Viewing archive of Thursday, 23 January 2020

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2020 Jan 23 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 23 Jan 2020 until 25 Jan 2020
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
23 Jan 2020071006
24 Jan 2020071004
25 Jan 2020070005

Bulletin

Solar activity was at very low levels. No significant flares have been recorded. No Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) have been detected. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal values. Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

The solar wind speed ranged between 330 to 380 km/s (ACE). The total magnetic field fluctuated between 2 and 7 nT. Bz varied between -6 and +5 nT. The interplanetary magnetic field (phi angle) was predominantly directed towards the Sun (negative sector).

Geomagnetic activity was quiet to unsettled, with the Kp index (NOAA) and the local k index (Dourbes) recording values of between 0 and 3. Mostly quiet conditions are expected on Jan 23-25, with possible isolated unsettled periods on Jan 23.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 13 stations.

Solar indices for 22 Jan 2020

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux072
AK Chambon La Forêt014
AK Wingst008
Estimated Ap007
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 14 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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