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The geomagnetic field was quiet to minor storm on September 2. Solar wind speed ranged between 503 and 619 km/s (average speed was 568 km/s, increasing 115 km/s over the previous day) under the influence of a high speed stream from CH288.
Solar flux measured at 20h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 69.4. The planetary A index was 23 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 23.4). Three hour interval K indices: 45344243 (planetary), 35353342 (Boulder).
The background x-ray flux is below the class A1 level.
At midnight there was 1 spotted region on the visible solar disk. The solar flare activity level was very low. No C class events were recorded during the day.
Region 10970 decayed slowly and was mostly quiet.
August 31 - September 2: No obvious fully or partly Earth directed CMEs were observed in incomplete LASCO imagery.
Coronal hole
history (since late October 2002)
Compare today's report to the situation one solar rotation ago:
28
days ago
27
days ago
26
days ago
A recurrent coronal hole (CH288) in the southern hemisphere was in an Earth facing position on August 28-29. A recurrent coronal hole (CH289) in the southern hemisphere was in an Earth facing position on September 2.
Processed SOHO/EIT 195 image at 23:36 UTC on September 2. The darkest areas on the solar disk are likely coronal holes.
Long distance low and medium frequency (below 2 MHz) propagation along east-west paths over high and upper middle latitudes is poor to very poor. Propagation on long distance northeast-southwest paths is fair to poor.
Monitoring remarks from a location near N58E06: August 31 - September 1: Relatively strong signals were noted from many TA stations from Newfoundland in the north to Argentina in the south. 1350 Radio Buenos Aires was excellent at 23:15 UTC while at the same time 1400 CBG was strong. Later on lots of signals from the USA (east coast), the Caribbean and northern South America were audible at fair to good levels.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to unsettled on September 3 due to effects from CH288. Mostly quiet conditions are likely on September 4-5 while a high speed stream from CH289 could cause a few unsettled and active intervals on September 6.
| Coronal holes (1) | Coronal mass ejections (2) | M and X class flares (3) |
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) Effects from a CME are likely to be observed at 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10970 | 2007.09.01 | 4 | 2 | S07W21 | 0030 | CSO | classification was DSO at midnight |
| Total spot count: | 4 | 2 | |||||
| SSN: | 14 | 12 | |||||
| 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) |
| 2006.07 | 75.7 | 12.2 | 15.3 (-1.0) |
| 2006.08 | 79.0 | 12.9 | 15.6 (+0.3) |
| 2006.09 | 77.8 | 14.4 | 15.6 (+0.0) |
| 2006.10 | 74.3 | 10.4 | 14.2 (-1.4) |
| 2006.11 | 86.3 | 21.5 | 12.7 (-1.5) |
| 2006.12 | 84.5 | 13.6 | 12.1 (-0.6) |
| 2007.01 | 83.3 | 16.9 | 12.0 (-0.1) |
| 2007.02 | 77.7 | 10.6 | 11.6 (-0.4) |
| 2007.03 | 72.2 | 4.8 | (11.1 predicted, -0.5) |
| 2007.04 | 72.4 | 3.7 | (10.7 predicted, -0.4) |
| 2007.05 | 74.4 | 11.7 | (10.2 predicted, -0.5) |
| 2007.06 | 73.7 | 12.0 | (10.0 predicted, -0.2) |
| 2007.07 | 71.6 | 10.0 | (10.0 predicted, +0.0) |
| 2007.08 | 69.1 | 6.2 | (10.3 predicted, +0.3) |
| 2007.09 | 70.1 (1) | 1.4 (2) | (11.5 predicted, +1.2) |
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% lower.
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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