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Geophysical report

Any mentioned solar flare in this report has a scaling factor applied by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Because of the SWPC scaling factor, solar flares are reported as 42% smaller than for the science quality data. The scaling factor has been removed from our archived solar flare data to reflect the true physical units.
Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary 2003 Jan 22 0245 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary

SGAS Number 022 Issued at 0245Z on 22 Jan 2003 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jan
A. Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
0223 0228 0233              C8.1     220    59     II
0550 0557 0602  0260 N14E08 C4.1  Sf 350    140    II
1459 1526 1552              M1.9            380
1725 1725 1725                       140
2129 2140 2148  0260 N15W01 C2.3  Sf 200
B. Proton Events
None
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field was at quiet to active levels. A lingering southern coronal hole extension is believed to be responsible for the elevated conditions. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels today.
D. Stratwarm
STRATWARM ALERT/TUESDAY/STRATWARM EXISTS. DECAYING WARMING, BUT STILL DISTURBED POLAR VORTEX THROUGHOUT THE STRATOSPHERE. REVERSED TERMERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN 60N AND THE POLE FROM 50 TO 10 HPA.
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 134  SSN 167  Afr/Ap 017/017   X-ray Background B5.4
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 1.5e+06   GT 10 MeV 1.4e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 9.10e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices
Boulder 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 Planetary 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
F. Comments
  None

All times in UTC

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