:Product: 20020815SGAS.txt :Issued: 2002 Aug 15 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 227 Issued at 0245Z on 15 Aug 2002 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Aug A. Energetic Events Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0147 0212 0246 0061 N09W54 M2.3 1n 110 140 II 0553 0553 0553 100 0838 0839 0839 2700 1804 1815 1830 0067 N10E23 M1.4 1f B. Proton Events: A greater than 10 MeV proton event began at geo-synchronous orbit at 14/0900 UTC and reached a preliminary maximum of 26 pfu at 14/1620 UTC. C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary: Field activity was at quiet to unsettled levels with brief active periods at high latitudes. D. Stratwarm: None E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values) 10 cm 208 SSN 254 Afr/Ap 013/015 X-ray Background C1.2 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 1.9e+07 GT 10 MeV 4.9e+05 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 3.90e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices: Boulder 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 Planetary 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 F. Comments: Afr estimated based on Boulder USGS magnetometer data.