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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2016 Apr 01 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 01 Apr 2016 until 03 Apr 2016
Solar flares

Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

Geomagnetism

Minor storm expected (A>=30 or K=5)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
01 Apr 2016080008
02 Apr 2016079034
03 Apr 2016078023

Bulletin

Solar flaring activity was limited to three B1 flares from NOAA 2526. No earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been observed over the last 2 days.

Quiet conditions are expected to continue.

Solar wind speed decreased from initial values near 450 km/s to values around 400 km/s by the end of the period. Bz varied between -3 and +3 nT. The interplanetary magnetic field was directed away from the Sun till about 08UT, then slightly towards between 08-12UT. Geomagnetic conditions were quiet.

Mostly quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions are expected until the arrival later today or tomorrow (2 April) of a sector boundary crossing and the co-rotating interaction region ahead of the wind stream of the small negative equatorial coronal hole. This may result in minor geomagnetic storming on 2 and 3 April, with a small chance on moderate storming on 2 April.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 013, based on 17 stations.

Solar indices for 31 Mar 2016

Wolf number Catania016
10cm solar flux082
AK Chambon La Forêt008
AK Wingst006
Estimated Ap006
Estimated international sunspot number/// - Based on /// 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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