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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2019 Dec 08 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 08 Dec 2019 until 10 Dec 2019
Solar flares

Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
08 Dec 2019071004
09 Dec 2019070005
10 Dec 2019071001

Bulletin

Solar activity was at very low levels. The visible solar disk was spotless. No earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been observed in the available coronagraphic imagery. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal values. Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

The solar wind speed fluctuated around 360 km/s (ACE). The interplanetary magnetic field (phi angle) was predominantly directed towards the Sun (negative sector). Bz varied between -4 and +4 nT.

Geomagnetic activity was quiet, with the Kp index (NOAA) and the local k index (Dourbes) recording values of between 0-1. Quiet conditions are expected with possible unsettled conditions on Dec 8-9, due to the influence from the patchy, negative polarity coronal hole that traversed the central meridian on Dec 5.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 14 stations.

Solar indices for 07 Dec 2019

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux///
AK Chambon La Forêt005
AK Wingst002
Estimated Ap002
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 13 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

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Active geomagnetic conditions

Observed Kp: 4
Threshold reached: 04:39 UTC

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Gillam, MB, Yellowknife, NT
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C5.02

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