Viewing archive of Wednesday, 21 January 2004
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 2004 Jan 21 0245 UTCPrepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com
Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary
SGAS Number 021 Issued at 0245Z on 21 Jan 2004 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 20 JanA. Energetic Events
Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0042 0042 0044 280 0057 0102 0108 190 0708 0708 0708 210 0729 0743 0747 0540 S16W12 M6.1 2n 4500 150 II 1954 2002 2008 0540 S15W03 C8.2 Sf 630 77 II
B. Proton Events
None
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field was quiet to
active. Solar wind speed is in gradual decline as a large
transequatorial coronal hole rotates out of a geoeffective position.
Solar wind speed decreased to near 500 km/s, but periods of
southward Bz generated occasional active levels.
D. Stratwarm
None
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 129 SSN 094 Afr/Ap 017/016 X-ray Background B3.9 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 2.0e+06 GT 10 MeV 1.4e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-11 satellite synchronous orbit W102 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 1.50e+08 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-12 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices Boulder 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 3 Planetary 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 3
F. Comments
None
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