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Geophysical report
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:Product: 20040726SGAS.txt
:Issued: 2004 Jul 26 0250 UT
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Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary
SGAS Number 208 Issued at 0245Z on 26 Jul 2004
This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Jul
A. Energetic Events
Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep
0025 0032 0036 0652 N09W26 C7.4 Sf 200
0539 0551 0558 0652 N10W31 M7.1 2b 81 810 IV
0630 0639 0645 0652 N03W27 M1.0 1f 34
1231 1233 1234 130
1318 1325 1332 0652 C2.1 150
1337 1349 1355 0652 M2.2 620 65
1419 1514 1643 0652 N08W33 M1.1 1f 2100 120 IV
1521 0000 1526 II
1638 1639 1646 170
1956 1957 1957 220 63
B. Proton Events
A greater than 10 MeV proton event accompanied
the long duration M1 flare and CME that occurred at 25/1514Z. The
proton event began at 25/1855Z and remains in progress. The peak so
far was 55 pfu at 25/2305Z.
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field was at
active to severe storm levels. The shock observed at the ACE
spacecraft on 24/0600Z was followed by a prolonged period of
southward IMF Bz that lasted through midway on 25 July. Bz ranged
from -10 to -20 nT for much of this period, while solar wind speed
was elevated in the 550 to 700 km/s range. Consequently, severe
geomagnetic storm levels were observed at all latitudes. It is
likely that this activity was associated with the complex series of
CMEs observed on 22 July. Late in this period, a discontinuity in
the solar wind suggested that transient flow from the multiple CME
activity on 23 July had arrived.
D. Stratwarm
None
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 145 SSN 130 Afr/Ap 091/122 X-ray Background B7.2
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 1.9e+07 GT 10 MeV 5.9e+05 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-11 satellite synchronous orbit W97 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 9.30e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-12 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices
Boulder 5 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 Planetary 6 7 7 8 6 7 6 7
F. Comments
None
All times in UTC
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