Viewing archive of Thursday, 29 May 2014

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2014 May 29 1226 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Solar flares

Eruptive (C-class flares expected, probability >=50%)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

	10cm flux	Ap
29 May 2014	096	008
30 May 2014	094	007
31 May 2014	098	004

Bulletin

NOAA 2071 produced the only flare of the period, a C1 flare peaking at 04:30UT this morning. The 4 sunspot regions currently visible are all small and magnetically simple. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. An active region on the Sun's farside that produced several substantial CMEs over the past few days, is expected to round the east limb within 2 days. Flaring activity is expected to be low, with a small chance on a C-class flare. For most of the period, solar wind speed was stable around 330 km/s, with Bz varying between +6 and -5 nT. Around 08:30UT, a shock was observed in the ACE-data. Solar wind speed jumped from 330 to 380 km/s, and Bz from -5 to -8nT. The geomagnetic field was quiet, with the K index reaching 3. A small coronal hole that passed the central meridian on 25-26 May could influence the geomagnetic field starting late on 29 May. Geomagnetic conditions are expected to remain quiet, though locally a brief active episode is possible.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 035, based on 15 stations.

Solar indices for 28 May 2014

Wolf number Catania	///
10cm solar flux	099
AK Chambon La Forêt	008
AK Wingst	006
Estimated Ap	005
Estimated international sunspot number	057 - Based on 09 stations

Noticeable events summary

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