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Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary
SGAS Number 106 Issued at 0245Z on 15 Apr 2016 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 14 AprA. Energetic Events
Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0035 0036 0036 110 0128 0128 0129 120 0255 0255 0255 110 0425 0425 0425 200 0430 0430 0430 110 0437 0437 0437 390 0610 0610 0610 690 0626 0626 0626 240 0719 0719 0719 490 0827 0829 0831 250 0833 0833 0833 110 1117 1117 1120 180 1321 1332 1344 2529 N11W14 C1.8 Sf 270 1344 1344 1345 440 1421 1421 1421 110 1452 1453 1453 140 1456 1456 1456 160 1532 1532 1532 150 1610 1610 1610 140 1740 1740 1740 100 1940 1940 1941 230 2023 2023 2023 110 2124 2124 2125 110
B. Proton Events
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
D. Stratwarm
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 111 SSN 046 Afr/Ap 014/023 X-ray Background B2.6 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 1.0e+06 GT 10 MeV 1.2e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-13 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 1.10e+08 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-13 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices Boulder 3 3 3 4 5 3 2 2 Planetary 3 3 2 5 5 4 3 3
F. Comments
None
All times in UTC
Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future
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