:Product: 20001219SGAS.txt
:Issued: 2000 Dec 19 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 354 Issued at 0245Z on 19 Dec 2000
This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Dec
A.  Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
0452 0452 0453                       2200
0512 0516 0541              C2.2     560
0842 0842 0843                       430
1103 1111 1129  9269 N15E01 C7.0  Sf 96     54     II
B.  Proton Events:  None
C.  Geomagnetic Activity Summary:  The geomagnetic field was quiet to
unsettled.
D.  Stratwarm:  STRATWARM ALERT EXISTS STRATWARM MONDAY
STRONG STRATOSPHERIC MINOR WARMING CONTINUES.
A SPLIT VORTEX WITH A MAJOR CENTER OVER NORTHERN CANADA
AND A MINOR CENTER OVER WESTERN SIBERIA WEAKENS.  THE
ANTICYCLONE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WEAKENS.  THE WARM
REGION OVER THE LABRADOR SEA INTENSIFIES.  THE WARM
REGION OVER CENTRAL ASIA WEAKENS.
E.  Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 198  SSN 174  Afr/Ap 007/010   X-ray Background C1.4
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 2.0e+05   GT 10 MeV 1.0e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 4.30e+06 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices:
Boulder 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 2 Planetary 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3
F.  Comments:  None