:Issued: 2010 Dec 15 1317 UTC :Product: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/meu #--------------------------------------------------------------------# # DAILY BULLETIN ON SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY from the SIDC # # (RWC Belgium) # #--------------------------------------------------------------------# SIDC URSIGRAM 01215 SIDC SOLAR BULLETIN 15 Dec 2010, 1311UT SIDC FORECAST (valid from 1230UT, 15 Dec 2010 until 17 Dec 2010) SOLAR FLARES : Eruptive (C-class flares expected, probability >= 50%) GEOMAGNETISM : Quiet (A<20 and K<4) SOLAR PROTONS : Quiet PREDICTIONS FOR 15 Dec 2010 10CM FLUX: 089 / AP: 011 PREDICTIONS FOR 16 Dec 2010 10CM FLUX: 087 / AP: 007 PREDICTIONS FOR 17 Dec 2010 10CM FLUX: 085 / AP: 007 COMMENT: A long duration C2 flare erupted yesterday afternoon (15h00-18h00) in the NW quadrant. SWAP movies show a spectacular filament eruption and LASCO C2 confirms a non-geoeffective CME. Early this morning (06:27) NOAA AR 11135 (NE) produced a C5.3 flare. More C-flaring can be expected from this region. Geomagnetic activity is expected to remain low as the solar wind speed peaked yesterday at 600km/s and is deecreasing since then. TODAY'S ESTIMATED ISN : 010, BASED ON 06 STATIONS. SOLAR INDICES FOR 14 Dec 2010 WOLF NUMBER CATANIA : 033 10CM SOLAR FLUX : 090 AK CHAMBON LA FORET : /// AK WINGST : 019 ESTIMATED AP : 015 ESTIMATED ISN : 015, BASED ON 15 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 # #--------------------------------------------------------------------#