Viewing archive of Tuesday, 15 August 2017

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2017 Aug 15 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 15 Aug 2017 until 17 Aug 2017
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
15 Aug 2017073007
16 Aug 2017075008
17 Aug 2017077016

Bulletin

NOAA AR 2671 rotated into view and has produced several C-class flares associated with small faint CMEs (not Earth affecting). The strongest flare was a C2.3 at 22:10 UT on August 14. More C-class flares can be expected.

No Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) have been detected. Solar protons have remained at background levels over the past 24 hours.

Geomagnetic conditions have been quiet (K and Kp 1 to 2). Solar wind speed is at 420 km/s with interplanetary magnetic field intensity of 4 nT. The fast solar wind from a coronal hole is expected to arrive on August 16-17, producing up to minor storm conditions. Quiet conditions are expected until then.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 020, based on 19 stations.

Solar indices for 14 Aug 2017

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux073
AK Chambon La Forêt009
AK Wingst006
Estimated Ap005
Estimated international sunspot number007 - Based on 32 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

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

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