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Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary 2020 Aug 06 0245 UTC
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Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary

SGAS Number 219 Issued at 0245Z on 06 Aug 2020 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Aug
A. Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
None
B. Proton Events
None
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field was quiet
D. Stratwarm
Not available
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 073  SSN 013  Afr/Ap 006/005   X-ray Background A4.0
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 5.8e+04   GT 10 MeV 4.7e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-16 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 9.90e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-16 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices
Boulder 2 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 Planetary 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 
F. Comments
  None

All times in UTC

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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 17:32 UTC
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (503.8 km/sec.)
The density of the solar wind is high (49.7 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (16nT), the direction is North (9.09nT).

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