Viewing archive of Sunday, 23 August 2020

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2020 Aug 23 1248 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 23 Aug 2020 until 25 Aug 2020
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
23 Aug 2020070007
24 Aug 2020070005
25 Aug 2020070006

Bulletin

Solar flaring activity was at very low levels. No significant flares have been recorded. Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

No Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) were observed in the available coronagraphic imagery.

The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels over the past 24 hours. It is expected to stay at background levels for the next 24 hours. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at nominal levels over the past 24 hours and is expected to remain so over the next 24 hours.

The speed of the solar wind varied between 325 and 400 km/s (DSCOVR). The polarity of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) was predominantly towards the Sun (phi angle in the negative sector). Bz fluctuated between -6 and +7 nT. The magnitude of the magnetic field varied between 2 and 8 nT. Over the next 24 hours, the solar wind parameters are expected to be remain at about these levels.

The geomagnetic conditions were quiet to unsettled. The values registered for the past 24 hours were 1-3 for K Dourbes and 2-3 for NOAA Kp. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected for the next 24 hours.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 21 stations.

Solar indices for 22 Aug 2020

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux070
AK Chambon La Forêt016
AK Wingst008
Estimated Ap007
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 29 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

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