:Product: 20020918SGAS.txt :Issued: 2002 Sep 18 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 261 Issued at 0245Z on 18 Sep 2002 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Sep A. Energetic Events Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0157 0205 0214 0110 N19W60 C5.2 Sf 130 II 0410 0415 0417 0119 S15E27 C1.2 Sf 110 53 0548 0554 0558 0114 S13W37 C2.0 Sn 320 83 0745 0747 0748 200 32 0917 0921 0924 0119 S16E25 C8.8 Sn 2100 68 2145 2145 2146 140 2327 2327 2328 500 2357 0001 0019 0119 S15E16 Sf 640 B. Proton Events: None C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary: The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled with one active period between 17/12-15Z. D. Stratwarm: None E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values) 10 cm 194 SSN 228 Afr/Ap 014/013 X-ray Background B6.7 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 2.5e+05 GT 10 MeV 1.2e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) Daily Electron Fluence GT 2 MeV 4.40e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day) (GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees) 3 Hour K-indices: Boulder 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 Planetary 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 F. Comments: None