:Product: 19971226SGAS.txt :Issued: 1997 Dec 26 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 360 ISSUED AT 0245Z ON 26 DEC 1997 THIS REPORT IS COMPILED FROM DATA RECEIVED AT SWO ON 25 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 CONTINUOUSLY EXISTS OVER SIBERIA, ALASKA, AND THE POLAR REGION. WARM AIR IS SPREADING TO WEST AND CENTRAL CANADA TODAY. THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT IS REVERSED BETWEEN 60N AND THE POLE AT 30 HPA AND ABOVE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER STRATOSPHERE. E. DAILY INDICES: 10 CM 105 SSN 056 AFR/AP 003/002 X-RAY BACKGROUND B1.6 DAILY PROTON FLUENCE (FLUX ACCUMULATION OVER 24 HRS) GT 1 MEV 2.3E+05 GT 10 MEV 1.8E+04 P/(CM2-STER-DAY) GOES-9 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W135 DEGREES) DAILY ELECTRON FLUENCE GT 2 MEV 6.90E+05 E/(CM2-STER-DAY) GOES-9 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W135 DEGREES) 3 HOUR K-INDICES: BOULDER 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PLANETARY 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 F. COMMENTS: NONE