Last major update issued on November 12, 2004 at 04:20 UTC.
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The geomagnetic field was quiet to minor storm on November 11. Solar wind speed ranged between 543 and 662 km/sec. A moderate solar wind shock was observed at 16:42 UTC at ACE with a quick increase in solar wind speed from 550 to 600 km/sec. This was likely the arrival of the CME observed after a flare in region 10696 during the afternoon of November 9.
Solar flux measured at 20h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 94.9. The planetary A
index was 23 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 22.6).
Three hour interval K indices: 45442324 (planetary), 45342334 (Boulder).
The background x-ray flux is at the class B1 level.
At midnight there were 4 spotted regions on the visible solar disk. The solar flare activity level was low. A total of 1 C class event was recorded during the day.
Region 10696 decayed further and rotated partly out of view at the northwest limb. There is a possibility of an M class flare today and tomorrow while the region is at and just behind the northwest limb. Flare: C1.1 at 15:54 UTC.
November 11: No LASCO images available as I write this.
November 10: Another very fast CME was associated
with the major X2.8 flare in region 10696 early in the day. This CME could reach Earth on November 12.
Coronal hole history (since late October 2002)
Compare today's report with the situation one solar rotation ago: 28
days ago 27 days ago 26 days ago
Recurrent coronal hole CH126 in the southern hemisphere is very poorly defined and was in a geoeffective position on November 10-11. Recurrent coronal hole CH127 in the northern hemisphere will likely rotate into a geoeffective position on November 16-17.
Processed SOHO/EIT 284 image at 01:06 UTC on November 12. The darkest areas on the solar disk are likely coronal holes.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be unsettled to major storm on November 12 and quiet to unsettled on November 13-14.
| Coronal holes (1) | Coronal mass ejections (2) | M and X class flares (3) |
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1) Effects from a coronal hole could reach Earth within the next 5 days. When the high speed stream has arrived
the color changes to green.
2) Material from a CME is likely to impact Earth within 96 hours.
3) There is a possibility of either M or X class flares within the next 48 hours.
Green: 0-20% probability, Yellow: 20-60% probability, Red: 60-100% probability.
Long distance low and medium frequency (below 2 MHz) propagation along east-west paths over high and upper middle latitudes is useless. Propagation along long distance north-south paths is very poor. Trans Atlantic propagation conditions are normally monitored every night on 1470 kHz. Dominant station tonight: Radio Cristal del Uruguay was occasionally noted with a very weak signal. The only other trans Atlantic station heard was Rádio Sociedade on 740 kHz.
Compare to the previous day's image.
Data for all numbered solar regions according to the Solar Region Summary provided by NOAA/SEC. Comments are my own, as is the STAR spot count (spots observed at or inside a few hours before midnight) and data for regions not numbered by SEC or where SEC has observed no spots. SEC active region numbers in the table below and in the active region map above are the historic SEC/USAF numbers.
| Active region | Date numbered | SEC spot count |
STAR spot count |
Location at midnight | Area | Classification | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10696 | 2004.11.01 | 20 | 7 | N08W76 | 0460 | EAC |
beta-gamma-delta classification was EAO at midnight, area 0260 |
| 10699 | 2004.11.09 | 1 | 1 | S14E38 | 0030 | HSX |
classification was HRX at midnight, area 0020 |
| 10700 | 2004.11.11 | 7 | 3 | N04W02 | 0020 | DSO |
formerly region S471 classification was BXO at midnight, area 0010 |
| 10701 | 2004.11.11 | 2 | 4 | S16E70 | 0080 | CSO |
formerly region S473 classification was CAO at midnight |
| S472 | emerged on 2004.11.09 |
S12W54 | plage | ||||
| Total spot count: | 30 | 15 | |||||
| SSN: | 70 | 55 | |||||
| Month | Average solar flux at Earth |
International sunspot number | Smoothed sunspot number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000.04 | 184.2 | 125.5 | 120.8 cycle 23 sunspot max. |
| 2000.07 | 202.3 | 170.1 | 119.8 |
| 2001.12 | 235.1 | 132.2 | 114.6 (-0.9) |
| 2003.08 | 122.1 | 72.7 | 60.0 (-1.7) |
| 2003.09 | 112.2 | 48.7 | 59.5 (-0.5) |
| 2003.10 | 151.7 | 65.5 | 58.2 (-1.3) |
| 2003.11 | 140.8 | 67.3 | 56.7 (-1.5) |
| 2003.12 | 114.9 | 46.5 | 54.8 (-1.9) |
| 2004.01 | 114.1 | 37.3 | 52.0 (-2.8) |
| 2004.02 | 107.0 | 45.8 | 49.3 (-2.7) |
| 2004.03 | 112.0 | 49.1 | 47.1 (-2.2) |
| 2004.04 | 101.2 | 39.3 | 45.5 (-1.6) |
| 2004.05 | 99.8 | 41.5 | (42.8 predicted, -2.7) |
| 2004.06 | 97.4 | 43.2 | (40.0 predicted, -2.8) |
| 2004.07 | 119.1 | 51.0 | (38.2 predicted, -1.8) |
| 2004.08 | 109.6 | 40.9 | (36.6 predicted, -1.6) |
| 2004.09 | 103.1 | 27.7 | (34.7 predicted, -1.9) |
| 2004.10 | 105.9 | 48.4 | (32.5 predicted, -2.2) |
| 2004.11 | 126.4 (1) | 36.6 (2) | (31.0 predicted, -1.5) |
1) Running average based on the daily 20:00 UTC observed solar flux value at 2800 MHz.
2) Unofficial, accumulated value based on the Boulder (NOAA/SEC) sunspot number. The official international sunspot number is typically
30-50% less.
This report has been prepared by Jan Alvestad. It is based partly on my own observations and analysis, and partly on data from some of these solar data sources. All time references are to the UTC day. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
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