BARREL Daily Update Jan 19th 2014

Hi all,

2N was a slow leaker. It was cut down early this morning. 

We still have a few days until the Winds from the Coronal Hole may or may not hit us. There are a number of larger sunspots coming around the Earthward facing side of the sun. Hopefully next week will bring more geomagnetic storms. 

Ground Weather:

SANAE IV: 

Temp.: -5. C

Wind speed: 11 knots

Halley 6: 

Temp.: -5.6 C

Wind speed: 14 knots 

Payloads up: Possible launch today from either site

SANAE IV: 2X, 2Y, 2A, 2B

Halley 6:  2L,

Payloads coming down:

 2N Some are getting lowish but no news yet of another one coming down. 

Collection times for EFW:  

2013-01-03

A: 16:00-17:30 (MLTs 11.5-13) Pass to West of stations

A: 19:10-21:40 (MLTs 14-16.5)

B: 17:10-18:40 (MLTs 11.5-13)

B: 21:15-22:45 (MLTs 14.5-16)

2013-01-04 to 2013-01-05   Far to West pass

A: 18:50-20:20 (MLTs 11.3-12.8)

A: 22:50-00:20(jan5)   (MLTs 15-16)

B: 20:15-21:40 (MLTs 11.5-13)

2013-01-05      

A: 16:20-18:20 (MLTs 14.5-16.2)   pass b/t stations

B: 14:20-16:20 (MLTs 11.6-13.4)   pass b/t and West of stations

    18:00-20:00 (MLTs 14.3-16.3)

2013-01-06 (A just to West, B quite a ways to West)

A: 15:40-21:30   (6h 10m)

B: 17:30-19:30  (2h)

20:30-23:00 (2h 30m)

2013-01-07 (A quite west, B very west of stations)

A: 19:00-21:00  (2h)

22:30-23:59  (1h 30m)

B: 20:45-21:45  (1h)

00:45Jan8-02:00Jan8  (2h 15m)

2013-01-09  (A just to West, B quite a ways to West)

A: 15:15-21:15 (at 16k)  (6h)      

B: 17:30-20:30 (at 16k)  (3h)

     20:33-24:00 (at 4k)   (3.5hrs)

2013-01-10 (west of stations)

A: 18:00-01:00(jan11)

B: 20:00-03:00(jan11)

2013-01-11

B: 14:45-21:00

2013-01-12

A: 14:40-21:30

B: 17:00-24:00

Halley Bay Search Coil Magnetometer :

Some faint EMIC waves

GOES Electron Flux:

The electron levels have stayed at moderate levels. 

GOES Proton Flux:

The proton levels are at moderate levels. 

Space Weather from Spaceweather.com and SWPC.noaa.gov 

Solar wind speed: 281.4 km/s 

Solar proton density: 1.8 cm^(-3)  

Sun spot number: 114

NOAA has the likelihood of a M class flare at 30% and a 5% chance of an X class flare.  

There is a coronal hole coming which is expected to hit Earth on Jan 22nd. 

Kp is quiet 

kp =1 with a 24 max of kp = 1

Bz = 0.4 south

Btotal = 1.8 nT  

From Kyoto:

AE:  very quiet

Dst: very quiet.