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Geophysical report
Any mentioned solar flare in this report has a scaling factor applied by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Because of the SWPC scaling factor, solar flares are reported as 42% smaller than for the science quality data. The scaling factor has been removed from our archived solar flare data to reflect the true physical units.
Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary 1997 Nov 08 0245 UTCPrepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com
Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary
SGAS Number 312 Issued at 0245Z on 08 NOV 1997 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 07 NOVA. Energetic Events
Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0133 0136 0136 200 0213 0213 0213 750 0918 0926 0937 8103 N22W21 C1.0 SF 120 0942 0943 0943 230
B. Proton Events
GREATER THAN 10 MEV AND GREATER THAN 100 MEV
PROTON EVENTS REMAIN IN PROGRESS. EVENT PARTICULARS: GREATER THAN 10
MEV START 06/1305Z, PEAK (490 PFU) 07/0250Z, 07/2100Z FLUX 100 PFU;
100 MEV START 06/1245Z, PEAK (51 PFU) 06/1640Z, 07/2100Z FLUX 2 PFU.
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RANGED FROM
QUIET TO SEVERE STORM LEVELS. STORM CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED AT MOST
STATIONS DURING THE 07/0000-0600Z PERIODS, FOLLOWING AN
INTERPLANETARY SHOCK ARRIVAL AND SUDDEN STORM COMMENCEMENT (SSC) AT
06/2252Z.
D. Stratwarm
None
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 CM 094 SSN 060 AFR/AP 030/042 X-RAY BACKGROUND B2.4 DAILY PROTON FLUENCE (FLUX ACCUMULATION OVER 24 HRS) GT 1 MEV 9.7E+07 GT 10 MEV 2.1E+07 P/(CM2-STER-DAY) GOES-9 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W135 DEGREES) DAILY ELECTRON FLUENCE GT 2 MEV //// E/(CM2-STER-DAY) GOES-9 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W135 DEGREES) 3 HOUR K-INDICES: BOULDER 6 6 4 2 3 3 3 2 PLANETARY 5 7 6 4 4 4 3 1
F. Comments
A POLAR CAP ABSORPTION (PCA) EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROTON EVENTS DESCRIBED IN PART B. REMAINS IN PROGRESS. THE ELECTRON FLUENCE IS Not available DUE TO PROTON CONTAMINATION OF THE GOES ELECTRON SENSOR.
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