:Product: 19981227SGAS.txt :Issued: 1998 Dec 27 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 361 ISSUED AT 0245Z ON 27 DEC 1998 THIS REPORT IS COMPILED FROM DATA RECEIVED AT SWO ON 26 DEC A. ENERGETIC EVENTS BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP 0019 0019 0019 120 0044 0047 0049 C1.3 1000 36 0554 0554 0554 300 0555 0559 0601 8422 S21E64 C7.8 SF 6900 1936 1940 1948 8421 N28E46 SF 120 B. PROTON EVENTS: NONE. C. GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY SUMMARY: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD RANGED FROM QUIET TO MINOR STORM LEVELS. THE MOST DISTURBED PERIOD WAS FROM 26/0300-1500Z. D. STRATWARM: NONE. E. DAILY INDICES: (REAL-TIME PRELIMINARY/ESTIMATED VALUES) 10 CM 145 SSN 100 AFR/AP 016/016 X-RAY BACKGROUND B8.0 DAILY PROTON FLUENCE (FLUX ACCUMULATION OVER 24 HRS) GT 1 MEV 8.3E+05 GT 10 MEV 1.6E+04 P/(CM2-STER-DAY) (GOES-8 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W75 DEGREES) DAILY ELECTRON FLUENCE GT 2 MEV 1.80E+05 E/(CM2-STER-DAY) (GOES-8 SATELLITE SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT W75 DEGREES) 3 HOUR K-INDICES: BOULDER 2 3 4 3 5 2 1 2 PLANETARY 1 4 4 3 4 2 2 3 F. COMMENTS: NONE.