Viewing archive of Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2013 Mar 19 1154 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 19 Mar 2013 until 21 Mar 2013
Solar flares

Eruptive (C-class flares expected, probability >= 50%)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
19 Mar 2013108001
20 Mar 2013105001
21 Mar 2013105001

Bulletin

Current flaring activity at the Sun is low, with a C4.3 flare being the main event in the past 24 hours. Catiana region 19 (NOAA AR1698) responsible for this flare is rotating behind the west limb. An isolated C-class flare is possible, but an M-flare is unlikely.

The solar wind speed near the Earth currently is low (around 450 km/s) and the interplanetary magnetic field is at 8 nT. We expect quiet geomagnetic conditions in the next 48 hours.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 051, based on 09 stations.

Solar indices for 18 Mar 2013

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux118
AK Chambon La Forêt///
AK Wingst008
Estimated Ap007
Estimated international sunspot number075 - Based on 15 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmRadio burst typesCatania/NOAA
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

All times in UTC

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