:Product: 19971224SGAS.txt :Issued: 1997 Dec 24 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 358 ISSUED AT 0245Z ON 24 DEC 1997 THIS REPORT IS COMPILED FROM DATA RECEIVED AT SWO ON 23 DEC 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 AT ALL LATITUDES. D. STRATWARM: STRATWARM EXISTS TODAY. MINOR WARMING EXISTS OVER SIBERIA, ALASKA, AND THE ADJACENT POLAR REGION. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT IS REVERSED BETWEEN 60N AND THE POLE AT 10HPA. E. DAILY INDICES: 10 CM 104 SSN 072 AFR/AP 004/003 X-RAY BACKGROUND B2.4 DAILY PROTON FLUENCE (FLUX ACCUMULATION OVER 24 HRS) GT 1 MEV 2.0E+05 GT 10 MEV 1.7E+04 P/(CM2-STER-DAY) GOES-9 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W135 DEGREES) DAILY ELECTRON FLUENCE GT 2 MEV 2.90E+05 E/(CM2-STER-DAY) GOES-9 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W135 DEGREES) 3 HOUR K-INDICES: BOULDER 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 PLANETARY 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 F. COMMENTS: NONE