:Product: 20001017SGAS.txt
:Issued: 2000 Oct 17 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 291 Issued at 0245Z on 17 Oct 2000
This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Oct
A.  Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
0640 0728 0911              M2.5            30     II/IV
B.  Proton Events:  A greater than 10 MeV proton event at
geosynchronous orbit began at 16/1125 UTC. The preliminary peak flux
was 15.1 PFU at 16/1840 UTC. The event was nearing its end at the
close of the period.
C.  Geomagnetic Activity Summary:  Field activity was at active
levels until 16/0300 UTC, then decreased to quiet to unsettled
levels.
D.  Stratwarm:  None
E.  Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 161  SSN 109  Afr/Ap 011/008   X-ray Background C1.5
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 2.2e+06   GT 10 MeV 6.2e+05 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 9.70e+06 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices:
Boulder 4 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 Planetary 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
F.  Comments:  None