Viewing archive of Thursday, 27 February 2020

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2020 Feb 27 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 27 Feb 2020 until 29 Feb 2020
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
27 Feb 2020071010
28 Feb 2020071006
29 Feb 2020071004

Bulletin

Solar activity was at very low levels. The Sun is still spotless, but this may change as two small active regions at resp. latitudes S10 and N25 are about to rotate over the east limb as seen in SDO/AIA and STEREO-A/EUVI imagery. No earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been observed in available coronagraphic imagery. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal values. Some small and patchy equatorial coronal holes (CHs) are present on the solar disk.

Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

Solar wind conditions were at background levels. Solar wind speed varied steadily between 330 and 370 km/s (ACE). Bz undulated between -5 and +5 nT. The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field (phi angle) was variable. Geomagnetic conditions were at quiet levels, with an unsettled episode (09-12UT) recorded at Dourbes.

Geomagnetic activity is expected to remain mostly at quiet levels, with an isolated unsettled interval remaining possible.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 13 stations.

Solar indices for 26 Feb 2020

Wolf number Catania000
10cm solar flux070
AK Chambon La Forêt009
AK Wingst005
Estimated Ap003
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 24 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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Arkhangelsk, Vorkuta
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
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