domenica 12 febbraio 2017

The K7RA Solar Update

Average daily sunspot numbers dropped from 31.6 to 21.3 last week, and average daily solar flux declined from 78.2 to 73.5. The sunspot number was zero on February 8, but recovered to 15 on February 9, with the appearance of one new sunspot group.
Average planetary A index went from 15.6 to 12.9, and average mid-latitude A index from 11.4 to 9.9.

F.K. Janda, OK1HH, sends this geomagnetic activity forecast for the period February 10-March 9, 2017.

“Geomagnetic field will be:

Quiet on February 10-11, 13-14, 21, 23-24, 26, March 8-9
Mostly quiet on February 12, 15, 19, March 7
Quiet to unsettled-sometimes, hardly to be forecasted
Quiet to active on February 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, March 3-6
Active to disturbed on February 16, 18, 28, March 1-2

Amplifications of the solar wind from coronal holes are expected on February 16-21, (22,) 26-27.

Remark:

- Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement.”

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