:Product: 20030318SGAS.txt
:Issued: 2003 Mar 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 077 Issued at 0245Z on 18 Mar 2003
This report is compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Mar
A.  Energetic Events
Begin  Max  End  Rgn   Loc   Xray  Op 245MHz 10cm   Sweep
1850 1905 1916  0314 S14W39 X1.5  1b 500    520
2014 2021 2028              C6.9     150    25
2020 2021 2021                       170
2023 2023 2025                       240
2133 2133 2133                       120
B.  Proton Events:  None
C.  Geomagnetic Activity Summary:  The geomagnetic field ranged from
unsettled to major storm levels under the influence of a coronal
hole high-speed stream. Solar wind speeds remained above 600 km/s
and Bz fluctuated between +/- 10 nT.
D.  Stratwarm:  None
E.  Daily Indices: (real-time preliminary/estimated values)
10 cm 125  SSN 080  Afr/Ap 025/039   X-ray Background B3.0
Daily Proton Fluence (flux accumulation over 24 hrs)
GT 1 MeV 2.3e+06   GT 10 MeV 1.5e+04 p/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
Daily Electron Fluence
GT 2 MeV 8.40e+07 e/(cm2-ster-day)
(GOES-8 satellite synchronous orbit W75 degrees)
3 Hour K-indices:
Boulder 3 4 5 4 5 4 3 5 Planetary 3 4 6 4 6 4 4 5
F.  Comments:  The Afr index reported in Part E is estimated from
Boulder observations.