:Product: 20030223SGAS.txt :Issued: 2003 Feb 23 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 054 Issued at 0245Z on 23 Feb 2003 This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Feb A. Energetic Events Begin Max End Rgn Loc Xray Op 245MHz 10cm Sweep 0155 0203 0207 0290 N11E02 C4.3 Sf 1300 0215 0215 0215 2400 1634 1634 1634 100 B. Proton Events: None C. Geomagnetic Activity Summary: Quiet to active. D. Stratwarm: STRATWARM ALERT / SATURDAY / STRATWARM EXISTS. THE WAVE TWO FORMATION IS STILL EVIDENT BUT WEAKENING. THERE IS A REVERSED TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN 50 AND 10 HPA AS WELL AS AT 1 HPA. THE WINDS AT 60N HAVE RETURNED TO WESTERLY AT ALL LEVELS. THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY RETURN TO NORMAL. END OF THIS ALERT PERIOD. E. Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values) 10 cm 107 SSN 053 Afr/Ap 010/011 X-ray Background B2.2 Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs) GT 1 MeV 5.0e+05 GT 10 MeV 1.0e+04 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 3 2 3 3 4 1 2 Planetary 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 1 F. Comments: None