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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2020 Mar 22 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 22 Mar 2020 until 24 Mar 2020
Solar flares

Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
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23 Mar 2020072007
24 Mar 2020072007

Bulletin

The Sun is spotless and did not produce any flares in the past 24 hours. The chance for a C flare in the next 24 hours is estimated at only 1%.

No Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) were observed in available coronagraphic imagery.

The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal levels in the past 24 hours, and is expected to stay at nominal levels in the next 24 hours.

Solar wind speed near Earth as registered by DSCOVR varied between about 400 and 505 km/s in the past 24 hours. The Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) was oriented predominantly towards the Sun, and its magnitude varied between about 0 and 6 nT. Bz was never below -5 nT. Quiet to slightly enhanced solar wind conditions are expected in the next 24 hours.

Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions (K Dourbes between 1 and 3; NOAA Kp between 1 and 3) were registered in the past 24 hours. Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic levels (K Dourbes < 4) are expected on March 22, 23 and 24, with a chance for active intervals (K Dourbes = 4).

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 18 stations.

Solar indices for 21 Mar 2020

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux071
AK Chambon La Forêt014
AK Wingst010
Estimated Ap010
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 29 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

All times in UTC

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