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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 2017 Aug 18 0245 UTCPrepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com
Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary
SGAS Number 230 Issued at 0245Z on 18 Aug 2017 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 17 AugA. Energetic Events
Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0031 0035 0041 2671 N11E53 B2.0 Sf 870 0057 0102 0105 2671 N11E53 B2.5 Sf 250 0109 0109 0109 210 0314 0314 0314 120 0324 0324 0324 5500 1303 1303 1303 140 2024 2024 2024 140 2307 2307 2307 120
B. Proton Events
None
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
Minor geomagnetic storm levels
were reached.
D. Stratwarm
Not available
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 077 SSN 030 Afr/Ap 020/028 X-ray Background A8.3 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 4.1e+07 GT 10 MeV 1.5e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-13 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 5.30e+06 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-13 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices Boulder 3 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 Planetary 3 2 5 5 5 4 4 3
F. Comments
None
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