:Issued: 2009 Apr 09 1132 UTC :Product: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/meu #--------------------------------------------------------------------# # DAILY BULLETIN ON SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY from the SIDC # # (RWC Belgium) # #--------------------------------------------------------------------# SIDC URSIGRAM 90409 SIDC SOLAR BULLETIN 09 Apr 2009, 1121UT SIDC FORECAST (valid from 1230UT, 09 Apr 2009 until 11 Apr 2009) SOLAR FLARES : Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares) GEOMAGNETISM : Quiet (A<20 and K<4) SOLAR PROTONS : Quiet PREDICTIONS FOR 09 Apr 2009 10CM FLUX: 070 / AP: 021 PREDICTIONS FOR 10 Apr 2009 10CM FLUX: 070 / AP: 015 PREDICTIONS FOR 11 Apr 2009 10CM FLUX: 069 / AP: 004 COMMENT: Solar activity remains very low. A slow CME was seen on the western solar limb on LASCO-C2 data, starting at 21:54 UT on April 7, it is not expected to be geoeffective. The fast solar wind from the coronal hole arrived to Earth as expected, Kp reached 4 for one 3h period. The solar wind speed measured by ACE is 450 km/s at the moment. The geomagnetic conditions will remain unsettled today and tomorrow, with possible active periods, and should go back to mostly quiet levels on April 11. TODAY'S ESTIMATED ISN : 000, BASED ON 16 STATIONS. SOLAR INDICES FOR 8 Apr 2009 WOLF NUMBER CATANIA : 000 10CM SOLAR FLUX : 070 AK CHAMBON LA FORET : /// AK WINGST : 010 ESTIMATED AP : 008 ESTIMATED ISN : 000, BASED ON 23 STATIONS. NOTICEABLE EVENTS SUMMARY DAY BEGIN MAX END LOC XRAY OP 10CM RADIO BURST TYPES Catania NOAA NOTE NONE END BT #--------------------------------------------------------------------# # Solar Influences Data analysis Center - RWC Belgium # # Royal Observatory of Belgium # # Fax : 32 (0) 2 373 0 224 # # Tel.: 32 (0) 2 373 0 491 # # # # For more information, see http://sidc.be/products/meu # # Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments # # and suggestions to 'sidctech@oma.be'. If you are unable to use # # that address, use 'rvdlinden@spd.aas.org' instead. # # To unsubscribe, visit http://sidc.be/registration/unsub.php # #--------------------------------------------------------------------#