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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 2006 Dec 15 0248 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary

SGAS Number 349 Issued at 0245Z on 15 Dec 2006 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Dec
A. Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
 0214 0240 0257  0930 S06W24 X3.4  4b        44000  II/IV           
 0610 0615 0622              B2.8     190                           
 0933 0937 0939              B2.4     760                           
 1107 1110 1113              B1.8     200                           
 2107 2215 2226  0930 S05W31 X1.5  Sf 99     620    II              
 2209 2210 2227                       1200          II              
 2222 0000 0000                                        IV           
B. Proton Events
A greater than 100 MeV proton event commenced at 13/0300 UTC, reached maximum at 13/0525 UTC with 88.7 pfu and ended at 14/1150 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV event that started 13/0310 UTC is still in progress with current levels increasing due to enhancement from an X1.5 flare from Region 930 (S05W47). Another greater than 100 MeV proton event commenced at 14/2255 UTC .
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field reached major to severe storm levels. The ACE satellite observed the shock from the 13 December CME at 14/1356 UTC. A sudden impulse was observed at the Boulder magnetometer at 14/1416 UTC with a deviation of 26 nT. Periods of major to severe storming occurred between 14/1200 UTC and 14/1800 UTC. Solar wind speed is currently 900 km/s.
D. Stratwarm
Not available
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 093  SSN 023  Afr/Ap 040/063   X-ray Background B1.2
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 4.5e+08   GT 10 MeV 1.0e+07 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-11 satellite synchronous orbit W136 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 4.70e+08 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-12 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices
Boulder 2 2 3 3 5 6 4 7 Planetary 2 1 2 2 6 7 6 8 
F. Comments
  None

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