:Product: 20020826SGAS.txt
:Issued: 2002 Aug 26 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 238 Issued at 0245Z on 26 Aug 2002
This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Aug
A.  Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
0236 0236 0236                       370
0252 0253 0254                       210
0315 0321 0330              C3.1                   II
0447 0447 0447                       130
0558 0602 0606                       170
0640 0640 0641                       180
1845 1853 1858  0083 S17W40 M1.1  Sf 85     46
2251 2255 2255                       970
2338 2346 2353  0083 S18W42 M1.9  Sf 340
B.  Proton Events:  The greater than 10 MeV proton event continues in
progress--start 24/0140 UTC, 317 pfu peak 24/0835 UTC, and current
flux about 20 pfu.
C.  Geomagnetic Activity Summary:  The geomagnetic field was quiet to
unsettled.
D.  Stratwarm:  None
E.  Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 179  SSN 136  Afr/Ap 006/009   X-ray Background C1.1
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 7.0e+07   GT 10 MeV 6.8e+06 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 4.20e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices:
Boulder 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 Planetary 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
F.  Comments:  The Afr index reported in Part E is estimated from
Boulder observations.