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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 17 0248 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar and Geophysical Activity Summary

SGAS Number 351 Issued at 0245Z on 17 Dec 2006 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec
A. Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
None
B. Proton Events
None
C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary
The geomagnetic field was at quiet to active levels. The elevated conditions were due to the lingering effects of the transient resulting from the X3 flare that occurred on 13 December. A shock passage was observed at the ACE spacecraft at approximately 16/1722Z which was followed by a Sudden Impulse at the Boulder magnetometer at 16/1756Z (13 nT). This latest disturbance is associated with the X1 flare that occurred on 14 December.
D. Stratwarm
Not available
E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 082  SSN 020  Afr/Ap 010/011   X-ray Background A5.9
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 1.4e+07   GT 10 MeV 1.8e+05 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-11 satellite synchronous orbit W136 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 1.00e+09 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-12 satellite synchronous orbit W76 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices
Boulder 2 4 2 1 1 2 3 3 Planetary 3 4 1 1 0 2 4 3 
F. Comments
  
The greater than 2 MeV electron fluence at
geosynchronous orbit reached reached high 
levels today.

All times in UTC

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