Viewing archive of Tuesday, 17 March 2020

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2020 Mar 17 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

	10cm flux	Ap
17 Mar 2020	070	009
18 Mar 2020	070	010
19 Mar 2020	070	007

Bulletin

The Sun is spotless and did not produce any flares in the past 24 hours. The chance for a C flare in the next 24 hours is estimated at only 1%.

No Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) were observed in available coronagraphic imagery.

The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal levels in the past 24 hours, and is expected to stay at nominal levels in the next 24 hours.

Solar wind speed near Earth as registered by DSCOVR increased from about 340 to 470 km/s in the past 24 hours, with current values around 420 km/s. The Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) was predominantly oriented towards the Sun, and its magnitude varied between about 0 and 9 nT. Bz was never below -5 nT for extended intervals. Quiet to slightly enhanced solar wind conditions are expected in the next 24 hours.

Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions (K Dourbes between 1 and 3; NOAA Kp between 1 and 2) were registered in the past 24 hours. Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic levels (K Dourbes < 4) are expected on March 17, 18 and 19, with a slight chance for active intervals (K Dourbes = 4).

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 28 stations.

Solar indices for 16 Mar 2020

Wolf number Catania	///
10cm solar flux	070
AK Chambon La Forêt	009
AK Wingst	007
Estimated Ap	005
Estimated international sunspot number	000 - Based on 33 stations

Noticeable events summary

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