:Product: 20021020SGAS.txt
:Issued: 2002 Oct 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 293 Issued at 0245Z on 20 Oct 2002
This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Oct
A.  Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
0524 0524 0525                       130
1009 1013 1018              C1.7     310
1028 1055 1103              C2.7     150
1341 1349 1352  0160 S18W10 C1.7  Sf 880
1629 1629 1629                       100
1652 1652 1652                       430
1754 1758 1806  0160 S18W13 C1.5  Sf 360
1810 1810 1810                       930
B.  Proton Events:  None
C.  Geomagnetic Activity Summary:  The geomagnetic filed was at quiet
to unsettled levels.  Solar wind velocities gradually increased to
an average of 675 km/s.  Bz has been predominantly northward
resulting in only unsettled conditions.
D.  Stratwarm:  None
E.  Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 180  SSN 156  Afr/Ap ???/011   X-ray Background B7.5
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 2.1e+06   GT 10 MeV 1.7e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 1.60e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices:
Boulder 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 Planetary 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
F.  Comments:  Daily X-ray Background Flux value estimated from
plotted  data, pending a repair of the automated algorithm.  Repair
in progress.