:Product: 19981008SGAS.txt :Issued: 1998 Oct 08 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 281 ISSUED AT 0245Z ON 08 OCT 1998 THIS REPORT IS COMPILED FROM DATA RECEIVED AT SWO ON 07 OCT A. ENERGETIC EVENTS BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP 0736 0736 0736 100 0749 0757 0802 B6.1 110 0853 0919 0923 B9.7 160 1242 1247 1253 8355 S22E68 M1.6 1N 58 1439 1440 1440 4400 1704 1712 1717 8355 S20E65 M2.3 SF 2332 2335 2338 B8.0 3000 2350 2350 2350 1200 B. PROTON EVENTS: NONE. C. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY SUMMARY: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RANGED FROM QUIET TO MINOR STORM LEVELS. THE MOST DISTURBED PERIOD WAS FROM 07/1500-2100Z. D. STRATWARM: NONE. E. DAILY INDICES: (REAL-TIME PRELIMINARY/ESTIMATED VALUES) 10 CM 124 SSN 098 AFR/AP 020/020 X-RAY BACKGROUND B2.2 DAILY PROTON FLUENCE (FLUX ACCUMULATION OVER 24 HRS) GT 1 MEV 1.3E+06 GT 10 MEV 2.2E+04 P/(CM2-STER-DAY) (GOES-8 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W75 DEGREES) DAILY ELECTRON FLUENCE GT 2 MEV 2.20E+07 E/(CM2-STER-DAY) (GOES-8 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W75 DEGREES) 3 HOUR K-INDICES: BOULDER 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 2 PLANETARY 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 F. COMMENTS: ENERGETIC ELECTRON FLUXES AT GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT REACHED HIGH LEVELS DURING THE PERIOD.