:Product: 19961023SGAS.txt :Issued: 1996 Oct 23 0245 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force. # JOINT USAF/NOAA SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY SGAS NUMBER 297 ISSUED AT 0245Z ON 23 OCT 1996 THIS REPORT IS COMPILED FROM DATA RECEIVED AT SESC ON 22 OCT A. ENERGETIC EVENTS: BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP NONE B. PROTON EVENTS: NONE C. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY SUMMARY: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD WAS QUIET TO MINOR STORM. D. STRATWARM: NONE E. DAILY INDICES: 10 CM 070 SSN 000 AFR/AP 018/028 X-RAY BACKGROUND A1.2 DAILY PROTON FLUENCE (FLUX ACCUMULATION OVER 24 HRS) GT 1 MEV 4.3E+06 GT 10 MEV 1.7E+04 P/(CM2-STER-DAY) (GOES-9 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W135 DEGREES) DAILY ELECTRON FLUENCE GT 2 MEV 5.0E+08 E/(CM2-STER-DAY) (GOES-9 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W135 DEGREES) 3 HOUR K-INDICES: BOULDER 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 PLANETARY 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 5 F. COMMENTS: THE GREATER THAN 2 MEV ELECTRON FLUENCE WAS HIGH.