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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC
Issued: 2020 Aug 07 1230 UTC
SIDC Forecast
Solar flares
Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)
Geomagnetism
Quiet (A<20 and K<4)
Solar protons
Quiet
| 10cm flux | Ap | |
|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug 2020 | 073 | 006 |
| 08 Aug 2020 | 073 | 005 |
| 09 Aug 2020 | 072 | 006 |
Bulletin
Solar flaring activity is very low. Although NOAA AR 2770 still has beta configuration of its photospheric magnetic field and potential for a flaring activity, there were no C-class or even B-class flares reported during last 24 hours. We expect such a low level of flaring activity to persist in the coming hours. During last 24 hours no Earth directed CMEs have been observed in coronagraph data, and proton flux levels remained at background values.
The solar wind speed is slowly decreasing and it is presently about 450 km/s. The interplanetary magnetic field magnitude is 5 nT. The geomagnetic conditions are quiet, and we expect quiet to possibly unsettled conditions in the coming hours.
Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 018, based on 30 stations.Solar indices for 06 Aug 2020
| Wolf number Catania | /// |
| 10cm solar flux | 073 |
| AK Chambon La Forêt | 010 |
| AK Wingst | 008 |
| Estimated Ap | 007 |
| Estimated international sunspot number | 013 - Based on 38 stations |
Noticeable events summary
| Day | Begin | Max | End | Loc | Strength | OP | 10cm | Catania/NOAA | Radio burst types | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | ||||||||||
Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive
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