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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2020 Mar 28 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 28 Mar 2020 until 30 Mar 2020
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Active conditions expected (A>=20 or K=4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
28 Mar 2020069007
29 Mar 2020069012
30 Mar 2020070017

Bulletin

Solar flaring activity was at very low levels. No significant flares have been recorded. Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

No Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) were observed in the 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 for the next 24 hours. The greater than 2MeV electron flux was at between nominal and moderate levels in the past 24 hours and is expected to remain so for the next 24 hours.

The solar wind speed near Earth fluctuated between 360 and 430 km/s (DSCOVR) over the past 24 hours. The magnitude of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) varied between 0 and 5 nT was predominantly oriented towards the Sun (phi angle in the negative sector). Bz ranged between -4 and +5 nT. Background solar wind conditions are expected for the next 24 hours. The solar wind associated with an extension to the southern polar coronal hole, which began to cross the central meridian on Mar 26, is expected to affect Earth from late on March 29.

Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions were registered for the past 24 hours (K Dourbes and NOAA Kp recorded values 0-3 and 0-2, respectively). Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions are expected for the next 24 hours, with active conditions (K Dourbes = 4) possible late on Mar 29 and on Mar 30.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 26 stations.

Solar indices for 27 Mar 2020

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux069
AK Chambon La Forêt010
AK Wingst008
Estimated Ap006
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 37 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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