:Product: 20020102SGAS.txt :Issued: 2002 Jan 02 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 002 Issued at 0245Z on 02 Jan 2002 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Jan A. Energetic Events Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 1018 1018 1018 170 B. Proton Events: The greater than 10 MeV proton event that began at 30/0245 UTC remains in progress. Event maximum was 108 pfu at 31/1620 UTC. C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary: The geomagnetic field was at quiet to unsettled levels. D. Stratwarm: STRATWARM ALERT EXISTS STRATWARM TUESDAY MAJOR WARMING CONTINUES. WARM AIR COVERS MOST OF THE POLAR REGION IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE STRATOSPHERE. THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT ARE REVERSED DOWN TO 50HPA, AND THERE ARE MEAN ZONAL EASTERLY WINDS AT 10HPA AND ABOVE AT 60N. E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values) 10 cm 232 SSN 222 Afr/Ap 009/007 X-ray Background C1.6 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 5.2e+07 GT 10 MeV 5.0e+06 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 1.20e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices: Boulder 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 Planetary 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 F. Comments: Afr estimated based on Boulder magnetometer