:Product: 20010917SGAS.txt :Issued: 2001 Sep 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 260 Issued at 0245Z on 17 Sep 2001 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Sep A. Energetic Events Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0339 0353 0418 9608 S29W54 M5.6 2n 41 0739 0745 0751 9616 S13E18 C4.5 1f 250 140 1333 1353 1405 9608 S29W61 C8.9 Sf 140 120 1501 1501 1501 570 2347 2350 2355 9616 S13E11 C4.1 1f 260 B. Proton Events: The greater than 10 MeV proton event on 15 September ended at 15/1545 UTC. The event began at 15/1435 UTC and had a peak flux of 11 pfu at 15/1455 UTC. C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary: The geomagnetic field has been quiet to unsettled. D. Stratwarm: None. E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values) 10 cm 207 SSN 169 Afr/Ap 007/008 X-ray Background C1.6 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 1.2e+06 GT 10 MeV 5.2e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 1.30e+06 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices: Boulder 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 Planetary 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 F. Comments: None.