Viewing archive of Sunday, 15 December 2013

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2013 Dec 15 1303 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 15 Dec 2013 until 17 Dec 2013
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
15 Dec 2013162005
16 Dec 2013160006
17 Dec 2013160005

Bulletin

The background X-ray radiation is situated in the top B-level (B7). The probability for C-flares is around 60%, M-flares around 20%, the chances for an X-flare are low. There were several CMEs on December 14. All of them were limb events. No impact on Earth is expected. The geomagnetic conditions were active (Kp=4) yesterday, December 14 due to the interaction of a slow and fast solar wind linked with a coronal hole. We are again heading to a slow wind. We expect the geomagnetic conditions to cool down and return to quiet.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 093, based on 07 stations.

Solar indices for 14 Dec 2013

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux164
AK Chambon La Forêt026
AK Wingst020
Estimated Ap021
Estimated international sunspot number096 - Based on 17 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

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

All times in UTC

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