:Product: 20020820SGAS.txt :Issued: 2002 Aug 20 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 232 Issued at 0245Z on 20 Aug 2002 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Aug A. Energetic Events Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0423 0000 1345 IV 1028 1034 1038 0069 S12W25 M2.0 Sf 1400 77 1427 1446 1459 0069 S13W30 C9.5 Sf 170 48 1947 1948 1948 460 2056 2102 2106 0069 S11W33 M3.1 1b 220 21 2303 0000 0953 IV B. Proton Events: None C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary: The geomagnetic field was at unsettled to minor storming levels. Minor storming occurred early in the summary period. A sustained northern Bz began at around 19/0800 UTC bringing unsettled to active conditions. D. Stratwarm: None E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values) 10 cm 237 SSN 247 Afr/Ap 022/027 X-ray Background C1.7 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 2.7e+07 GT 10 MeV 1.6e+05 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 2.20e+06 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices: Boulder 4 3 5 3 3 4 3 3 Planetary 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 F. Comments: None