Viewing archive of Friday, 11 March 2016

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2016 Mar 11 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 11 Mar 2016 until 13 Mar 2016
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Major magstorm expected (A>=50 or K>=6)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
11 Mar 2016095028
12 Mar 2016097013
13 Mar 2016099007

Bulletin

Solar activity has been very low, no C-class flares in past 24 h. At most isolated C-class flares can be expected. Geomagnetic conditions have ranged from quiet to unsettled. Currently the Earth is inside slow solar wind (400 km/s), but speed is increasing and the interplanetary magnetic field intensity is high (~25 nT). This most likely marks the compression region ahead of the fast speed stream from a coronal hole. Active to major storm periods are expected in the next 24h.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 042, based on 14 stations.

Solar indices for 10 Mar 2016

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux095
AK Chambon La Forêt014
AK Wingst009
Estimated Ap009
Estimated international sunspot number068 - Based on 26 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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