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Geophysical report
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:Product: 20050517SGAS.txt
:Issued: 2005 May 17 0250 UT
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.comJoint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary
SGAS Number 137 Issued at 0245Z on 17 May 2005 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 16 MayA. Energetic Events
Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0233 0243 0250 0763 S17E17 M1.4 1b 100 61 0856 0908 0915 0763 S17E15 M1.6 Sf 56 29 1234 1234 1234 100 1509 1509 1510 120 2346 0003 0029 0763 S16E20 C2.1 Sf 320
B. Proton Events
None
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field was at quiet
to minor storm levels with a period of major storm conditions
between 16/0300 UTC and 0600 UTC. Solar wind speed at ACE has been
steadily decreasing from approximately 700 km/s to 550 km/s until
16/2240 UTC when the speed increased to 600 km/s. The Bz component
of the IMF has remained south between -1 nT and -10 nT during this
reporting period. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at
geosynchronous orbit was high today.
D. Stratwarm
Not available
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 099 SSN 070 Afr/Ap 020/033 X-ray Background B2.7 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 2.9e+07 GT 10 MeV 1.7e+05 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-11 satellite synchronous orbit W114 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 2.20e+08 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-12 satellite synchronous orbit W76 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices Boulder 4 6 5 3 3 4 2 2 Planetary 4 6 5 3 4 5 2 2
F. Comments
None
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