SSN 123 Afr/Ap 018/019 X-ray Background B4.2 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 1.6e+06 GT 10 MeV 1.2e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 2.90e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices Boulder 5 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 Planetary 5 4 1 3 3 3 3 3
F. Comments
None
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