:Product: 20020104SGAS.txt :Issued: 2002 Jan 04 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 004 Issued at 0245Z on 04 Jan 2002 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Jan A. Energetic Events Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0214 0220 0228 9767 S11E12 C5.9 1f 33 II 1021 1021 1021 230 B. Proton Events: The greater than 10 MeV proton event that began on 30/0245 UTC remains in progress, maximum flux was 108 pfu at 31/1620 UTC. C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels. D. Stratwarm: STRATWARM ALERT EXISTS STRATWARM THURSDAY MAJOR WARMING CONTINUES. THE WARMING OVER THE POLAR REGION IS LEADING TO A REVERSED TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN 50 AND 3 HPA, WITH EASTERLY ZONAL MEAN WINDS FROM 10 TO 2HPA. E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values) 10 cm 220 SSN 229 Afr/Ap 001/003 X-ray Background C2.3 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 2.0e+07 GT 10 MeV 2.3e+06 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 9.30e+06 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices: Boulder 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Planetary 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 F. Comments: Afr based on Boulder magnetometer.